Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 439-H.F.No. 1989 
           An act relating to education; creating a task force on 
          child care in higher education.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [TASK FORCE ON CHILD CARE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE AND DUTIES.] A task force on child 
care in higher education is established to determine the goals 
of child care in higher education in relation to existing child 
care programs, study and select strategies and mechanisms for 
the state to use in achieving those goals, and to make 
recommendations to the legislature for short-term and long-range 
policy development.  
    Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP.] The governor shall appoint the 
members of the task force.  The chair of the student advisory 
council, and the members of the higher education advisory 
council may make recommendations for appointment.  There must be 
one student member from each system member of the student 
advisory council and one faculty or administrator member from 
each system member of the higher education advisory council.  
The faculty or administrator representative must be an 
individual who has had involvement in dealing with child care 
issues.  The members of the task force shall elect the chair. 
One representative of the department of health, department of 
human services, and the higher education coordinating board must 
also be appointed.  
    Subd. 3.  [REPORTS.] The task force shall submit a set of 
recommendations to the higher education division of the senate 
education committee and the house of representatives higher 
education committee on its activities, findings, and 
recommendations by January 15, 1989.  
    Subd. 4.  [FUNDING.] The task force may seek funding from 
nonstate sources to accomplish its tasks under subdivisions 1 to 
3. 
    Approved April 4, 1988