1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch 1.3advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision 1.48; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 1.528A.21, subdivision 6; 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 1.62; 79A.02, subdivision 1; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 1.789A.08, subdivision 1; 92.35; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 1.84b; 103F.518, subdivision 1; 115.55, subdivision 12; 115.741, by adding a 1.9subdivision; 116U.25; 134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481, 1.10subdivision 1; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144G.06; 145A.10, subdivision 10; 1.11148.7805, subdivision 2; 152.126, subdivision 3; 153A.20, subdivision 2; 1.12162.07, subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52, subdivision 3; 175.007, 1.13subdivision 1; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13, subdivision 4; 1.14216B.813, subdivision 2; 216B.815; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 240.18, subdivision 1.154; 241.021, subdivision 4c; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 252.30; 256B.0625, 1.16subdivisions 13c, 13i; 256B.27, subdivision 3; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, 1.17subdivision 5; 298.2213, subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 1.18299A.62, subdivision 2; 299E.04, subdivision 5; 326B.07, subdivision 1; 1.19611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2; Minnesota 1.20Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105; 125A.28; 136A.031, subdivision 1.213; 144.98, subdivision 10; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; 256B.064, 1.22subdivision 1a; 256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2; proposing 1.23coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing Minnesota 1.24Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15B.32, subdivision 7; 1.2516E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 62U.09; 82B.021, 1.26subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 82B.06; 84.964; 103F.518, 1.27subdivision 11; 116C.711; 116C.712; 116L.361, subdivision 2; 116L.363; 1.28124D.94; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 144.011, subdivision 1.292; 145.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 1.30162.09, subdivisions 2, 3; 174.86, subdivision 5; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; 1.31216C.265, subdivision 4; 245.97, subdivision 7; 252.31; 270C.991, subdivision 1.324; 299A.63; 299C.156; 299M.02; 402A.15; 611A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2013 1.33Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.1.34BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:2.1ARTICLE 12.2STATE GOVERNMENT2.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:2.4    Subd. 2. SmartFleet Committee.(a) The commissioner of administration, or the 2.5commissioner's designee, shall chair a SmartFleet Committee consisting of representatives 2.6designated by the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of 2.7Agriculture and Commerce, and other state departments that wish to participate. To 2.8ensure effective and efficient state participation, the SmartFleet Committee must assist 2.9state departments in implementing the requirements of this section, including providing 2.10information, guidance, sample policies and procedures, and technical and planning 2.11assistance.2.12(b) The SmartFleet Committee must evaluate the goals and directives established 2.13in this section by December 2006 and periodically thereafter. The committee may make 2.14recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature for new or 2.15adjusted goals and directives, in light of the progress the state has made implementing this 2.16section, and of the availability of new or improved technologies.2.17(c) For the systematic and efficient monitoring of progress in implementing this 2.18section by the SmartFleet Committee, The Department of Administration shall implement 2.19a fleet reporting and information management system. Each department will use this 2.20management system to demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.2.21    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:2.22    Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 2.23subdivision have the meaning given them.2.24(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and 2.25budget.2.26(b) Employee. "Employee" means:2.27(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 
         179A.03, 2.28subdivision 14
         , who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;2.29(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;2.30(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as 2.31an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public 2.32employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a 2.33governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or2.34(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.3.1(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:3.2(1) a public employer within the definition of section 
         179A.03, subdivision 15, that 3.3is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 
         120A.05, service cooperative 3.4as defined in section 
         123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 
         136D.01, 3.5Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 
         123A.22, regional 3.6management information center as defined in section 
         123A.23, or an education unit 3.7organized under the joint powers action, section 
         471.59; or3.8(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);3.9(3) a county or municipal hospital; or3.10(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.3.11(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive 3.12representative as defined in section 
         179A.03, subdivision 8.3.13(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the 3.14committee established by subdivision 4.3.15(f) (e)Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance 3.16program created by subdivision 3.3.17    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:3.18    Subd. 3. Public employee insurance program. The commissioner shall be the 3.19administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding 3.20arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established 3.21in section 
         43A.18, subdivision 2, but may modify that plan, in consultation with the 3.22Labor-Management Committee.3.23    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:3.24    Subd. 6. Coverage. (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the 3.25benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental, 3.26and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health 3.27maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if 3.28they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered 3.29in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective 3.30bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the 3.31employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents 3.32provided in the program.3.33(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,3.34 shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to 4.1continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits. 4.2If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program, 4.3the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of 4.4participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by 4.5subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the 4.6program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.4.7    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:4.8206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.4.9    Subdivision 1. Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance 4.10of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems 4.11contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the 4.12equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical 4.13scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and 4.14other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the 4.15software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as 4.16provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be 4.17solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for 4.18use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.4.19(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including 4.20representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who 4.21have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members 4.22of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating 4.23the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.4.24(c)(b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain 4.25related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are 4.26members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for 4.27the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate 4.28orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may 4.29apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships 4.30receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate 4.31delivery of those products or services.4.32    Sec. 6.  REPEALER.5.1(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475; 5.243A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and 5.3270C.991, subdivision 4, are repealed.5.4(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and 5.5197.585, subdivision 2, are repealed.5.6ARTICLE 25.7ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE5.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 92.35, is amended to read:5.992.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.5.10The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in 5.11the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to 5.12present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on 5.13consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The 5.14commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. 5.15The commissioner may appoint advisory committees of residents of the state concerned 5.16with and interested in land use. The advisory committees shall serve without pay, at the 5.17pleasure of the commissioner. The advisory committee must consider and report on land 5.18use problems submitted by the commissioner. The classification must be done first in the 5.19counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the 5.20commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The 5.21determination of the land classification committee is final.5.22    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103F.518, subdivision 1, is amended to read:5.23    Subdivision 1. Establishment of program. (a) The board, in consultation with the 5.24technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest 5.25in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section 5.26103F.515
         . Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential 5.27benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical 5.28inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.5.29    (b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted 5.30from a mix of local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native 5.31prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions.5.32    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.55, subdivision 12, is amended to read:6.1    Subd. 12. Advisory committee; county subsurface sewage treatment system 6.2management plan.(a) A county may adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system 6.3management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out subsurface sewage 6.4treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an 6.5advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee 6.6shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution 6.7Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other 6.8public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in subsurface sewage 6.9treatment systems.6.10    (b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management, 6.11monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.6.12    Sec. 4.  REPEALER.6.13Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116C.711; 6.14116C.712; and 216C.265, subdivision 4, are repealed.6.15ARTICLE 36.16EDUCATION6.17    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.031, subdivision 3, 6.18is amended to read:6.19    Subd. 3. Student Advisory Council. (a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the 6.20Minnesota office of Higher Education is established. The members of SAC shall include: 6.21the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota 6.22State University Student Association; the president of the Minnesota State College Student 6.23Association and an officer of the Minnesota State College Student Association, one in 6.24a community college course of study and one in a technical college course of study; the 6.25president of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students; and a student who is 6.26enrolled in a private vocational school, to be appointed by the Minnesota Career College 6.27Association a student who is enrolled in a private nonprofit postsecondary institution, to 6.28be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota Private College Council institutions; and 6.29a student who is enrolled in a private for-profit postsecondary institution, to be elected 6.30by students enrolled in Minnesota Career College Association institutions. If students 6.31from the Minnesota Private College Council institutions do not elect a representative, the 6.32Minnesota Private College Council must appoint the private nonprofit representative. 6.33If students from the Minnesota Career College Association institutions do not elect 6.34a representative, the Minnesota Career College Association must appoint the private 7.1for-profit representative. A member may be represented by a student designee who attends 7.2an institution from the same system that the absent member represents. The SAC shall 7.3select one of its members to serve as chair.7.4    (b) The Minnesota office of Higher Education shall inform the SAC of all matters 7.5related to student issues under consideration. The SAC shall report to the Minnesota office 7.6of Higher Education quarterly and at other times that the SAC considers desirable. The 7.7SAC shall determine its meeting times, but it shall also meet with the office within 30 days 7.8after the commissioner's request for a meeting.7.9    (c) The SAC shall:7.10    (1) bring to the attention of the Minnesota office of Higher Education any matter that 7.11the SAC believes needs the attention of the office;7.12    (2) make recommendations to the Minnesota office of Higher Education as it finds 7.13appropriate; and7.14    (3) approve student appointments by the Minnesota office of Higher Education for 7.15each advisory group as provided in subdivision 4.7.16    Sec. 2.  REPEALER.7.17Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.94, is repealed.7.18ARTICLE 47.19TRANSPORTATION7.20    Section 1. [162.152] RULES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE.7.21    Subdivision 1.Advisory committee membership.The rules referenced in sections 7.22162.02, subdivision 1, and 162.09, subdivision 1, shall be made and promulgated by the 7.23commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected as follows:7.24(1) nine members must be selected by the county boards acting through the officers 7.25of the statewide association of county commissioners. The committee members shall be 7.26selected so that each member is from a different state highway construction district. Not 7.27more than five of the nine members shall be county commissioners, and the remaining 7.28members shall be county highway engineers; and7.29(2) 12 members must be selected by the governing bodies of cities, acting through 7.30the officers of the statewide association of municipal officials. The committee members 7.31shall be selected so that there is one member from each state highway construction district 7.32and one member from each city of the first class. Not more than six of the 12 members 7.33shall be elected officials of the cities, and the remaining members shall be city engineers.8.1    Subd. 2.Commissioner's determination.If agreement cannot be reached on a 8.2rule, the commissioner's determination on what rule will be proposed for adoption is final.8.3    Subd. 3.Rules have force of law.The rules have the force and effect of law as 8.4provided in chapter 14.8.5    Subd. 4.No expiration.The committee created in this section does not expire.8.6    Sec. 2.  REPEALER.8.7Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 162.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; 162.09, subdivisions 8.82 and 3; and 174.86, subdivision 5, are repealed.8.9ARTICLE 58.10COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT8.11    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.813, subdivision 2, is amended to 8.12read:8.13    Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive 8.14grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy 8.15goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of 8.16industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:8.17    (1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public 8.18investment;8.19    (2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and8.20    (3) make recommendations on project grants.8.21    (b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in the 8.22department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to Accelerate 8.23the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in Minnesota. 8.24Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the hydrogen production 8.25options listed in the department's report with an end use that has significant commercial 8.26potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or related technologies. Each 8.27funded technology deployment must include an explicit education and awareness-raising 8.28component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen deployment criteria defined in 8.29section 
         216B.812, and receive 50 percent of its total cost from nonstate sources. The 50 8.30percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are public institutions.9.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.815, is amended to read:9.2216B.815 REGIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 9.3PARTNERSHIP.9.4(a) The state's public research and higher education institutions should work with 9.5one another and with similar institutions in the region to establish Minnesota and the 9.6Upper Midwest as a center of research, education, outreach, and technology transfer for 9.7the production of renewable energy and products, including hydrogen, fuel cells, and 9.8related technologies. The partnership should be designed to create a critical mass of 9.9research and education capability that can compete effectively for federal and private 9.10investment in these areas.9.11(b) The partnership must include an advisory committee comprised of government, 9.12industry, academic, and nonprofit representatives to help focus its research and education 9.13efforts on the most critical issues.9.14(c) (b) Initiatives undertaken by the partnership may include:9.15(1) collaborative and interdisciplinary research, demonstration projects, and 9.16commercialization of market-ready technologies;9.17(2) creation of undergraduate and graduate course offerings and eventually degreed 9.18and vocational programs with reciprocity;9.19(3) establishment of fellows programs at the region's institutes of higher learning 9.20that provide financial incentives for relevant study, research, and exchange; and9.21(4) development and field-testing of relevant curricula, teacher kits for all educational 9.22levels, and widespread teacher training, in collaboration with state energy offices, teachers, 9.23nonprofits, businesses, the United States Department of Energy, and other interested parties.9.24    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:9.25    Subdivision 1. Powers. (a) The commissioner may:9.26(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, 9.27regional, and other government agencies and private sources;9.28(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private 9.29sources;9.30(3) contract for professional services if work or services required or authorized to 9.31be carried out by the commissioner cannot be satisfactorily performed by employees of 9.32the department or by another state agency;9.33(4) enter into interstate compacts to carry out research and planning jointly with 9.34other states or the federal government when appropriate;10.1(5) upon reasonable request, distribute informational material at no cost to the 10.2public; and10.3(6) enter into contracts for the performance of the commissioner's duties with 10.4federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government and 10.5educational institutions, including the University of Minnesota, without regard to the 10.6competitive bidding requirements of chapters 16A and 16C.10.7(b) The commissioner shall collect information on conservation and other 10.8energy-related programs carried on by other agencies, by public utilities, by cooperative 10.9electric associations, by municipal power agencies, by other fuel suppliers, by political 10.10subdivisions, and by private organizations. Other agencies, cooperative electric 10.11associations, municipal power agencies, and political subdivisions shall cooperate 10.12with the commissioner by