1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
1.3 	to oversee legislative training forums; appropriating money for 2007 legislative 
1.4 	forums; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [3.051] LEGISLATIVE TRAINING FORUMS.
1.7 	(a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall oversee two legislative training 
1.8 	forums each year. The commission shall: 
1.9 	(1) create an annual gathering of legislators to be held within the first two weeks of 
1.10 	January each year, and one other legislative training forum each February; 
1.11 	(2) select speakers, including nonpartisan legislative or executive staff, who 
1.12 	will provide an oversight of the issues affecting Minnesota, including demographic, 
1.13 	environmental, sociological, and economic perspectives on Minnesota, background on 
1.14 	key policy issues the legislature is expected to address that year, and training to improve 
1.15 	legislative skills in running effective meetings and other issues; 
1.16 	(3)  invite current executive branch officials in order to provide opportunities for 
1.17 	legislators and invited executive branch officials to interact and work to form cooperative 
1.18 	solutions to Minnesota issues, problems, and challenges. 
1.19 	(b) The joint rules of the house of representatives and senate must prohibit any 
1.20 	official gathering of legislators that might conflict with the legislative forums provided 
1.21 	for in this section. 
1.22 	 (c) The Legislative Coordinating Commission may select a partner or partners from 
1.23 	Minnesota??a??a??s institutions of higher education and nonprofit communities, and if such a 
1.24 	choice is made, must give all interested institutions an opportunity to submit a proposal to 
2.1 	run the training, schedule activities, and create meeting agendas.  The commission may 
2.2 	accept donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals to defray costs of the 
2.3 	forums, and shall publish those donations on the legislature's Web site.  No registered 
2.4 	lobbyist or principal shall contribute for this purpose.  Donations received are appropriated 
2.5 	to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for purposes of this section.

2.6 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.7 	$30,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative Coordinating 
2.8 	Commission in fiscal year 2007 for the legislative forums in January and February of 2007.