Minnesota Legislature
SF 3852
as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/11/2020 04:23pm
Current Version - as introduced
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14
3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12
5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; modifying membership of the Minnesota Agricultural
Education Leadership Council; modifying terminology; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, sections 41D.01; 41D.02; 41D.03; 41D.04.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 41D.01, is amended to read:
41D.01 MINNESOTA deleted text begin AGRICULTUREdeleted text end new text begin AGRICULTURALnew text end EDUCATION
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; membership.
(a) The Minnesota deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end
Education Leadership Council is established. The council is composed of deleted text begin 17deleted text end new text begin 16new text end members
as follows:
(1) deleted text begin the chair of the University of Minnesota agricultural education programdeleted text end new text begin a
representative of an agricultural education program at a higher education institution that
prepares agriculture teachers for licensurenew text end ;
(2) a representative of the commissioner of education;
(3) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities recommended by
the chancellor;
(4) the president and the president-elect of the Minnesota Association of deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin
Agriculturalnew text end Educators;
(5) a representative of the deleted text begin Future Farmers of Americadeleted text end new text begin Minnesota FFAnew text end Foundation;
(6) a representative of the commissioner of agriculture;
(7) the dean of the College of deleted text begin Agriculture,deleted text end Food, new text begin Agricultural new text end and deleted text begin Environmentaldeleted text end new text begin Natural
Resourcenew text end Sciences at the University of Minnesota;
deleted text begin
(8) a representative of the Minnesota Private Colleges Council;
deleted text end
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end two members representing deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education and agriculture
business appointed by the governor;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end the chair new text begin and ranking minority member new text end of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end senate deleted text begin Committee on Agriculture,
General Legislation and Veterans Affairsdeleted text end new text begin committee with jurisdiction over agriculturenew text end ;
deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end the chair new text begin and ranking minority member new text end of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end house of representatives
deleted text begin Committee on Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin committee with jurisdiction over agriculturenew text end ;
deleted text begin (12) the ranking minority member of the senate Committee on Agriculture, General
Legislation and Veterans Affairs, anddeleted text end new text begin (11) new text end a member of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end senate deleted text begin Education Committeedeleted text end new text begin
committee with jurisdiction over educationnew text end designated by the Subcommittee on Committees
of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and
deleted text begin (13) the ranking minority member of the house of representatives Agriculture Committee,
anddeleted text end new text begin (12) new text end a member of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end house of representatives deleted text begin Education Committeedeleted text end new text begin committee with
jurisdiction over education new text end designated by the speaker.
(b) An ex officio member of the council under paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (1),deleted text end (4), (7), deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin
(9)new text end , deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end , deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end , or deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end , may designate a permanent or temporary replacement
member representing the same constituency.
Subd. 2.
Powers and duties.
Specific powers and duties of the council are to:
(1) develop recommendations to the legislature and the governor and provide review
for deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education programs in Minnesota;
(2) establish a grant program to foster and encourage the development of secondary and
postsecondary deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education programs;
(3) coordinate and articulate Minnesota's deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education policy across
all programs and institutions;
(4) identify the critical needs for deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end educators;
(5) serve as a link between the agribusiness sector and the deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end
education system to communicate mutual concerns, needs, and projections;
(6) establish and maintain an increased awareness of deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education
and its continued need to all citizens of Minnesota;
(7) operate the Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education created in
section 41D.03;
(8) gain broad public support for deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education in Minnesota; and
(9) report annually on its activities to the deleted text begin senate Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee and the house of representatives Agriculture Committeedeleted text end new text begin legislative committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture policynew text end .
Subd. 3.
Council officers; terms and compensation of appointees; staff.
(a) The deleted text begin chairdeleted text end new text begin
chairsnew text end of the deleted text begin senate Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee and
the chair of the house of representatives Agriculture Committeedeleted text end new text begin legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture policynew text end , or their designees, are the cochairs of the council.