providing information requested by the commissioner. The 10.13commissioner may by rule require the submission of information by other program 10.14operators. The commissioner shall make the information available to other agencies and 10.15to the public and, as necessary, shall recommend to the legislature changes in the laws 10.16governing conservation and other energy-related programs to ensure that:10.17(1) expenditures on the programs are adequate to meet identified needs;10.18(2) the needs of low-income energy users are being adequately addressed;10.19(3) duplication of effort is avoided or eliminated;10.20(4) a program that is ineffective is improved or eliminated; and10.21(5) voluntary efforts are encouraged through incentives for their operators.10.22The commissioner shall appoint an advisory task force to help evaluate the information 10.23collected and formulate recommendations to the legislature. The task force must include 10.24low-income energy users.10.25(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on 10.26the projected amount of federal money likely to be available to the state during the next 10.27fiscal year, including grant money and money received by the state as a result of litigation 10.28or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing regulations. The report 10.29must also estimate the amount of money projected as needed during the next fiscal year 10.30to finance a level of conservation and other energy-related programs adequate to meet 10.31projected needs, particularly the needs of low-income persons and households, and must 10.32recommend the amount of state appropriations needed to cover the difference between the 10.33projected availability of federal money and the projected needs.10.34    Sec. 4.  REPEALER.11.1Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 11.23, 5, 6, and 7; 82B.06; 116L.361, subdivision 2; and 116L.363, are repealed.11.3ARTICLE 611.4PUBLIC SAFETY11.5    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:11.6    Subd. 2. Awarding grant. Grants under this section shall be awarded by the 11.7commissioner of public safety. Before any grants are awarded, a committee consisting 11.8of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police 11.9Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace 11.10Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, 11.11the commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation 11.12of and recommendations on grant proposals. A grant under subdivision 1, paragraph 11.13(b), clause (1), may be awarded only to a law enforcement agency that demonstrates in 11.14its application that it currently has a need for an additional officer to be assigned to: (1) 11.15community-oriented policing duties; or (2) the investigation and prevention of juvenile 11.16crime, based on the juvenile crime rate in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction. 11.17More than one grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), may be awarded to 11.18an agency; however, each grant may fund only one position. At least 50 percent of the 11.19grants awarded under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), must be awarded to the 11.20cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.11.21    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:11.22    Subd. 2. Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the 11.23commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered women, 11.24support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered women and their children. 11.25The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner by rule 11.26adopted under chapter 14, after consultation with the advisory council, and shall include:11.27(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered women, 11.28support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered women and their children;11.29(2) a proposed budget;11.30(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention 11.31of financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;11.32(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method 11.33of data collection and program evaluation established under sections section611A.33 11.34and 611A.34;12.1(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered women and domestic 12.2abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county 12.3welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;12.4(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations 12.5and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and12.6(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter 12.714, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.12.8Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials 12.9which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal 12.10funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit 12.11complete applications for each year of renewal funding.12.12    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.33, is amended to read:12.13611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.12.14The commissioner shall:12.15(1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 12.16611A.32, subdivision 1
         , after considering the recommendation of the advisory council;12.17(2) appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 611A.34, and 12.18provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;12.19(3) after considering the recommendation of the advisory council, (2) appoint a 12.20program director to perform the duties set forth in section 
         611A.35;12.21(4) (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse 12.22victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 
         611A.32;12.23(5) (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and 12.24provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established 12.25by the commissioner; and12.26(6) (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions 12.27of sections 
         611A.31 to 
         611A.36.12.28    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.35, is amended to read:12.29611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC 12.30ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.12.31The commissioner shall appoint a program director. In appointing the program 12.32director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted 12.33to the commissioner pursuant to section 611A.34, subdivision 3, clause (3). The program 12.34director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 
         611A.31 to 
         611A.36, consult 13.1with and provide staff to the advisory council, and perform other duties related to battered 13.2women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program 13.3director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.13.4    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:13.5    Subd. 2. Policies required. (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency 13.6shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for 13.7domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency 13.8shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law 13.9enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse 13.10incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether 13.11one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning 13.12instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until 13.13the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.13.14(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Board of Peace Officer Standards 13.15and Training, and the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse 13.16appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section 611A.34, in consultation with 13.17the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the 13.18Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy 13.19regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement 13.20agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing 13.21its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a).13.22(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy 13.23regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not 13.24required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written 13.25model policy developed under paragraph (b).13.26    Sec. 6. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.13.27This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, 13.282009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf 13.29of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid:13.30(1) Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board, created in Minnesota Statutes, 13.31section 65B.84, subdivision 4; and13.32(2) Fire Service Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.33299F.012, subdivision 2.14.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment 14.2and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.14.3    Sec. 7.  REPEALER.14.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 299A.63; 299C.156; 299M.02; and 611A.34, are 14.5repealed.14.6ARTICLE 714.7HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES14.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.741, is amended by adding a 14.9subdivision to read:14.10    Subd. 5.Repeal.This section is repealed June 30, 2019.14.11    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.98, subdivision 10, is 14.12amended to read:14.13    Subd. 10. Establishing a selection committee. (a) The commissioner shall 14.14establish a selection committee for the purpose of recommending approval of qualified 14.15laboratory assessors and assessment bodies. Committee members shall demonstrate 14.16competence in assessment practices. The committee shall initially consist of seven 14.17members appointed by the commissioner as follows:14.18(1) one member from a municipal laboratory accredited by the commissioner;14.19(2) one member from an industrial treatment laboratory accredited by the 14.20commissioner;14.21(3) one member from a commercial laboratory located in this state and accredited by 14.22the commissioner;14.23(4) one member from a commercial laboratory located outside the state and 14.24accredited by the commissioner;14.25(5) one member from a nongovernmental client of environmental laboratories;14.26(6) one member from a professional organization with a demonstrated interest in 14.27environmental laboratory data and accreditation; and14.28(7) one employee of the laboratory accreditation program administered by the 14.29department.14.30(b) Committee appointments begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the 14.31same year.15.1(c) The commissioner shall appoint persons to fill vacant committee positions, 15.2expand the total number of appointed positions, or change the designated positions upon 15.3the advice of the committee.15.4(d) The commissioner shall rescind the appointment of a selection committee 15.5member for sufficient cause as the commissioner determines, such as:15.6(1) neglect of duty;15.7(2) failure to notify the commissioner of a real or perceived conflict of interest;15.8(3) nonconformance with committee procedures;15.9(4) failure to demonstrate competence in assessment practices; or15.10(5) official misconduct.15.11(e) Members of the selection committee shall be compensated according to the 15.12provisions in section 
