HF 1618

1st Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state agencies; multimember agencies; 
  1.3             changing certain publication dates and requirements; 
  1.4             modifying registration requirements; changing the 
  1.5             expiration date for certain multimember agencies; 
  1.6             amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.059, 
  1.7             subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; 15.0597, 
  1.8             subdivisions 2 and 3; 15.0599, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 
  1.9             and by adding subdivisions; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 
  1.10            17.136; 17.49, subdivision 1; 21.112, subdivision 2; 
  1.11            28A.20, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 
  1.12            31.95, subdivision 3a; 120.1701, subdivision 3; 
  1.13            124.48, subdivision 3; 126.531, subdivision 3; 
  1.14            161.1419, subdivision 8; 175.008; 178.02, subdivision 
  1.15            2; 182.656, subdivision 3; 245.697, subdivision 1; 
  1.16            254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; and 611A.71, 
  1.17            subdivision 7; Laws 1995, chapter 43, section 1. 
  1.18  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.19     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.059, 
  1.20  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.21     Subd. 5.  [EXPIRATION DATE.] Unless a different date is 
  1.22  specified by law, the existence of each advisory council and 
  1.23  committee created established before January 1, 1993 1997, and 
  1.24  governed by this section shall terminate on terminates June 30, 
  1.25  1993 1997.  An advisory council or committee whose expiration is 
  1.26  not governed by this section does not terminate June 30, 1993, 
  1.27  unless specified by other law.  An advisory council or committee 
  1.28  created established by law and in existence after June 30, 1993 
  1.29  1997, expires on the date specified in the law creating 
  1.30  establishing the group or on June 30, 1997 2001, whichever is 
  1.31  sooner.  This expiration provision subdivision applies whether 
  2.1   or not the law creating establishing the group provides that the 
  2.2   group is governed by this section. 
  2.3      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.059, is 
  2.4   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.5      Subd. 5a.  [NO EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 5, 
  2.6   the advisory councils and committees listed in this subdivision 
  2.7   do not expire June 30, 1997.  These groups expire June 30, 2001, 
  2.8   unless the law creating the group specifies an earlier 
  2.9   expiration date. 
  2.10     Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76; 
  2.11     Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee, 
  2.12  created in section 79A.02; 
  2.13     Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002; 
  2.14     Solid waste management advisory council, created in section 
  2.15  115A.12; 
  2.16     Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711; 
  2.17     Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in 
  2.18  section 121.1601; 
  2.19     Nonpublic education council, created in section 123.935; 
  2.20     Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in 
  2.21  section 124.078; 
  2.22     Multicultural education advisory committee, created in 
  2.23  section 126.82; 
  2.24     Higher education advisory council, created in section 
  2.25  136A.031; 
  2.26     Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031; 
  2.27     Council on vocational technical education, created in 
  2.28  section 136F.56; 
  2.29     School bus safety advisory committee, created in section 
  2.30  169.435; 
  2.31     Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in 
  2.32  section 175.007; 
  2.33     Medical services review board, created in section 176.103; 
  2.34     Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in 
  2.35  section 248.10; 
  2.36     Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in 
  3.1   section 256B.0625; 
  3.2      Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071; 
  3.3      Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and 
  3.4   community-based services advisory committee created in section 
  3.5   256B.0911; 
  3.6      Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in 
  3.7   section 256B.093; 
  3.8      Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 
  3.9   people, created in section 256C.28; 
  3.10     American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in 
  3.11  section 257.3579; 
  3.12     Pipeline safety advisory committee, created in section 
  3.13  299J.06, expires June 30, 1998. 
