2005 Minnesota Statutes

     3.303 Legislative Coordinating Commission; creation and 
  organization. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  The Legislative Coordinating 
 Commission is created to coordinate the legislative activities 
 of the senate and house of representatives. 

    Subd. 2.    Membership.  The commission consists of the 
 majority leader of the senate, the president of the senate, two 
 senators appointed by the majority leader, the minority leader 
 of the senate, and one senator appointed by the minority leader; 
 and the majority leader of the house of representatives, the 
 speaker of the house of representatives, two representatives 
 appointed by the speaker, the minority leader of the house of 
 representatives, and one representative appointed by the 
 minority leader.  Each member shall serve until a successor is 
 named during a regular session following appointment.  A vacancy 
 shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the 
 original appointment. 

    Subd. 3.    Chair.  The president of the senate and the 
 speaker of the house shall alternate annually as chair of the 
 commission. 

    Subd. 4.    Reimbursement.  The members of the 
 commission shall serve without compensation but be reimbursed in 
 the same manner as members of standing committees of the senate 
 and the house of representatives. 

    Subd. 5.    Visitors from other governments.  The 
 commission shall represent the legislature and assist state 
 agencies to make arrangements to accommodate and appropriately 
 recognize individuals or groups visiting Minnesota as direct or 
 indirect representatives of foreign governments, other states, 
 or subdivisions or agencies of foreign governments or other 
 states and to provide other services determined by the 
 commission.  

    Subd. 6.    Grants; staff; space; equipment.  The 
 commission may make grants, employ an executive director and 
 other staff, and obtain office space, equipment, and supplies 
 necessary to perform its duties. 

    Subd. 7.    Economic status of women.  The commission 
 shall study and report to the legislature on all matters 
 relating to the economic status of women in Minnesota, including:

    (1) the contributions of women to the economy; 

    (2) economic security of homemakers and women in the labor 
 force; 

    (3) opportunities for education and vocational training; 

    (4) employment opportunities; 

    (5) women's access to benefits and services provided to 
 citizens of this state; and 

    (6) laws and business practices constituting barriers to 
 the full participation by women in the economy. 

 The commission shall also study the adequacy of programs and 
 services relating to families in Minnesota.  The commission 
 shall communicate its findings and make recommendations to the 
 legislature on an ongoing basis. 

    HIST: 1973 c 598 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 62; 1986 
 c 444; 1987 c 404 s 61; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1; 1995 c 248 art 2 s 
 1; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 1