1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring that two members of the Board of Regents 
1.3 	be university students;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 137.023.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 137.023, is amended to read:
1.6 	137.023 UNIVERSITY STUDENT ON BOARD OF REGENTS.
1.7 	In electing members of the Board of Regents pursuant to article 13, section 3, of the 
1.8 	Constitution of the state of Minnesota, and Territorial Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 5, one 
1.9 	member two members of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a person persons
1.10 	who at the time of election to the board is a student are students who is are enrolled in a 
1.11 	degree program at the university. This person shall represent the state at large.A regent 
1.12 	elected under this section may represent the state at large or a congressional district under 
1.13 	section 137.024. Upon expiration of the term or in the event of a vacancy in the office, 
1.14 	one either position shall be filled by a person having the same qualifications.