  3.14     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0597, 
  3.15  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  3.16     Subd. 2.  [COLLECTION OF DATA.] The chair of an existing 
  3.17  agency, or the appointing authority for the members of a newly 
  3.18  created agency, shall provide the secretary, on forms prepared 
  3.19  and distributed by the secretary, with the following data 
  3.20  pertaining to that agency: 
  3.21     (1) the name of the agency, its mailing address, and 
  3.22  telephone number; 
  3.23     (2) the legal authority for the creation of the agency and 
  3.24  the name of the person appointing agency members; 
  3.25     (3) the powers and duties of the agency; 
  3.26     (4) the number of authorized members, together with any 
  3.27  prescribed restrictions on eligibility such as employment 
  3.28  experience or geographical representation; 
  3.29     (5) the dates of commencement and expiration of the 
  3.30  membership terms and the expiration date of the agency, if any; 
  3.31     (6) the compensation of members, and appropriations or 
  3.32  other funds available to the agency; 
  3.33     (7) the regular meeting schedule, if any, and approximate 
  3.34  number of hours per month of meetings or other activities 
  3.35  required of members; 
  3.36     (8) the roster of current members, including mailing 
  4.1   addresses and telephone numbers; and 
  4.2      (9) a breakdown of the membership showing distribution by 
  4.3   county, legislative district, and congressional district, and, 
  4.4   only if the member has voluntarily supplied the information, the 
  4.5   sex, political party preference or lack thereof of party 
  4.6   preference, race, and national origin of the members. 
  4.7      The secretary may provide for the submission of data in 
  4.8   accordance with this subdivision by electronic means.  The 
  4.9   publication requirement under clause (8) may be met by 
  4.10  publishing a member's home or business address and telephone 
  4.11  number, the address and telephone number of the agency to which 
  4.12  the member is appointed, the member's electronic mail address, 
  4.13  if provided, or any other information that would enable the 
  4.14  public to communicate with the member. 
  4.15     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0597, 
  4.16  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  4.17     Subd. 3.  [PUBLICATION OF AGENCY DATA.] The secretary of 
  4.18  state shall provide for annual updating of the required data and 
  4.19  shall annually arrange for the publication in the state register 
  4.20  of the compiled data from all agencies on or about 
  4.21  November October 15 of each year.  Copies of the compilation 
  4.22  shall must be delivered to the governor and the legislature.  
  4.23  Copies of the compilation shall must be made available by the 
  4.24  secretary to any interested person at cost, and copies shall 
  4.25  must be available for viewing by interested persons.  The chair 
  4.26  of an agency who does not submit data required by this section 
  4.27  or who does not notify the secretary of a vacancy in the agency, 
  4.28  shall is not be eligible for a per diem or expenses in 
  4.29  connection with agency service until December 1 of the following 
  4.30  year. 
  4.31     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  4.32  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  4.33     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICABILITY.] For purposes of this 
  4.34  section, "agency" means: 
  4.35     (1) a state board, commission, council, committee, 
  4.36  authority, task force, including an advisory task force 
  5.1   established under section 15.014 or 15.0593, other multimember 
  5.2   agency, however designated, established by statute or order and 
  5.3   having statewide jurisdiction; 
  5.4      (2) the metropolitan council established by section 
  5.5   473.123, a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, 
  5.6   subdivision 5a, or a multimember body, however designated, 
  5.7   appointed by the metropolitan council established by section 
  5.8   473.123 or a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, 
  5.9   subdivision 5a, if the membership includes at least one person 
  5.10  who is not a member of the council or the agency; and 
  5.11     (3) a multimember body whose members are appointed by the 
  5.12  legislature if the body has at least one nonlegislative member; 
  5.13  and 
  5.14     (4) any other multimember body established by law with at 
  5.15  least one appointed member, without regard to the appointing 
  5.16  authority. 
  5.17     "Secretary" means the secretary of state. 
