2005 Minnesota Statutes

     137.0246 Regent nomination and election. 

    Subdivision 1.    Governor nomination.  By February 15 
 following the receipt of recommendations from the advisory 
 council, the governor must submit to the joint committee 
 established under subdivision 2 a slate of regent nominations 
 that complies with sections 137.023 and 137.024.  The slate must 
 name one nominee for each vacancy.  In selecting nominees, the 
 governor must consider the needs of the Board of Regents and the 
 balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, 
 and ethnic composition.  The governor must inform the joint 
 committee how each candidate and the slate meet the needs 
 identified in the report under section 137.0245, subdivision 4, 
 paragraph (b). 

    Subd. 2.    Joint committee.  (a) The joint legislative 
 committee consists of 20 legislator members.  Ten members shall 
 be appointed by the speaker of the house.  Ten members shall be 
 appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on 
 Rules and Administration from the senate.  An equal number of 
 members from the majority and minority party shall be appointed 
 from each house.  The members appointed from the minority party 
 must be appointed from among those recommended by the minority 
 leader.  The chairs of the education policy committees and of 
 the higher education budget divisions and the ranking minority 
 member of those committees and divisions must be appointed.  A 
 majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint 
 committee.  

    (b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date 
 agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative 
 committee shall meet to consider the governor's nominees for 
 regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation 
 to a joint convention of the legislature. 

    (c) The joint committee may only recommend to the joint 
 convention nominees recommended by the governor.  If the joint 
 committee does not recommend a governor's nominee, the governor 
 must submit a different nominee for the same vacancy. 

    HIST: 2005 c 107 art 2 s 50