(b) The council's membership terms, compensation, filling of vacancies, and removal
of members are as provided in section 15.0575.
(c) The council may employ an executive director and any other staff to carry out its
functions.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 41D.02, is amended to read:
41D.02 deleted text begin AGRICULTUREdeleted text end new text begin AGRICULTURALnew text end EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The Minnesota deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education
Leadership Council shall establish a program to provide grants under subdivisions 2 and 3
to educational institutions and other appropriate entities for secondary and postsecondary
deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education programs.
Subd. 2.
Elementary and secondary agricultural education.
The council may provide
grants for:
(1) planning and establishment costs for elementary and secondary deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end
education programs;
(2) new instructional and communication technologies; and
(3) curriculum updates.
Subd. 3.
Postsecondary education.
The council may provide grants for:
(1) new instructional and communication technologies; and
(2) special project funding, including programming, in-service training, and support
staff.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 41D.03, is amended to read:
41D.03 MINNESOTA CENTER FOR deleted text begin AGRICULTUREdeleted text end new text begin AGRICULTURALnew text end
EDUCATION.
Subdivision 1.
Governance.
The Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education
is governed by the Minnesota deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education Leadership Council.
Subd. 2.
Powers and duties of council.
(a) The council has the powers necessary for
the care, management, and control of the Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end
Education and all its real and personal property. The powers shall include, but are not limited
to, those listed in this subdivision.
(b) The council may employ necessary employees, and contract for other services to
ensure the efficient operation of the Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education.
(c) The council may receive and award grants. The council may establish a charitable
foundation and accept, in trust or otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for educational
purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the proceeds and income of
them according to the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or devise and its
acceptance. The council shall adopt internal procedures to administer and monitor aids and
grants.
(d) The council may establish or coordinate evening, continuing education, and summer
programs for teachers and pupils.
(e) The council may determine the location for the Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin
Agriculturalnew text end Education and any additional facilities related to the center, including the
authority to lease a temporary facility.
(f) The council may enter into contracts with other public and private agencies and
institutions for building maintenance services if it determines that these services could be
provided more efficiently and less expensively by a contractor than by the council itself.
The council may also enter into contracts with public or private agencies and institutions,
school districts or combinations of school districts, or educational cooperative service units
to provide supplemental educational instruction and services.
Subd. 3.
Center account.
There is established in the state treasury a center for deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin
agriculturalnew text end education account in the special revenue fund. All money collected by the
council, including rental income, shall be deposited in the account. Money in the account,
including interest earned, is appropriated to the council for the operation of its services and
programs.
Subd. 4.
Employees.
The employees hired under this subdivision and any other necessary
employees hired by the council shall be employees of the University of Minnesota.
Subd. 5.
Policies.
The council may adopt administrative policies about the operation of
the center.
Subd. 6.
Public postsecondary institutions; providing space.
Public postsecondary
institutions shall provide space for the Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end
Education at a reasonable cost to the center to the extent that space is available at the public
postsecondary institutions.
Subd. 7.
Purchasing instructional items.
Technical educational equipment may be
procured for programs of the Minnesota Center for deleted text begin Agriculturedeleted text end new text begin Agriculturalnew text end Education by
the council either by brand designation or in accordance with standards and specifications
the council may adopt, notwithstanding chapter 16C.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 41D.04, is amended to read:
41D.04 RESOURCE, MAGNET, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Resource and outreach.
The center shall offer resource and outreach
programs and services statewide aimed at the enhancement of deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end
education opportunities for pupils in elementary and secondary school.
Subd. 2.
Center responsibilities.
The center shall:
(1) provide information and technical services to agriculture teachers, professional
agriculture organizations, school districts, and the Department of Education;
(2) gather and conduct research in deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education;
(3) design and promote deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education opportunities for all Minnesota
pupils in elementary and secondary schools; and
(4) serve as liaison for the Department of Education to national organizations for
deleted text begin agriculturedeleted text end new text begin agriculturalnew text end education.