  5.18     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  5.19  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  5.20     Subd. 4.  [REGISTRATION; INFORMATION REQUIRED.] (a) The 
  5.21  appointing authority of a newly established agency shall provide 
  5.22  the secretary with the following information: 
  5.23     (1) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the 
  5.24  agency; 
  5.25     (2) the legal authority for the establishment of the agency 
  5.26  and the name and the title of the person or persons appointing 
  5.27  agency members; 
  5.28     (3) the powers and duties of the agency and whether the 
  5.29  agency, however designated, is best described by section 15.012, 
  5.30  paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), or (f); 
  5.31     (4) the number of authorized members, together with any 
  5.32  prescribed restrictions on eligibility; 
  5.33     (5) the roster of current members, including mailing 
  5.34  addresses and telephone numbers; 
  5.35     (6) a breakdown of the membership showing distribution by 
  5.36  county, legislative district, and congressional district and 
  6.1   compliance with any restrictions listed in accordance with 
  6.2   clause (4); 
  6.3      (7) if any members have voluntarily provided the 
  6.4   information, the sex, age, political preference or lack of 
  6.5   preference, race, and national origin of those members; 
  6.6      (8) the dates of commencement and expiration of membership 
  6.7   terms and the expiration date of the agency, if any; 
  6.8      (9) the compensation of members and appropriations or other 
  6.9   money available to the agency; 
  6.10     (10) the name of the state agency or other entity, if any, 
  6.11  required to provide staff or administrative support to the 
  6.12  agency; 
  6.13     (11) the regular meeting schedule, if any, and the 
  6.14  approximate number of hours a month of meetings or other 
  6.15  activities required of members; and 
  6.16     (12) a brief statement of the goal or purpose of the 
  6.17  agency, along with a summary of what an existing agency has 
  6.18  done, or what a newly established agency plans to do to achieve 
  6.19  its goal or purpose. 
  6.20     The publication requirement under clause (5) may be met by 
  6.21  publishing a member's home or business address and telephone 
  6.22  number, the address and telephone number of the agency to which 
  6.23  the member is appointed, the member's electronic mail address, 
  6.24  or any other information that would enable the public to 
  6.25  communicate with the member. 
  6.26     (b) The chair of an existing agency shall provide 
  6.27  information, covering the fiscal year in which it is 
  6.28  registering, on the number of meetings it has held, its 
  6.29  expenses, and the number of staff hours, if any, devoted to its 
  6.30  support.  The chair shall also, if necessary, update any of the 
  6.31  information previously provided in accordance with paragraph (a).
  6.32     (c) The secretary shall provide forms for the reporting of 
  6.33  information required by this subdivision and may provide for 
  6.34  reporting by electronic means. 
  6.35     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, is 
  6.36  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  7.1      Subd. 4a.  [ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION.] The members of 
  7.2   an agency that submits all the information required by this 
  7.3   section by the prescribed deadlines are eligible to receive 
  7.4   compensation, but no compensation, including reimbursement for 
  7.5   expenses, may be paid to members of an agency not in compliance 
  7.6   with this section.  If an agency has not submitted all required 
  7.7   information by its applicable deadline, the secretary shall 
  7.8   notify the agency that it is not in compliance and that it has 
  7.9   30 days from the date of the notice to achieve compliance.  If 
  7.10  the agency is out of compliance at the end of the 30-day period, 
  7.11  the secretary shall notify the commissioner of finance that 
  7.12  members of the agency are not entitled to compensation.  If the 
  7.13  agency subsequently complies with this section, the secretary 
  7.14  shall notify the commissioner that the agency's members are 
  7.15  eligible for compensation from the date of compliance.  No 
  7.16  retroactive compensation may be paid, however, for any period 
  7.17  during which the agency was out of compliance. 
  7.18     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  7.19  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  7.20     Subd. 5.  [REPORTING BY SECRETARY.] By August October 15 of 
  7.21  each year, the secretary shall furnish copies and a summary of 
  7.22  the information collected under subdivision 4 to the legislative 
  7.23  reference library. 
  7.24     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, is 
  7.25  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  7.26     Subd. 6.  [ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION.] Any material that under 
