2003 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.80 Committees on American Indian education programs.

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  The commissioner of 
 education shall create an 18-member American Indian Education 
 Committee.  The commissioner must appoint members with the 
 assistance of the Indian Affairs Council as provided under 
 section 3.922, subdivision 6, and the Higher Education Services 
 Office.  Members must include representatives of tribal bodies, 
 community groups, parents of children eligible to be served by 
 the programs, American Indian administrators and teachers, 
 persons experienced in the training of teachers for American 
 Indian education programs, persons involved in programs for 
 American Indian children in American Indian schools, and persons 
 knowledgeable in the field of American Indian education.  
 Members shall be appointed so as to be representative of 
 significant segments of the population of American Indians, with 
 membership consisting of representatives from the 11 
 reservations and the Minnesota Chippewa tribe, the chair of the 
 Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Urban Advisory Council, and 
 five urban at-large representatives, two of which reside in the 
 metropolitan area, one of which resides in the Duluth area, one 
 of which resides in the Bemidji area, and one of which resides 
 in the southern region of the state.  

    Subd. 2.    Committee to advise commissioner.  The 
 Committee on American Indian Education programs shall advise the 
 commissioner in the administration of the commissioner's duties 
 under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 and other programs for the 
 education of American Indian people, as determined by the 
 commissioner.  The committee shall also provide advice to the 
 commissioner in awarding scholarships to eligible American 
 Indian students and in administering the commissioner's duties 
 regarding awarding of American Indian postsecondary preparation 
 grants to school districts.  The committee may work in multiple 
 subcommittees focused on general Indian education issues and 
 scholarship-related issues. 

    Subd. 3.    Expenses; expiration.  The committee must be 
 reimbursed for expenses according to section 15.059, subdivision 
 6.  The commissioner must determine the membership terms and the 
 duration of the committee, which shall expire no later than June 
 30, 2003. 

    HIST: 1979 c 219 s 2; 1983 c 260 s 27; 1988 c 718 art 3 s 15; 
 1996 c 412 art 3 s 32; 1997 c 192 s 21; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 
 154,155,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1Sp2001 c 13 s 
 9-11; 2003 c 130 s 12