2006 Minnesota Statutes

198.002 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
    Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota veterans homes are governed by a board of
directors appointed by the governor.
    Subd. 2. Membership. The board consists of nine voting members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members of the board shall fairly
represent the geographic areas of the state. The members are:
(1) a chair, designated by the governor;
(2) three public members experienced in policy formulation with professional experience
in health care delivery; and
(3) five members experienced in policy formulation with professional experience in health
care delivery who are members of congressionally chartered veterans organizations or their
auxiliaries that have a statewide organizational structure and state level officers in Minnesota.
The commissioner of veterans affairs shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the
board. From each house of the legislature, the chair of the committee that deals with veterans
affairs shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member if that person is a veteran.
    Subd. 3. Terms; compensation. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of
members, and filling of vacancies are as provided in section 15.0575.
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 2004 c 219 s 7]
    Subd. 6. Future elimination. If the governor fails to appoint a board, or if the board is
eliminated by any other means, its authority vests in the commissioner of veterans affairs.
History: 1988 c 699 s 6; 1996 c 292 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 54