  7.27  sections 15.0597 to 15.0599 is required to be published in the 
  7.28  State Register may instead be published on the World Wide Web. 
  7.29     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.42, 
  7.30  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.31     Subdivision 1.  [COMPOSITION.] The intergovernmental 
  7.32  information systems advisory council is composed of (1) two 
  7.33  members from each of the following groups:  counties outside of 
  7.34  the seven-county metropolitan area, cities of the second and 
  7.35  third class outside the metropolitan area, cities of the second 
  7.36  and third class within the metropolitan area, and cities of the 
  8.1   fourth class; (2) one member from each of the following groups:  
  8.2   the metropolitan council, an outstate regional body, counties 
  8.3   within the metropolitan area, cities of the first class, school 
  8.4   districts in the metropolitan area, school districts outside the 
  8.5   metropolitan area, and public libraries; (3) one member each 
  8.6   appointed by the state departments of children, families, and 
  8.7   learning, human services, revenue, and economic security, the 
  8.8   office of strategic and long-range planning, and the legislative 
  8.9   auditor; (4) one member from the office of the state auditor, 
  8.10  appointed by the auditor; (5) the assistant commissioner of 
  8.11  administration for the information policy office; (6) one member 
  8.12  appointed by each of the following organizations:  league of 
  8.13  Minnesota cities, association of Minnesota counties, Minnesota 
  8.14  association of township officers, and Minnesota association of 
  8.15  school administrators; and (7) one member of the house of 
  8.16  representatives appointed by the speaker and one member of the 
  8.17  senate appointed by the subcommittee on committees of the 
  8.18  committee on rules and administration.  The legislative members 
  8.19  appointed under clause (7) are nonvoting members.  The 
  8.20  commissioner of administration shall appoint members under 
  8.21  clauses (1) and (2).  The terms, compensation, and removal of 
  8.22  the appointed members of the advisory council are as provided in 
  8.23  section 15.059, but the council does not expire until June 30, 
  8.24  1997 2001. 
  8.25     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.136, is 
  8.26  amended to read: 
  8.27     17.136 [ANIMAL FEEDLOTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; FEEDLOT AND 
  8.28  MANURE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] 
  8.29     (a) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
  8.30  the pollution control agency shall establish a feedlot and 
  8.31  manure management advisory committee to identify needs, goals, 
  8.32  and suggest policies for research, monitoring, and regulatory 
  8.33  activities regarding feedlot and manure management.  In 
  8.34  establishing the committee, the commissioner shall give first 
  8.35  consideration to members of the existing feedlot advisory group. 
  8.36     (b) The committee must include representation from beef, 
  9.1   dairy, pork, chicken, and turkey producer organizations.  The 
  9.2   committee shall not exceed 18 members, but, after June 30, 1997, 
  9.3   must include representatives from at least three four 
  9.4   environmental organizations, eight livestock producers, and four 
  9.5   experts in soil and water science, nutrient management, and 
  9.6   animal husbandry, one member from an organization representing 
  9.7   local units of government, one member from and chairs of the 
  9.8   senate, and one member from the house of 
  9.9   representatives committees that deal with agricultural policy or 
  9.10  the designees of the chairs.  In addition, the department 
  9.11  departments of agriculture, health, and natural resources, the 
  9.12  pollution control agency, board of water and soil resources, 
  9.13  soil and water conservation districts, the federal Soil Natural 
  9.14  Resource Conservation Service, the association of Minnesota 
  9.15  counties, and the Agricultural Stabilization and 
  9.16  Conservation Farm Service Agency shall serve on the committee as 
  9.17  ex officio nonvoting members. 
  9.18     (c) Persons who participated in activities of the feedlot 
  9.19  advisory group existing on and before August 1, 1994, must be 
  9.20  allowed to speak at proceedings of the advisory committee.  
  9.21  These persons hold nonvoting status and are not eligible for 
  9.22  reimbursement of expenses under paragraph (h). 
  9.23     (d) The advisory committee shall elect a chair and a 
  9.24  vice-chair from its members.  The department and the agency 
  9.25  shall provide staff support to the committee. 
  9.26     (e) (d) The commissioner of agriculture and the 
  9.27  commissioner of the pollution control agency shall consult with 
  9.28  the advisory committee during the development of any policies, 
  9.29  rules, or funding proposals or recommendations relating to 
  9.30  feedlots or feedlot-related manure management. 
  9.31     (f) (e) The commissioner of agriculture shall consult with 
  9.32  the advisory committee on establishing a list of manure 
  9.33  management research needs and priorities. 
  9.34     (g) (f) The advisory committee shall advise the 
  9.35  commissioners on other appropriate matters. 
  9.36     (h) (g) Nongovernment members of the advisory committee 
 10.1   shall receive expenses, in accordance with section 15.059, 
 10.2   subdivision 6.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 1997 
 10.3   2001. 