         15.059, subdivision 3.15.13(f) The selection committee expires June 30, 2018.15.14    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144G.06, is amended to read:15.15144G.06 UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.15.16(a) The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory committee consisting 15.17of representatives of consumers, providers, county and state officials, and other 15.18groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The advisory committee shall present 15.19recommendations to the commissioner on:15.20(1) a format for a guide to be used by individual providers of assisted living, as 15.21defined in section 144G.01, that includes information about services offered by that 15.22provider, which services may be covered by Medicare, service costs, and other relevant 15.23provider-specific information, as well as a statement of philosophy and values associated 15.24with assisted living, presented in uniform categories that facilitate comparison with guides 15.25issued by other providers; and15.26(2) requirements for informing assisted living clients, as defined in section 144G.01, 15.27of their applicable legal rights.15.28(b) The commissioner, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory 15.29committee, shall adopt a uniform format for the guide to be used by individual providers, 15.30and the required components of materials to be used by providers to inform assisted 15.31living clients of their legal rights, and shall make the uniform format and the required 15.32components available to assisted living providers.15.33    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 152.126, subdivision 3, is amended to read:16.1    Subd. 3. Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee. (a) The 16.2board shall convene an advisory committee. The committee must include at least one 16.3representative of:16.4    (1) the Department of Health;16.5    (2) the Department of Human Services;16.6    (3) each health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers;16.7    (4) a professional medical association, which may include an association of pain 16.8management and chemical dependency specialists;16.9    (5) a professional pharmacy association;16.10    (6) a professional nursing association;16.11    (7) a professional dental association;16.12    (8) a consumer privacy or security advocate; and16.13    (9) a consumer or patient rights organization.16.14    (b) The advisory committee shall advise the board on the development and operation 16.15of the electronic reporting system, including, but not limited to:16.16    (1) technical standards for electronic prescription drug reporting;16.17    (2) proper analysis and interpretation of prescription monitoring data; and16.18    (3) an evaluation process for the program.16.19    (c) The advisory committee expires June 30, 2018.16.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.16.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 252.30, is amended to read:16.22252.30 AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY 16.23RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.16.24The commissioner of human services may make grants to nonprofit organizations, 16.25municipalities or local units of government to provide up to 25 percent of the cost of 16.26constructing, purchasing or remodeling small community residential facilities for persons 16.27with developmental disabilities allowing such persons to live in a homelike atmosphere 16.28near their families. Operating capital grants may also be made for up to three months of 16.29reimbursable operating costs after the facility begins processing applications for admission 16.30and prior to reimbursement for services. Repayment of the operating grants shall be made 16.31to the commissioner of human services at the end of the provider's first fiscal year, or at 16.32the conclusion of the interim rate period, whichever occurs first. No aid under this section 16.33shall be granted to a facility providing for more than 16 residents in a living unit and with 16.34more than two living units. The advisory council established by section 252.31 shall 17.1recommend to the commissioner appropriate disbursement of the funds appropriated by 17.2Laws 1973, chapter 673, section 3. Prior to any disbursement of funds the commissioner 17.3shall review the plans and location of any proposed facility to determine whether such 17.4a facility is needed. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules for the making of 17.5grants and for the administration of this section as the commissioner deems proper. 17.6The remaining portion of the cost of constructing, purchasing, remodeling facilities, or 17.7of operating capital shall be borne by nonstate sources including federal grants, local 17.8government funds, funds from charitable sources, gifts and mortgages.17.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is 17.10amended to read:17.11    Subd. 2. Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration. The 17.12membership of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians 17.13and who are appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one 17.14representative from each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; 17.15Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota 17.16Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, 17.17Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth 17.18Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux 17.19Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux 17.20Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community; 17.21and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community and two from the 17.22St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms, compensation, and removal of American 17.23Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 
         15.059. The council 17.24expires June 30, 2014 2018.17.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.17.26    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.04, is amended to read:17.27254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.17.28    There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council to 17.29advise the Department of Human Services concerning the problems of alcohol and 17.30other drug dependency and abuse, composed of ten members. Five members shall be 17.31individuals whose interests or training are in the field of alcohol dependency and abuse; 17.32and five members whose interests or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of 17.33drugs other than alcohol. The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as 18.1provided in section 
         15.059. The council expires June 30, 2014 2018. The commissioner 18.2of human services shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years. The 18.3commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end in odd-numbered years.18.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.18.5    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c, is amended to 18.6read:18.7    Subd. 13c. Formulary committee. The commissioner, after receiving 18.8recommendations from professional medical associations and professional pharmacy 18.9associations, and consumer groups shall designate a Formulary Committee to carry 18.10out duties as described in subdivisions 13 to 13g. The Formulary Committee shall be 18.11comprised of four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine in 18.12Minnesota one of whom must be actively engaged in the treatment of persons with mental 18.13illness; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy 18.14in Minnesota; and one consumer representative; the remainder to be made up of health 18.15care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized knowledge in the 18.16clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered outpatient drugs. 18.17Members of the Formulary Committee shall not be employed by the Department of Human 18.18Services, but the committee shall be staffed by an employee of the department who shall 18.19serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the committee. The department's medical 18.20director shall also serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the committee. Committee 18.21members shall serve three-year terms and may be reappointed by the commissioner. 18.22The Formulary Committee shall meet at least twice per year. The commissioner may 18.23require more frequent Formulary Committee meetings as needed. An honorarium of $100 18.24per meeting and reimbursement for mileage shall be paid to each committee member in 18.25attendance. The Formulary Committee expires June 30, 2018.18.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.18.27    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.064, subdivision 1a, 18.28is amended to read:18.29    Subd. 1a. Grounds for sanctions against vendors. The commissioner may 18.30impose sanctions against a vendor of medical care for any of the following: (1) fraud, 18.31theft, or abuse in connection with the provision of medical care to recipients of public 18.32assistance; (2) a pattern of presentment of false or duplicate claims or claims for services 18.33not medically necessary; (3) a pattern of making false statements of material facts for 19.1the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which the vendor is legally 19.2entitled; (4) suspension or termination as a Medicare vendor; (5) refusal to grant the 19.3state agency access during regular business hours to examine all records necessary to 19.4disclose the extent of services provided to program recipients and appropriateness of 19.5claims for payment; (6) failure to repay an overpayment or a fine finally established under 19.6this section; (7) failure to correct errors in the maintenance of health service or financial 19.7records for which a fine was imposed or after issuance of a warning by the commissioner; 19.8and (8) any reason for which a vendor could be excluded from participation in the 19.9Medicare program under section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2) of the Social Security Act. 19.10The determination of services not medically necessary may be made by the commissioner 19.11in consultation with a peer advisory task force appointed by the commissioner on the 19.12recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as 19.13provided in section 15.059, subdivision 5.19.14    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.093, subdivision 1, 19.15is amended to read:19.16    Subdivision 1. State traumatic brain injury program. The commissioner of 19.17human services shall:19.18    (1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;19.19    (2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain 19.20injuries;19.21    (3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide 19.22administrative case management and consultation;19.23    (4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the 19.24commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;19.25    (5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury 19.26home and community-based services waiver;19.27    (6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be 19.28delivered at the local level; and19.29    (7) the advisory committee required by clause (4) must consist of no fewer than 19.30ten members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint all 19.31advisory committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as 19.32chair. