HF 466

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:37am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a State Board of Education; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120A.05, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 14a. new text end

new text begin State Board of Education. new text end

new text begin "State Board of Education" or "state board"
means the State Board of Education established under section that is charged
with general supervision over educational agencies and other education-related matters.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [127A.03] STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State board established; appointments; meetings; conflict of
interest. new text end

new text begin (a) The Department of Education shall be maintained under the direction of a
State Board of Education composed of the following members: 12 representative citizens
of the state, at least one of whom shall reside in each congressional district in the state; the
chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the chancellor's designee;
and the president of the University of Minnesota or the president's designee.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the 12 representative citizens of the state who are appointed to the State
Board of Education, no fewer than four of the members shall previously have served as an
elected member of a board of education of a school district.
new text end

new text begin (c) The governor shall appoint the representative citizen members of the state board
with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be chosen annually as
president, but no member shall serve as president more than three consecutive years.
new text end

new text begin (d) The State Board of Education shall hold its annual meeting in August. It shall
hold meetings on dates and at places it designates. No member shall hold any public
office, or represent or be employed by any board of education or school district, public or
private, and shall not voluntarily have any personal financial interest in any contract with a
board of education or school district, or be engaged in any capacity where a conflict of
interest may arise.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership; compensation. new text end

new text begin The membership terms, compensation,
removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the state board shall be as provided
in section 15.0575.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Residency requirement. new text end

new text begin If a member ceases to be a resident of the
congressional district from which the member was appointed, the member shall cease
to be a member of the state board. The governor shall appoint a successor within six
months thereafter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective December 1, 2009.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, all references changed from the State
Board of Education to the commissioner of education and all authority transferred from
the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education under Laws 1998, chapter
398, and Laws 1999, chapter 241, shall be changed back to the State Board of Education.
Among other things, and as an illustration only, these changes shall affect the authority to
exercise general supervision over educational agencies and adopt or amend administrative
rules. In addition, and consistent with the provisions of this act, the revisor of statutes, in
consultation with house and senate counsel, shall make other necessary changes affecting
the powers and duties of the State Board of Education, consistent with the law as it
appeared in Minnesota Statutes 1996 and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, and in
Minnesota Rules 1997 and supplements. The revisor shall prepare a report to the 2010
legislature showing where these changes were made. The changes identified by the revisor
shall be effective December 1, 2009.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end