 10.4      Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.49, 
 10.5   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 10.6      Subdivision 1.  [PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.] The commissioner 
 10.7   shall establish and promote a program of aquaculture in 
 10.8   consultation with an advisory committee consisting of the 
 10.9   University of Minnesota, the commissioner of natural resources, 
 10.10  the commissioner of agriculture, representatives of the private 
 10.11  aquaculture industry, and the chairs of the environment and 
 10.12  natural resources committees of the house of representatives and 
 10.13  senate.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 2001. 
 10.14     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 21.112, 
 10.15  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 10.16     Subd. 2.  [ADVISORY SEED POTATO CERTIFICATION TASK FORCE.] 
 10.17  The commissioner may appoint an advisory seed potato 
 10.18  certification task force.  If the task force is appointed each 
 10.19  member shall be a grower in Minnesota of certified seed potatoes.
 10.20  The task force shall expire, and the terms, compensation, and 
 10.21  removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.  The 
 10.22  task force shall expire June 30, 2001. 
 10.23     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.20, 
 10.24  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 10.25     Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) The food safety advisory 
 10.26  committee consists of:  
 10.27     (1) the commissioner of agriculture; 
 10.28     (2) the commissioner of health; 
 10.29     (3) the executive director of the agricultural utilization 
 10.30  resource institute or the director's designee; 
 10.31     (3) (4) a representative of the United States Food and Drug 
 10.32  Administration; 
 10.33     (4) (5) a representative of the United States Department of 
 10.34  Agriculture; 
 10.35     (5) (6) one person from the University of Minnesota 
 10.36  knowledgeable in food and food safety issues; and 
 11.1      (6) (7) eight members appointed by the governor who are 
 11.2   interested in food and food safety, of whom: 
 11.3      (i) two persons are health or food professionals; 
 11.4      (ii) one person represents a statewide general farm 
 11.5   organization; 
 11.6      (iii) one person represents a local food inspection agency; 
 11.7   and 
 11.8      (iv) one person represents a food-oriented consumer group.  
 11.9      (b) Members shall serve without compensation.  Members 
 11.10  appointed by the governor shall serve four-year terms.  
 11.11     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.20, is 
 11.12  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.13     Subd. 6.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on June 30, 
 11.14  2001. 
 11.15     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 31.95, 
 11.16  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
 11.17     Subd. 3a.  [CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS.] (a) A Minnesota 
 11.18  grown organic product that is labeled "certified" must be 
 11.19  certified by a designated certification organization.  
 11.20     (b) A certified organic product sold in this state must be 
 11.21  certified by a designated certification organization or by a 
 11.22  certification organization approved by the commissioner.  Before 
 11.23  approving a certification organization, the commissioner must 
 11.24  seek the evaluation and recommendation of the Minnesota organic 
 11.25  advisory task force. 
 11.26     (c) The commissioner shall appoint a Minnesota organic 
 11.27  advisory task force composed of members of the organic industry 
 11.28  to advise the commissioner on organic issues.  Members of the 
 11.29  task force may not be paid compensation or costs for 
 11.30  expenses.  The task force expires on June 30, 2001. 
 11.31     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.1701, 
 11.32  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 11.33     Subd. 3.  [STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.] An 
 11.34  interagency coordinating council of at least 17, but not more 
 11.35  than 25 members is established, in compliance with Public Law 
 11.36  Number 102-119, section 682.  The members shall be appointed by 
 12.1   the governor.  Council members shall elect the council chair.  
 12.2   The representative of the commissioner of children, families, 
 12.3   and learning may not serve as the chair.  The council shall be 
 12.4   composed of at least five parents, including persons of color, 
 12.5   of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least 
 12.6   three parents of a child with a disability under age seven, five 
 12.7   representatives of public or private providers of services for 
 12.8   children with disabilities under age five, including a special 
 12.9   education director, county social service director, and a 
 12.10  community health services or public health nursing 
 12.11  administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the house 
 12.12  of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation 
 12.13  programs in early childhood-special education or other 
 12.14  preparation programs in early childhood intervention, at least 
 12.15  one representative of advocacy organizations for children with 
 12.16  disabilities under age five, one physician who cares for young 
 12.17  children with special health care needs, one representative each 
 12.18  from the commissioners of commerce, children, families, and 
 12.19  learning, health, human services, and economic security, and a 
 12.20  representative from Indian health services or a tribal council.  