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory committee does not 19.33terminate until June 30, 2014 2018.19.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.20.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:20.2    Subd. 3. Access to medical records. The commissioner of human services, with the 20.3written consent of the recipient, on file with the local welfare agency, shall be allowed 20.4access to all personal medical records of medical assistance recipients solely for the 20.5purposes of investigating whether or not: (a) a vendor of medical care has submitted a 20.6claim for reimbursement, a cost report or a rate application which is duplicative, erroneous, 20.7or false in whole or in part, or which results in the vendor obtaining greater compensation 20.8than the vendor is legally entitled to; or (b) the medical care was medically necessary. The 20.9vendor of medical care shall receive notification from the commissioner at least 24 hours 20.10before the commissioner gains access to such records. The determination of provision of 20.11services not medically necessary shall be made by the commissioner. The commissioner 20.12may consult with an advisory task force of vendors the commissioner may appoint, on 20.13the recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as 20.14provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 20.15a vendor of medical care shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability for providing 20.16access to medical records to the commissioner of human services pursuant to this section.20.17    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is 20.18amended to read:20.19    Subd. 2. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 
         15.059, subdivision 5, the American 20.20Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires June 30, 2014 2018.20.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.20.22    Sec. 13. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.20.23This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, 20.242009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf 20.25of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid: 20.26(1) Medical Assistance Drug Formulary Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, 20.27section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c; 20.28(2) Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, created 20.29in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.998; 20.30(3) Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council, 20.31created in Minnesota Statutes, section 115.741; and20.32(4) Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota 20.33Statutes, section 152.126, subdivision 3.21.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment 21.2and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.21.3    Sec. 14.  REPEALER.21.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 62U.09; 144.011, subdivision 2; 145.98, 21.5subdivisions 1 and 3; 252.31; and 402A.15, are repealed.21.6ARTICLE 821.7CONFORMING CHANGES21.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:21.9    Subd. 8. Advisory board. An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the 21.10council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban 21.11areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the 21.12elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis, 21.13St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of 21.14each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section 21.1515.059
         , but the expiration dates provided in that section do not apply.21.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:21.17    Subd. 2. Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the 21.18CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One 21.19must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the 21.20Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.21.21(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and 21.22planning matters.21.23(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law, the authority for 21.24appointment of an advisory committee does not expire.21.25(d) (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB 21.26competition.21.27    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:21.28    Subdivision 1. Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of 21.29Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under 21.30the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. 21.31The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the 21.32responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law 22.1108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this 22.2council does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 15.059, subdivision 22.35, does not apply.22.4    (b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the 22.5Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. 22.6After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the 22.7commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the 22.8first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year 22.9terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation 22.10specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as 22.11amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following 22.12their appointment.22.13    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:22.14    Subd. 6. Expiration.Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, This section 22.15expires June 30, 2017.22.16    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:22.17    Subd. 2. E-Health Advisory Committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an 22.18e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section 
         15.059 to advise the commissioner 22.19on the following matters:22.20    (1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by 22.21the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;22.22    (2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information 22.23infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards 22.24for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and 22.25maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;22.26    (3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications 22.27using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost 22.28of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health 22.29management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with 22.30chronic conditions; and22.31    (4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.22.32    (b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the 22.33commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration, 22.34and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include 23.1persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other 23.2licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions, 23.3health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and 23.4research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in 23.5health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to 23.6fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.23.7    (c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January 23.830 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information 23.9infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the 23.10promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.23.11(d) Notwithstanding section 15.059, This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.23.12    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:23.13    Subdivision 1. Membership. For the purposes of assisting the commissioner, 23.14there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five 23.15members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members 23.16and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and 23.17two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding 23.18section 15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.23.19    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:23.20    Subdivision 1. Advisory council created. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation 23.21Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the 23.22council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:23.23    (1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers 23.24Board;23.25    (2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;23.26    (3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has 23.27worked as a miner in the local area;23.28    (4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;23.29    (5) an elected state official;23.30    (6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural 23.31Resources;23.32    (7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;23.33    (8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of 23.34commerce;24.1    (9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing 24.2County District 5 commissioner;24.3    (10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton 24.4School Board;24.5    (11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna 24.6Range Chamber of Commerce; and24.7    (12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.24.8    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:24.9    Subd. 5. Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment, 24.10and removal of council members are governed by section 
