1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; amending board structure and providing additional 
1.3 	oversight for the Perpich Center for Arts Education;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2014, section 129C.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law 
1.5 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129C.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 129C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Governance. (a) The board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education 
1.9 	shall consist of ~~15~~ 12 persons, one of whom must have served as a school administrator or 
1.10 	as an elected school board member, one of whom is a locally or regionally recognized 
1.11 	professional artist, and one of whom is a secondary or postsecondary arts educator. The 
1.12 	members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of 
1.13 	the senate. At least one member must be appointed from each congressional district.
1.14 	(b) A seven-member nominating committee composed of three currently serving 
1.15 	members of the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education appointed by the board, 
1.16 	three members appointed by the Minnesota State Arts Board, and one member appointed 
1.17 	by the governor shall meet, as required, to prepare and submit a list of recommended 
1.18 	candidates to the governor for the governor to consider when appointing members of the 
1.19 	Perpich Center for Arts Education Board.
1.20 	(c) All board members must complete board training requirements consistent with 
1.21 	section 127A.19.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.23 	and applies to board member appointments made after that date. The governor shall 
2.1 	determine which board member terms end on the effective date of this section to reduce 
2.2 	the number of board members from 15 to 12.

2.3 	Sec. 2. [129C.12] PUBLIC INFORMATION.
2.4 		Subdivision 1.Board minutes. The board must post the minutes of its meetings on 
2.5 	its official Web site and supplemental board materials, information, and budget documents 
2.6 	consistent with Minnesota Management and Budget financial management and reporting 
2.7 	requirements.
2.8 		Subd. 2.Annual report. Consistent with section 123B.10, requiring school boards 
2.9 	to annually publish financial information on the district's official Web site, the board 
2.10 	must prepare and post on its official Web site an annual report summarizing Perpich 
2.11 	Center finances and, consistent with section 120B.36, subdivision 1, requiring school 
2.12 	and district accountability data, also post on its official Web site longitudinal data on 
2.13 	student enrollment and students' congressional districts of residence, graduation rates, and 
2.14 	postgraduation student placements.
2.15 		Subd. 3.World's best workforce. Consistent with section 120B.11, governing the 
2.16 	world's best workforce, the board must prepare and post a comprehensive, long-term 
2.17 	strategic improvement plan and report plan strategies, activities, practices, and outcomes 
2.18 	on its official Web site.
2.19 		Subd. 4.Audit report. (a) The Perpich Center for Arts Education is subject to an 
2.20 	annual independent audit. The audit must be conducted in compliance with generally 
2.21 	accepted governmental auditing standards, the Federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, 
2.22 	and section 6.65. The state auditor, legislative auditor, or Department of Education may 
2.23 	conduct financial, program, or compliance audits, and may direct the Perpich Center for 
2.24 	Arts Education to include any additional items in its annual independent audit.
2.25 	(b) Upon approval from the Department of Education, the Perpich Center for Arts 
2.26 	Education may combine this audit with its required annual audit of the Crosswinds school.
2.27 	(c) The Perpich Center for Arts Education must post its most recent audit on its 
2.28 	Web site.

2.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.30 	Sec. 3. LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR.
 2.31 	(a) The legislative auditor is requested to perform a financial audit of the Perpich 
2.32 	Center for Arts Education in calendar year 2016, and at least every four calendar years 
2.33 	thereafter.
3.1 	(b) The legislative auditor is requested to conduct a performance audit of the Perpich 
3.2 	Center for Arts Education during calendar year 2016. The evaluation is requested to assess 
3.3 	the Perpich Center board structure, administrative structure, and the compatibility of 
3.4 	Perpich Center missions, including the arts high school, statewide arts outreach activities, 
3.5 	and the Crosswinds school. The legislative auditor is requested to determine whether a 
3.6 	subsequent performance audit should be conducted in 2020, either by the legislative 
3.7 	auditor or by a properly credentialed independent auditor.

3.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.