Minnesota Session Laws - 2001, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 6-H.F.No. 106 
                  An act relating to agriculture; allowing certain 
                  members of the Minnesota agriculture education 
                  leadership council to designate permanent or temporary 
                  replacement members; extending the sunset date of the 
                  Minnesota agricultural education leadership council; 
                  amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41D.01, 
                  subdivisions 1, 3, and 4. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41D.01, 
        subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
           Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP.] (a) The 
        Minnesota agriculture education leadership council is 
        established.  The council is composed of 16 members as follows: 
           (1) the chair of the University of Minnesota agricultural 
        education program; 
           (2) a representative of the commissioner of children, 
        families, and learning; 
           (3) a representative of the Minnesota state colleges and 
        universities recommended by the chancellor; 
           (4) the president and the president-elect of the Minnesota 
        vocational agriculture instructors association Association of 
        Agriculture Educators; 
           (5) a representative of the Future Farmers of America 
        Foundation; 
           (6) a representative of the commissioner of agriculture; 
           (7) the dean of the college of agriculture, food, and 
        environmental sciences at the University of Minnesota; 
           (8) two members representing agriculture education and 
        agriculture business appointed by the governor; 
           (9) the chair of the senate committee on agriculture and 
        rural development;, general legislation and veterans affairs; 
           (10) the chair of the house committee on agriculture; 
           (11) the ranking minority member of the senate committee on 
        agriculture and rural development, general legislation and 
        veterans affairs, and a member of the senate committee on 
        children, families and learning education committee designated 
        by the subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 
        administration; and 
           (12) the ranking minority member of the house agriculture 
        committee, and a member of the house education committee 
        designated by the speaker. 
           (b) An ex officio member of the council under paragraph 
        (a), clause (1), (4), (7), (9), (10), (11), or (12), may 
        designate a permanent or temporary replacement member 
        representing the same constituency. 
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41D.01, 
        subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 3.  [COUNCIL OFFICERS; TERMS AND COMPENSATION OF 
        APPOINTEES; STAFF.] (a) The chair of the senate agriculture and 
        rural development, general legislation and veterans affairs 
        committee and the chair of the house agriculture committee, or 
        their designees, are the cochairs of the council. 
           (b) The council's membership terms, compensation, filling 
        of vacancies, and removal of members are as provided in section 
        15.0575. 
           (c) The council may employ an executive director and any 
        other staff to carry out its functions. 
           Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41D.01, 
        subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 4.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on June 
        30, 2002 2003. 
           Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final 
        enactment. 
           Presented to the governor March 6, 2001 
           Signed by the governor March 8, 2001, 2:35 p.m.