         15.059. Section 15.059, 24.11subdivision 5, does not govern the expiration date of the council.24.12    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:24.13    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council shall appoint a Forest Resources 24.14Research Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not 24.15expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:24.16(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;24.17(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;24.18(3) the department;24.19(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and24.20(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.24.21    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:24.22    Subd. 3. Expiration.Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to 24.23the contrary, The committee expires June 30, 2016.24.24    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:24.25    Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 24.26committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review 24.27the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, 24.28activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; 24.29and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in 24.30the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.24.31    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised 24.32of at least ten affected persons:25.1    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures, 25.2including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and25.3    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, 25.4including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management 25.5and deer and big game management.25.6    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 25.7Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary 25.8Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight 25.9committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad 25.10level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum 25.11to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.25.12    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 25.13biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 25.14of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 25.15to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with 25.16jurisdiction over natural resources finance.25.17    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 25.18Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary 25.19Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of 25.20either of the other oversight committees.25.21    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the 25.22commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 25.23over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.25.24    (g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The 25.25Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary 25.26Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.25.27    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:25.28103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.25.29(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council 25.30to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the 25.3118 voting members:25.32(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the 25.33commissioner of health;25.34(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed 25.35by the commissioner of natural resources;26.1(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the 26.2University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;26.3(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;26.4(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring 26.5contractor;26.6(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the 26.7boring or well drilling industry;26.8(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the 26.9commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;26.10(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the 26.11commissioner of transportation;26.12(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by 26.13its chair;26.14(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;26.15(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who 26.16are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from 26.17the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who 26.18represent different geographical regions; and26.19(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal 26.20heat exchanger contractor.26.21(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two 26.22consecutive terms.26.23(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:26.24(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and26.25(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.26.26(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all 26.27members are governed by section 
         15.059, except section 15.059, subdivision 5, relating to 26.28expiration of the advisory council does not apply.26.29    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:26.30116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.26.31(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council 26.32consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms, 26.33including:26.34(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;27.1(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast 27.2establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus, 27.3lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;27.4(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as 27.5designated by the office;27.6(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail, 27.7travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;27.8(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the 27.9University of Minnesota Tourism Center;27.10(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political 27.11party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and27.12(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.27.13(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota 27.14by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and 27.15international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue, 27.16and employment.27.17(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section 
         15.059. The terms of 27.18one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the 27.19remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after 27.20the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed 27.21and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.27.22(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined 27.23by the council. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not expire.27.24(e) If compliance with section 
         13D.02 is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism 27.25Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so 27.26long as the following conditions are met:27.27(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical 27.28location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;27.29(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can 27.30hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if 27.31needed, receive those services required by sections 
         15.44 and 
         15.441;27.32(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting 27.33location; and27.34(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be 27.35identified and recorded.28.1(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other 28.2electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a 28.3quorum and participating in all proceedings.28.4(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, 28.5to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a 28.6remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for 28.7documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.28.8(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or 28.9emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the 28.10fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of 28.11the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed 28.12by section 
         13D.04.28.13    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:28.14125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.28.15An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is 28.16established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be 28.17appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council 28.18members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department 28.19of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons 28.20of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a 28.21child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers 28.22of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education 28.23director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health 28.24services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of 28.25the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early 28.26childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention, 28.27at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under 28.28age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one 28.29representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human 28.30services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care, 28.31mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a 28.32representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 
         15.059, subdivisions 28.332 to 5 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.29.1The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing 29.2and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of 29.3early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.29.4The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive 29.5and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five 29.6with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each 29.7agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment 29.8practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of 29.9services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of 29.10interagency early intervention committees.29.11On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the 29.12federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the 29.13commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and 29.14economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.29.15Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the 29.16secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention 29.17services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under 29.18the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections 29.191471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota 29.20Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.29.21Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating 29.22Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council 29.23or committee.29.24    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:29.25    Subd. 6. Advisory committee. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory 29.26committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book 29.27Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the 29.28library. Section 
