1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; increasing the size of the MnSCU Board of Trustees 
1.3 	and changing appointments to the board;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	section 136F.02, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 
1.5 	136F.03; 136F.04.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The board consists of 15 17 members, appointed 
1.9 	as follows: three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the 
1.10 	senate; three members appointed by the subcommittee on committees of the senate; three 
1.11 	members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one member each 
1.12 	appointed by the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO), the Minnesota State College Faculty 
1.13 	(MSCF), the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE), the American 
1.14 	Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the AFL-CIO; 
1.15 	and three members who are students appointed under paragraph (b).
1.16 	(b) At least one member of the board must be a resident of each congressional 
1.17 	district. Three members must be students who are The three student members must be
1.18 	enrolled at least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program or have graduated 
1.19 	from an institution governed by the board within one year of the date of appointment. The 
1.20 	student members shall The governor, the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate, and 
1.21 	the speaker of the house of representatives must each appoint one student member of the 
1.22 	board of trustees every even-numbered year. To the extent possible, students appointed to 
1.23 	the board of trustees must include: one member from a community college, one member 
1.24 	from a state university, and one member from a technical college. The remaining members 
1.25 	must be appointed to represent the state at large.

2.1 	Sec. 2. TRANSITIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
 2.2 	Beginning in 2008 and notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.02, 
2.3 	appointing authorities under section 1 shall make appointments to the board of trustees 
2.4 	according to this section. Beginning in 2008 and every six years thereafter, one member 
2.5 	of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO), the 
2.6 	Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF), and the Minnesota Association of Professional 
2.7 	Employees (MAPE). Beginning in 2010 and every six years thereafter, one member of 
2.8 	the board of trustees shall be appointed by the American Federation of State, County and 
2.9 	Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Beginning in 2012 and every six years thereafter, one 
2.10 	member of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the AFL-CIO. Beginning in 2008 
2.11 	and every even-numbered year thereafter, the governor, the subcommittee on committees 
2.12 	of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one 
2.13 	member of the board of trustees and one student member of the board of trustees. 

2.14 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 2.15 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 136F.03; and 136F.04, are repealed.