1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; providing that
1.3 	appointees to advisory boards may be under 21;
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5 	chapter 471.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [471.461] APPOINTEES TO ADVISORY BOARDS; AGE
1.8 	QUALIFICATIONS.
1.9 	The governing body or a subordinate authority of a
1.10 	statutory or home rule charter city, county, or township,
1.11 	including both the town board and the annual town meeting, may
1.12 	appoint one person between 16 and 21 years of age to serve on
1.13 	any advisory board it establishes.  The governing body or
1.14 	subordinate authority must not appoint more than one person
1.15 	between 16 and 21 years of age unless there are other open
1.16 	positions and no other interested and qualified candidates.
1.17 	This section does not apply to youth advisory boards or
1.18 	commissions.