 12.21  Section 15.059, subdivisions 2 to 5, apply to the council.  The 
 12.22  council shall meet at least quarterly.  
 12.23     The council shall address methods of implementing the state 
 12.24  policy of developing and implementing comprehensive, 
 12.25  coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early 
 12.26  intervention services for children with disabilities and their 
 12.27  families. 
 12.28     The duties of the council include recommending policies to 
 12.29  ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and 
 12.30  local agency services for children under age five with 
 12.31  disabilities and their families.  The policies must address how 
 12.32  to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and 
 12.33  local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, 
 12.34  individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find 
 12.35  children in need of services, methods to improve public 
 12.36  awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency 
 13.1   early intervention committees.  
 13.2      Each year by June 1, the council shall recommend to the 
 13.3   governor and the commissioners of children, families, and 
 13.4   learning, health, human services, commerce, and economic 
 13.5   security policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system. 
 13.6      Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state 
 13.7   interagency coordinating council shall expire on June 30, 1997 
 13.8   1999. 
 13.9      Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.48, 
 13.10  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 13.11     Subd. 3.  [INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.] The Minnesota 
 13.12  Indian scholarship committee is established.  Members shall be 
 13.13  appointed by the state board with the assistance of the Indian 
 13.14  affairs council as provided in section 3.922, subdivision 6.  
 13.15  Members shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in section 
 13.16  15.059, subdivision 6.  The state board shall determine the 
 13.17  membership terms and duration of the committee, which expires no 
 13.18  later than June 30, 1997 2007.  The committee shall provide 
 13.19  advice to the state board in awarding scholarships to eligible 
 13.20  American Indian students and in administering the state board's 
 13.21  duties regarding awarding of American Indian post-secondary 
 13.22  preparation grants to school districts. 
 13.23     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.531, 
 13.24  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 13.25     Subd. 3.  Each committee shall be reimbursed for expenses 
 13.26  according to section 15.059, subdivision 6.  The state board 
 13.27  shall determine the membership terms and the duration of each 
 13.28  committee, which expire no later than June 30, 1997 2001. 
 13.29     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.1419, 
 13.30  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 13.31     Subd. 8.  [EXPIRATION.] The commission shall expire on June 
 13.32  30, 1997 2001. 
 13.33     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 175.008, is 
 13.34  amended to read: 
 13.35     175.008 [CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL; CREATION.] 
 13.36     The commissioner shall appoint an 11 member advisory 
 14.1   council on code enforcement.  The terms, compensation, removal 
 14.2   of council members, and expiration of the council are governed 
 14.3   by section 15.059, except that the advisory council shall not 
 14.4   expire before June 30, 1995 2001.  The council shall advise the 
 14.5   commissioner on matters within the council's expertise or under 
 14.6   the regulation of the commissioner. 
 14.7      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 178.02, 
 14.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 14.9      Subd. 2.  [TERMS.] The council shall expire and the terms, 
 14.10  compensation and removal of appointed members shall be as 
 14.11  provided in section 15.059, except that the council shall not 
 14.12  expire before June 30, 1995 2001. 
 14.13     Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 182.656, 
 14.14  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 14.15     Subd. 3.  A majority of the council members constitutes a 