         15.059 governs this committee except that the committee shall not expire.29.29    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:29.30    Subdivision 1. Creation and membership. (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner 29.31of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to 29.32the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders 29.33found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited 29.34to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:30.1(1) parents and other consumers;30.2(2) primary care providers;30.3(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;30.4(4) genetic counselors;30.5(5) birth hospital representatives;30.6(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;30.7(7) nutritionists; and30.8(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies 30.9and health insurance.30.10(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section 
         15.059. Members 30.11shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses. Notwithstanding 30.12section 15.059, subdivision 5, the advisory committee does not expire.30.13    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:30.14    Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. The commissioner of health shall 30.15establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of 30.16the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan 30.17area, as defined in section 
         473.121, subdivision 2:30.18(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one 30.19from the majority party and one from the minority party;30.20(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority 30.21party and one from the minority party;30.22(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county 30.23metropolitan area;30.24(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;30.25(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan 30.26area;30.27(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;30.28(7) a midlevel practitioner;30.29(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;30.30(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented 30.31on the committee;30.32(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the 30.33seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and30.34(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are 30.35mentally ill or developmentally disabled.31.1The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership. 31.2Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the 31.3governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of 31.4the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be 31.5elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section 
         15.059, except 31.6that the members do not receive per diem compensation. Notwithstanding section 15.059, 31.7the advisory committee does not expire.31.8    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:31.9    Subd. 2. Council administration. (a) The council must meet at least twice a year 31.10but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members, 31.11or the commissioner.31.12(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed 31.13by section 
         15.059, except that. The council expires June 30, 2015.31.14(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall 31.15consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil 31.16members shall be compensated for work group activities under section 
         15.059, subdivision 31.173
         , but shall receive expenses only.31.18    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:31.19    Subd. 10. State and local advisory committees. (a) A State Community Health 31.20Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations 31.21to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of 31.22community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve 31.23on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings 31.24may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their 31.25alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged 31.26in their official duties. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the State Community Health 31.27Advisory Committee does not expire.31.28(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a 31.29community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise, 31.30consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties 31.31under subdivision 5a.31.32    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:32.1    Subd. 2. Administration. The advisory council is established and administered 32.2under section 
         15.059. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the council shall 32.3not expire.32.4    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:32.5    Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered 32.6according to section 
         15.059, except that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 32.7advisory council shall not expire. The council may form committees to carry out its duties.32.8    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:32.9    Subd. 5. Screening board.(a) On or before September 1 of each year the county 32.10engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the 32.11commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid 32.12highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner 32.13deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance 32.14with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner 32.15shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:32.16(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;32.17(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and32.18(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000 32.19or more.32.20    No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve 32.21consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the 32.22information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November 32.23of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's 32.24lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the 32.25commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money 32.26needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.32.27(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.32.28    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:32.29    Subd. 3. Screening board.(a) On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer 32.30of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on 32.31forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the 32.32city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid 32.33street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon 33.1receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The 33.2board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district, 33.3and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall 33.4investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November 33.51 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to 33.6each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner. 33.7Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner. 33.8In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the 33.9commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in 33.10solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the 33.11amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.33.12(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board does not expire.33.13    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:33.14    Subd. 3. Advisory committee.(a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory 33.15committee consisting of five members, including:33.16(1) one county commissioner;33.17(2) one county engineer;33.18(3) one city engineer;33.19(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a 33.20population over 5,000; and33.21(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a 33.22population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the 33.23commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.33.24(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.33.25    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:33.26    Subdivision 1. Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on 33.27Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the 33.28largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by 33.29the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations 33.30in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members 33.31representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The 33.32commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a 33.33nonvoting member. Notwithstanding section 15.059, This council does not expire unless 33.34the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council 34.1has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration 34.2requirements of section 
         15.0599, subdivision 3.34.3(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the 34.4minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall 34.5each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives 34.6shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two 34.7of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in 34.8section 
         177.24, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2). None of the council members 34.9shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or 34.10insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing 34.11the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the 34.12second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the 34.13secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by 34.14lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their 34.15designees on the third Monday in June.34.16(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the 34.17absence of the member they replace.34.18(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may 34.19be reappointed.34.20(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers' 34.21compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal 34.22profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each 34.23appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of 34.24the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.34.25(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 
