Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 153-H.F.No. 696 
           An act relating to education; revising membership 
          requirements for joint vocational technical boards; 
          authorizing joint vocational technical boards to 
          appoint additional members; amending Minnesota 
          Statutes 1990, section 136C.61, subdivision 1; and by 
          adding a subdivision.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 136C.61, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERS.] The district shall be operated 
by a joint vocational technical board, which shall consist of 
the number of members from each of the participating school 
districts and the number of members appointed by the joint 
vocational technical board under subdivision 1a, as specified in 
the agreement establishing the joint vocational technical 
district, as originally adopted or amended.  Board members must 
be residents of the respective school districts represented and 
may be members of the school boards of the respective school 
districts.  The first members representing participating school 
districts shall be appointed by their respective school boards.  
The agreement may provide for election of members to take office 
at the end of a term of an appointed member.  If there is an 
election of members, the election is governed by chapter 205A.  
Appointed board members from participating school districts 
serve at the pleasure of their respective school appointing 
boards and are subject to recall by a majority vote of the 
appointing board.  The election of members is governed by 
chapter 205A.  Board members from participating school districts 
shall report at least quarterly to their appointing boards on 
the activities of the joint vocational technical district at the 
request of the appointing boards. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 136C.61, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
     Subd. 1a.  [MEMBERS APPOINTED BY BOARD.] The joint 
vocational technical board may appoint additional individuals to 
its membership for one- or two-year terms, if so authorized in 
the agreement establishing the joint vocational technical 
district, as originally adopted or amended.  Board members 
appointed by the joint vocational technical board serve at the 
pleasure of that board.  
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 1991. 
    Presented to the governor May 20, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 23, 1991, 7:02 p.m.