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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. (a) 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.
    (b) Selection criteria developed under this section must include the requirement that trustees
represent diversity in geography, gender, race, occupation, and experience.
    (c) Selection criteria developed under this section must also include the identification of the
membership needs of the board for individual skills relevant to the governance of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities and the needs for certain individual characteristics that include
geographic location, gender, race, occupation, and experience.
    Subd. 4. Recommendations. Except for seats filled under section 136F.04, 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.
History: 1991 c 356 art 9 s 3; 1994 c 532 art 7 s 4; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 6-8,64; 2007
c 144 art 2 s 37,38

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