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HF 1891

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to veterans; changing certain qualifications for service on the Minnesota
Veterans Homes Board and service as the board's executive director; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 198.002, subdivision 2; 198.004, subdivision
1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.002, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Membership.

The board consists of nine voting members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members of the board shall fairly
represent the geographic areas of the state. The members are:

(1) a chair, designated by the governor;

(2) three public members experienced in policy formulation with professional
experience in health care delivery; and

(3) new text begin at least new text end five members experienced in policy formulation with professional
experience in health care delivery who are members of congressionally chartered veterans
organizations or their auxiliaries that have a statewide organizational structure and state
level officers in Minnesota.

The commissioner of veterans affairs shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member
of the board. From each house of the legislature, the chair of the committee that deals
with veterans affairs new text begin or the chair's designee new text end shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member
deleted text begin if that person is a veterandeleted text end new text begin of the boardnew text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.004, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Appointment.

new text begin (a) new text end The board shall appoint an executive director. The
executive director shall serve in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the board. The
executive director must be a resident of the state of Minnesotadeleted text begin , adeleted text end new text begin andnew text end citizen of the United
Statesdeleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin . Preferably, the executive director shall benew text end a veteran as that term is defined
in section 197.447new text begin , but it is not required that the person be a veterannew text end . The executive
director shall serve as secretary of the board.

new text begin (b) When selecting an executive director, the board shall give preference to qualified
applicants who are veterans by initially placing only the names of qualified applicants who
are veterans on the selection list for final consideration, and only if the list contains fewer
than three qualified applicants who are veterans shall the names of qualified applicants
who are not veterans be added to the list. The board shall then select the most qualified
applicant from the list. If at any point in the selection process, the board concludes that
no applicant is sufficiently qualified for the director position, the board may reopen the
application process.
 new text end