2003 Minnesota Statutes

     136F.03 Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
  Colleges and Universities Candidate Advisory Council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  A candidate advisory council 
 for the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
 Universities shall assist the governor in determining criteria 
 for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for, 
 nonstudent membership on the board. 

    Subd. 2.    Membership.  The advisory council consists 
 of 24 members.  Twelve members are appointed by the Subcommittee 
 on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
 the senate.  Twelve members are appointed by the speaker of the 
 house of representatives.  No more than one-third of the members 
 appointed by each appointing authority may be current or former 
 legislators.  No more than two-thirds of the members appointed 
 by each appointing authority may belong to the same political 
 party; however, political activity or affiliation is not 
 required for the appointment of a member.  Geographical 
 representation must be taken into consideration when making 
 appointments.  Section 15.0575 governs the advisory council, 
 except that the members must be appointed to six-year terms.  

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  The advisory council shall: 

    (1) develop a statement of the selection criteria to be 
 applied and a description of the responsibilities and duties of 
 a member of the board and shall distribute this to potential 
 candidates; and 

    (2) for each position on the board, identify and recruit 
 qualified candidates for the board, based on the background and 
 experience of the candidates, and their potential for 
 discharging the responsibilities of a member of the board. 

    Subd. 4.    Recommendations.  The advisory council shall 
 recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for 
 each seat.  By April 15 of each even-numbered year, the advisory 
 council shall submit its recommendations to the governor.  The 
 governor is not bound by these recommendations. 

    Subd. 5.    Support services.  The legislative 
 coordinating commission shall provide administrative and support 
 services for the advisory council. 

    HIST: 1991 c 356 art 9 s 3; 1994 c 532 art 7 s 4; 1995 c 212 
 art 4 s 6-8,64