Minnesota Session Laws - 1992, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1992 

                        CHAPTER 430-H.F.No. 2732 
           An act relating to public utilities; removing the 
          public service member from the telecommunications 
          access for communication-impaired persons board; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 237.51, 
          subdivisions 2 and 6. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 237.51, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [MEMBERS.] The board consists of 12 persons to 
include: 
    (1) the commissioner of the department of human services or 
the commissioner's designee; 
    (2) the commissioner of the department of public 
service administration or the commissioner's designee; 
    (3) five communication-impaired persons appointed by the 
governor; 
    (4) one person appointed by the governor who is a 
professional in the area of communications disabilities; 
    (5) one person appointed by the governor to represent the 
telephone company providing local exchange service to the 
largest number of persons; 
    (6) one member of the Minnesota Telephone Association 
appointed by the governor to represent other affected telephone 
companies; 
    (7) one person appointed by the governor to represent 
companies providing inter-LATA interexchange telephone service; 
and 
    (8) one person to represent the organization operating the 
message relay service to be appointed by the governor at the 
time the board contracts with the organization pursuant to 
section 237.54. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 237.51, 
subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 6.  [ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.] The commissioner of the 
department of public service administration shall provide staff 
assistance not including the program administrator who is to be 
chosen by the board, administrative services, and office space 
under a contract with the board.  The board shall reimburse the 
commissioner for services, staff, and space provided.  The board 
may request necessary information from the supervising officer 
of any state agency. 
    Presented to the governor April 6, 1992 
    Signed by the governor April 8, 1992, 4:59 p.m.