Minnesota Session Laws - 1985, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1985 

                        CHAPTER 162-S.F.No. 814 
           An act relating to education; establishing the state 
          council on vocational technical education; proposing 
          coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136C.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [136C.50] [STATE COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL 
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [STATE AGENCY PURPOSE.] The state council 
on vocational technical education, formerly known as the 
Minnesota state advisory council for vocational education, is a 
state agency in the executive branch.  Its purpose is to 
implement section 112 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act of 1984, United States Code, title 20, section 
2322, and other purposes necessary to improve vocational 
technical education.  
    Subd. 2.  [MEMBERS; TERMS.] The governor shall appoint the 
members of the council according to United States Code, title 
20, section 2322.  Except as otherwise provided by that act, 
members are governed by section 15.0575.  
    Subd. 3.  [OFFICES.] The commissioner of administration 
shall provide the council with suitable office space, 
furnishings, and equipment. 
    Subd. 4.  [FUNDING.] Federal, state, or private money 
received by the council must be deposited in the state treasury 
and credited to a special account for the council.  The council 
has sole authority to spend its money.  The money may not be 
diverted or reprogrammed by any agency or person to any other 
purpose. Unless restricted by federal or other state law, the 
council may carry forward any unexpended balance from one fiscal 
year to the next and from one fiscal biennium to the next. 
    Subd. 5.  [SERVICE CONTRACTS.] The council may contract for 
the services it needs to carry out its function.  The council 
may also contract to provide services to other organizations. 
The contracts are not subject to the contract approval 
procedures of the commissioner of administration or of chapter 
16B. 
    Subd. 6.  [FISCAL AGENT.] The state board of vocational 
technical education shall act as fiscal agent for the council 
and provide other support services necessary for disbursements, 
accounting, auditing, and reporting.  
    Subd. 7.  [STAFF.] The council may employ an executive 
director and other staff needed to carry out its duties.  The 
executive director may be paid an allowance not to exceed $2,000 
annually for miscellaneous expenses in connection with duties of 
the office.  The council may contract with professional, 
technical, and clerical consultants and interns needed to carry 
out its functions. 
    Sec. 2.  [TRANSITION.] 
    All employees of the council on the effective date of this 
act are appointed to the civil service of the state and shall 
become state employees without competitive or qualifying 
examination.  The commissioner of employee relations shall place 
each employee in the proper job classification.  Each employee 
is appointed at no loss in salary, but no employee may receive 
an increase in salary until the employee's salary comes within 
the range for that job classification.  The commissioner of 
employee relations shall establish the compensation range for 
the executive director of the council.  Accumulations of sick 
leave and vacation benefits earned by the employee shall 
transfer subject to any maximum allowed in the appropriate state 
compensation plan. 
    Sec. 3.  [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 
    Except in this act, the revisor of statutes shall change 
"the Minnesota state advisory council for vocational education" 
to "the state council on vocational technical education" in 
Minnesota Statutes. 
    Approved May 20, 1985