1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; proposing an amendment
1.3 	to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section
1.4 	3; establishing the size of the Board of Regents of
1.5 	the University of Minnesota; providing for elections;
1.6 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.7 	chapter 137.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
 1.10 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to
1.11 	the people.  If the amendment is adopted, article XIII, section
1.12 	3, will read:

1.13 	Sec. 3. All the rights, immunities, franchises and
1.14 	endowments heretofore granted or conferred upon the University
1.15 	of Minnesota are perpetuated unto the university. The
1.16 	government of the University of Minnesota shall be vested in the
1.17 	Board of Regents.  The Board of Regents shall consist of 15
1.18 	regents, with at least two regents elected to represent the
1.19 	state at large at each election by the legislature.

1.20 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.21 	The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at
1.22 	the 2006 general election.  The question submitted shall be:
1.23 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to specify the
1.24 	size of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota at
1.25 	15 regents and to require at least two regents elected to
1.26 	represent the state at large at each election by the legislature? 
2.1 	Yes .......
2.2 	                                   No ........" 

2.3 	Sec. 3. [137.0225] BOARD OF REGENTS.
2.4 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Board of Regents shall
2.5 	consist of 15 members.  At least seven of the members must
2.6 	represent the state at large, including one university student
2.7 	elected under section 137.023.  The remaining members of the
2.8 	Board of Regents must be residents of the state's congressional
2.9 	districts under section 137.024.  Beginning with the legislative
2.10 	election of regents in 2007, at least two members of the Board
2.11 	of Regents must be elected to represent the state at large.
2.12 		Subd. 2.Election; transition terms. To ensure that two
2.13 	or more at-large members are elected in each regent election
2.14 	cycle, the legislature must follow the following schedule in
2.15 	electing regents:
2.16 	Election Number of Regents Year Term
2.17 	Year Elected Expires 
2.18 	2007 1 representing congressional district 2013
2.19 	         3 representing state at large 2013
2.20 	         1 representing state at large 2011
2.21 	         2 representing state at large 2009 
2.22 	2009 4 representing congressional districts 2015
2.23 	         2 representing state at large 2015 
2.24 	2011 at least 2 representing congressional
2.25 	         districts 2017
2.26 	         at least 2 representing state at large 2017 

2.27 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.28 	Section 3 is effective upon approval of the constitutional
2.29 	amendment proposed by section 1.