Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 442-S.F.No. 1223 
           An act relating to state departments and agencies; 
          creating a commission for the quincentennial of the 
          Hispanic presence in the western hemisphere. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [HISPANIC PRESENCE COMMISSION.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERSHIP.] The Minnesota Hispanic 
quincentennial commission consists of seven members, as follows: 
    (1) three members knowledgeable in Hispanic history and 
culture, appointed by the governor; 
    (2) the director of the state historical society, or the 
director's designee; 
    (3) one member appointed by the council on affairs of 
Spanish-speaking people; 
    (4) one member of the Hispanic chamber of commerce 
appointed by the chamber; 
    (5) one member of the Minnesota migrant council appointed 
by the council. 
    The members shall serve without compensation. 
    Subd. 2.  [MEETINGS.] The commission shall meet at least 
quarterly commencing July 1, 1988.  The commission shall select 
a chair from its membership. 
    Subd. 3.  [PURPOSE.] The commission shall promote greater 
awareness of the meaning of 500 years of Hispanic culture in the 
United States and shall design appropriate quincentennial 
projects. 
    Subd. 4.  [POWERS.] The commission may contract in its own 
name.  Contracts must be approved by a majority of the members 
of the commission and executed by the chair.  The commission may 
apply for, receive, and expend in its own name grants and gifts 
of money consistent with the purpose specified in subdivision 3. 
    Subd. 5.  [EXPIRATION.] This section is repealed December 
31, 1992. 
    Approved April 4, 1988