1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating membership on
1.3 	the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
1.4 	and Universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 136F.02, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136F.02,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Membership.  The board consists of 15 18 
1.10 	members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
1.11 	the senate.  At least one member of the board must be a resident
1.12 	of each congressional district, except that congressional
1.13 	districts containing all or part of 17 or more counties shall be
1.14 	split in approximately half geographically along county lines
1.15 	and one member must be a resident of each half.  Three members
1.16 	must be students who are enrolled at least half time in a
1.17 	degree, diploma, or certificate program or have graduated from
1.18 	an institution governed by the board within one year of the date
1.19 	of appointment.  The student members shall include:  one member
1.20 	from a community college, one member from a state university,
1.21 	and one member from a technical college.  The remaining members
1.22 	must be appointed to represent the state at large.

1.23 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.24 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.
1.25 	Of the three members added to the board by section 1, one shall
2.1 	be appointed for an original two-year term, one for a four-year
2.2 	term, and one for a six-year term.  The governor shall determine
2.3 	which term applies to an appointment.  After the original terms,
2.4 	all succeeding terms shall be six years.