Minnesota Session Laws - 2000, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 384-S.F.No. 3701 
                  An act relating to state government; adding members to 
                  the designer selection board; providing the 
                  designation of at least two designers for projects at 
                  the University of Minnesota or the state colleges and 
                  universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
                  section 16B.33, subdivisions 2 and 3a. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.33, 
        subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 2.  [ORGANIZATION OF BOARD.] (a) [MEMBERSHIP.] The 
        state designer selection board consists of five seven 
        individuals, the majority of whom must be Minnesota residents.  
        Each of the following three four organizations shall nominate 
        one individual whose name and qualifications shall be submitted 
        to the commissioner of administration for consideration:  the 
        consulting engineers council of Minnesota after consultation 
        with other professional engineering societies in the state; 
        the AIA Minnesota society of architects; the Minnesota chapter 
        of the associated general contractors after consultation with 
        other commercial contractor associations in the state; and the 
        Minnesota board of the arts.  The commissioner may appoint 
        the three four named individuals to the board but may reject a 
        nominated individual and request another nomination.  The fifth 
        member shall be a representative of the user agency, the 
        University of Minnesota, or the Minnesota state colleges and 
        universities, designated by the user agency.  The remaining two 
        citizen members shall also be appointed by the commissioner.  
           (b) [NONVOTING MEMBERS MEMBER.] In addition to the five 
        seven members of the board, two one nonvoting members member 
        representing the commissioner shall participate in the 
        interviewing and selection of designers pursuant to this 
        section.  One shall be a representative of the commissioner and 
        shall participate in the interviewing and selection of designers 
        for all projects.  The other shall be a representative of the 
        user agency, who shall participate in the interviewing and 
        selection of the designers for the project being undertaken by 
        the user agency.  The commissioner shall appoint the 
        representative of the user agency in consultation with the user 
        agency.  
           (c) [TERMS; COMPENSATION; REMOVAL; VACANCIES.] The 
        membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling 
        of vacancies on the board are as provided in section 15.0575.  
        No individual may serve for more than two consecutive terms.  
           (d) [OFFICERS, RULES.] At its first meeting, the board 
        shall elect a voting member of the board as chair.  The board 
        shall also elect other officers necessary for the conduct of its 
        affairs.  The board shall adopt rules governing its operations 
        and the conduct of its meetings.  The rules shall provide for 
        the terms of the chair and other officers.  
           (e) [MEETINGS.] The board shall meet as often as is 
        necessary, not less than twice annually, in order to act 
        expeditiously on requests submitted to it for selection of 
        primary designers.  
           (f) [OFFICE, STAFF, RECORDS.] The department of 
        administration shall provide the board with suitable quarters to 
        maintain an office, hold meetings, and keep records.  The 
        commissioner shall designate an employee of the department of 
        administration to serve as executive secretary to the board and 
        shall furnish a secretarial staff to the board as necessary for 
        the expeditious conduct of the board's duties and 
        responsibilities.  
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.33, 
        subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 3a.  [HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTS.] (a) When the 
        University of Minnesota or the Minnesota state colleges and 
        universities undertakes a project involving construction or 
        major remodeling, as defined in section 16B.335, subdivision 1, 
        with an estimated cost greater than $2,000,000 or a planning 
        project with estimated fees greater than $200,000, the system 
        shall submit a written request for a primary designer to the 
        commissioner, as provided in subdivision 3. 
           (b) When the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota state 
        colleges and universities undertakes a project involving 
        renovation, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation, the system 
        office may submit a written request for a primary designer to 
        the commissioner as provided in subdivision 3. 
           (c) For projects at the University of Minnesota or the 
        state colleges and universities, the board shall select at least 
        two primary designers under subdivision 4 for recommendation to 
        the board of regents or the board of trustees.  Meeting records 
        or written evaluations that document the final selection are 
        public records.  The board of regents or the board of trustees 
        shall notify the commissioner of the designer selected from the 
        recommendations. 
           Presented to the governor April 10, 2000 
           Signed by the governor April 13, 2000, 4:47 p.m.