         15.059.34.26    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:34.27    Subd. 3. Meetings. A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum. 34.28The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A 34.29tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be 34.30available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall 34.31expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in 34.32section 
         15.059, except that the council shall not expire.34.33    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:35.1    Subd. 4. Delegation of regulation activities. The commissioner of health shall 35.2wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related 35.3licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates 35.4this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the 35.5cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees 35.6in accordance with the provisions of section 
         214.06. The commissioner of health may 35.7establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related 35.8licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation. 35.9A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are 35.10members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and 35.11two are public members. A council shall expire, and The terms, compensation, and 35.12removal of members shall be as provided in section 
         15.059.35.13    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:35.14    Subd. 4. Rules; advisory committees. The commission shall adopt rules governing 35.15the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise 35.16it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an 35.17advisory committee shall serve without compensation. The expiration date provided in 35.18section 15.059, subdivision 5, does not apply to this subdivision.35.19    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 241.021, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:35.20    Subd. 4c. Duration of peer review committee. The peer review committee under 35.21subdivision 4b does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 15.059, 35.22subdivision 5, does not apply to this section.35.23    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:35.24    Subd. 4. Expiration; expenses. The provisions of section 
         15.059 apply to the 35.25council except that it does not expire.35.26    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to 35.27read:35.28    Subd. 13i. Drug Utilization Review Board; report. (a) A nine-member Drug 35.29Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three 35.30but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine 35.31in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of 35.32pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made 36.1up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized 36.2knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered 36.3outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall 36.4serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall 36.5annually elect a chair from among its members.36.6(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as 36.7an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.36.8(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:36.9(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization 36.10review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection 36.11(g), paragraph (3);36.12(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for 36.13appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;36.14(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists, 36.15and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;36.16(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under 36.17this section;36.18(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists 36.19regarding the board and the review program;36.20(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any 36.21information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to 36.22the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians, 36.23pharmacists, or recipients;36.24(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:36.25(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards; 36.26and36.27(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in 36.28order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and36.29(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.36.30(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract 36.31with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties. 36.32The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a 36.33retrospective and prospective review program.36.34(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug 36.35utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 36.36This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the 37.1report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the 37.2activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions; 37.3administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium 37.4of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member 37.5in attendance.37.6(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section 
         15.059. 37.7Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board is permanent and does not expire.37.8    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:37.9    Subdivision 1. Membership. The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and 37.10Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one 37.11member from each advisory committee established under section 
         256C.24, subdivision 3. 37.12At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members 37.13shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who 37.14are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human 37.15services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members 37.16are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two 37.17consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair. Notwithstanding 37.18section 15.059, the commission does not expire.37.19    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:37.20    Subd. 5. Duration. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary, 37.21including section 15.059, the coordinating committee as established by this section to 37.22oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and 37.23other information shall not expire.37.24    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:37.25    Subd. 5. Advisory committees. Before submission to the board of a proposal for a 37.26project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron 37.27Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting 37.28of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of 37.29the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at 37.30least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific 37.31research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as 37.32provided in section 
         15.059, subdivision 3. The board shall not act on a proposal until it 38.1has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee. 38.2Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.38.3    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:38.4    Subdivision 1. Creation of committee; purpose. A committee is created to 38.5advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher 38.6education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         273.1341. The 38.7committee is subject to section 
         15.059but does not expire.38.8    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:38.9298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.38.10Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range 38.11resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of 38.12one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the 38.13proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 
         15.059, 38.14subdivision 3
         . The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation 38.15and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed 38.16since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first. 38.17Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.38.18    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:38.19    Subd. 5. Expiration.Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory 38.20committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.38.21    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:38.22    Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council 38.23consists of the following members:38.24    (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's 38.25Construction Codes and Licensing Division;38.26    (2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's 38.27designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;38.28    (3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following 38.29occupations or industries:38.30    (i) certified building officials;38.31    (ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;38.32    (iii) licensed architects;39.1    (iv) licensed professional engineers;39.2    (v) commercial building owners and managers;39.3    (vi) the licensed residential building industry;39.4    (vii) the commercial building industry;39.5    (viii) the heating and ventilation industry;39.6    (ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;39.7    (x) a member of the Board of Electricity;39.8    (xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;39.9    (xii) the boiler industry;39.10    (xiii) the manufactured housing industry;39.11    (xiv) public utility suppliers;39.12    (xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and39.13    (xvi) local units of government.39.14    (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's 39.15Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council. 39.16For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of 39.17members of the advisory council are governed by section 
         15.059. The terms of the 39.18members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed 39.19members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine 39.20appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of 39.21the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each 39.22council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence. The committee is not 39.23subject to the expiration provision of section 15.059, subdivision 5.39.24    Sec. 39. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.39.25The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed 39.26in articles 1 to 8 wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and 39.27(2) make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the 39.28remaining text and preserve its meaning.39.29    Sec. 40.  REPEALER.39.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 39.31136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; and 245.97, subdivision 7, are repealed.