 14.16  quorum.  The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or 
 14.17  upon request of any six members.  A tape recording of the 
 14.18  meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will 
 14.19  be available upon the request and payment of costs to any 
 14.20  interested party.  The council shall expire and the terms, 
 14.21  compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in 
 14.22  section 15.059, except that the council shall not expire before 
 14.23  June 30, 1995 2001. 
 14.24     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245.697, 
 14.25  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 14.26     Subdivision 1.  [CREATION.] A state advisory council on 
 14.27  mental health is created.  The council must have 30 members 
 14.28  appointed by the governor in accordance with federal 
 14.29  requirements.  The council must be composed of:  
 14.30     (1) the assistant commissioner of mental health for the 
 14.31  department of human services; 
 14.32     (2) a representative of the department of human services 
 14.33  responsible for the medical assistance program; 
 14.34     (3) one member of each of the four core mental health 
 14.35  professional disciplines (psychiatry, psychology, social work, 
 14.36  nursing); 
 15.1      (4) one representative from each of the following advocacy 
 15.2   groups:  mental health association of Minnesota, Minnesota 
 15.3   alliance for the mentally ill, and Minnesota mental health law 
 15.4   project; 
 15.5      (5) providers of mental health services; 
 15.6      (6) consumers of mental health services; 
 15.7      (7) family members of persons with mental illnesses; 
 15.8      (8) legislators; 
 15.9      (9) social service agency directors; 
 15.10     (10) county commissioners; and 
 15.11     (11) other members reflecting a broad range of community 
 15.12  interests, as the United States Secretary of Health and Human 
 15.13  Services may prescribe by regulation or as may be selected by 
 15.14  the governor. 
 15.15     The council shall select a chair.  Terms, compensation, and 
 15.16  removal of members and filling of vacancies are governed by 
 15.17  section 15.059.  The council does not expire as provided in 
 15.18  section 15.059.  Notwithstanding provisions of section 15.059, 
 15.19  the council and its subcommittees do not expire.  The 
 15.20  commissioner of human services shall provide staff support and 
 15.21  supplies to the council. 
 15.22     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.035, 
 15.23  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 15.24     Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP TERMS, COMPENSATION, REMOVAL AND 
 15.25  EXPIRATION.] The membership of this council shall be composed of 
 15.26  17 persons who are American Indians and who are appointed by the 
 15.27  commissioner.  The commissioner shall appoint one representative 
 15.28  from each of the following groups:  Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
 15.29  Indians; Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand 
 15.30  Portage Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, 
 15.31  Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, Minnesota Chippewa 
 15.32  Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth 
 15.33  Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; 
 15.34  Prairie Island Sioux Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton 
 15.35  Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux Indian Reservation; 
 15.36  International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian 
 16.1   Community; and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban 
 16.2   Indian Community and two from the St. Paul Urban Indian 
 16.3   Community.  The terms, compensation, and removal of American 
 16.4   Indian advisory council members shall be as provided in section 
 16.5   15.059.  The council expires June 30, 1997 2001.  
 16.6      Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.04, is 
 16.7   amended to read: 
 16.8      254A.04 [CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.] 
 16.9      There is hereby created an alcohol and other drug abuse 
 16.10  advisory council to advise the department of human services 
 16.11  concerning the problems of alcohol and other drug dependency and 
 16.12  abuse, composed of ten members.  Five members shall be 
 16.13  individuals whose interests or training are in the field of 
 16.14  alcohol dependency and abuse; and five members whose interests 
 16.15  or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of drugs 
 16.16  other than alcohol.  The terms, compensation and removal of 
 16.17  members shall be as provided in section 15.059.  The council 
 16.18  expires June 30, 1997 2001.  The commissioner of human services 
 16.19  shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years.  
 16.20  The commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end 
 16.21  in odd-numbered years. 
 16.22     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611A.71, 
 16.23  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 16.24     Subd. 7.  [EXPIRATION.] The council expires on June 30, 
 16.25  1997 1998. 
 16.26     Sec. 28.  Laws 1995, chapter 43, section 1, is amended to 
 16.27  read: 
 16.28     Section 1.  [REINSTATEMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS.] 
 16.29     Notwithstanding Laws 1993, chapter 286, section 1, and Laws 
 16.30  1993, chapter 337, section 1, the physical therapy council 
 16.31  established in Minnesota Statutes, section 148.67, and the 
 16.32  physician assistant advisory council and the respiratory care 
 16.33  practitioners' advisory council established under Minnesota 
 16.34  Statutes, section 214.13, subdivision 4, are reinstated and 
 16.35  expire June 30, 1999.  These groups are subject to the 
 16.36  expiration date in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, 
 17.1   subdivision 5 and the acupuncture advisory council established 
 17.2   by Minnesota Statutes, section 147B.05, are subject to review by 
 17.3   the 1999 legislature. 
 17.4      Sec. 29.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 17.5      Sections 1 to 28 are effective June 30, 1997.