Bill Text: MN HF1868 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Executive branch advisory groups governing provisions modified.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-25 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations [HF1868 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF1868-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch
1.3advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision
1.48; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2;
1.528A.21, subdivision 6; 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 2;
1.679A.02, subdivision 1; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 89A.08,
1.7subdivision 1; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 116U.25;
1.8134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481, subdivision 1;
1.9144.608, subdivision 2; 145A.10, subdivision 10; 148.7805, subdivision 2;
1.10153A.20, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52,
1.11subdivision 3; 175.007, subdivision 1; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13,
1.12subdivision 4; 240.18, subdivision 4; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 256B.0625,
1.13subdivision 13i; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, subdivision 5; 298.2213,
1.14subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 299E.04, subdivision 5;
1.15326B.07, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105;
1.16125A.28; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision
1.175; 15B.32, subdivision 7; 16E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317,
1.18subdivision 4; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35,
1.19subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; 245.97,
1.20subdivision 7; 270C.991, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
1.21sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.
1.22BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.26 Subd. 2. SmartFleet Committee.(a) The commissioner of administration, or the
1.27commissioner's designee, shall chair a SmartFleet Committee consisting of representatives
1.28designated by the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of
1.29Agriculture and Commerce, and other state departments that wish to participate. To
1.30ensure effective and efficient state participation, the SmartFleet Committee must assist
2.1state departments in implementing the requirements of this section, including providing
2.2information, guidance, sample policies and procedures, and technical and planning
2.3assistance.
2.4(b) The SmartFleet Committee must evaluate the goals and directives established
2.5in this section by December 2006 and periodically thereafter. The committee may make
2.6recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature for new or
2.7adjusted goals and directives, in light of the progress the state has made implementing this
2.8section, and of the availability of new or improved technologies.
2.9(c) For the systematic and efficient monitoring of progress in implementing this
2.10section by the SmartFleet Committee, The Department of Administration shall implement
2.11a fleet reporting and information management system. Each department will use this
2.12management system to demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.
2.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.14 Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
2.15subdivision have the meaning given them.
2.16(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and
2.17budget.
2.18(b) Employee. "Employee" means:
2.19(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section179A.03,
2.20subdivision 14 , who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;
2.21(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;
2.22(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
2.23an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
2.24employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
2.25governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or
2.26(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.
2.27(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:
2.28(1) a public employer within the definition of section179A.03, subdivision 15 , that
2.29is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section120A.05 , service cooperative
2.30as defined in section123A.21 , intermediate district as defined in section
136D.01 ,
2.31Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section123A.22 , regional
2.32management information center as defined in section123A.23 , or an education unit
2.33organized under the joint powers action, section471.59 ; or
2.34(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);
2.35(3) a county or municipal hospital; or
3.1(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.
3.2(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
3.3representative as defined in section179A.03, subdivision 8 .
3.4(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the
3.5committee established by subdivision 4.
3.6(f) (e) Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance
3.7program created by subdivision 3.
3.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.9 Subd. 3. Public employee insurance program. The commissioner shall be the
3.10administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding
3.11arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established
3.12in section43A.18, subdivision 2 , but may modify that plan, in consultation with the
3.13Labor-Management Committee.
3.14 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.15 Subd. 6. Coverage. (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the
3.16benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental,
3.17and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health
3.18maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if
3.19they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered
3.20in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective
3.21bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the
3.22employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents
3.23provided in the program.
3.24(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,
3.25 shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to
3.26continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits.
3.27If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program,
3.28the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of
3.29participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by
3.30subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the
3.31program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.
3.32 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:
3.33206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.
4.1 Subdivision 1. Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance
4.2of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems
4.3contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the
4.4equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical
4.5scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and
4.6other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the
4.7software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as
4.8provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be
4.9solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for
4.10use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
4.11(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including
4.12representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who
4.13have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members
4.14of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating
4.15the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.
4.16(c) (b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain
4.17related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are
4.18members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for
4.19the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate
4.20orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may
4.21apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships
4.22receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate
4.23delivery of those products or services.
4.24 Sec. 6. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
4.25The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed
4.26in this article wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and (2)
4.27make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the remaining
4.28text and preserve its meaning.
4.29 Sec. 7. REPEALER.
4.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475; 43A.316,
4.31subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and 270C.991,
4.32subdivision 4, are repealed.
4.33Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and 197.585,
4.34subdivision 2, are repealed.
5.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
5.4 Subd. 8. Advisory board. An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the
5.5council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban
5.6areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the
5.7elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis,
5.8St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of
5.9each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section
5.1015.059
, but the expiration dates provided in that section do not apply.
5.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.12 Subd. 2. Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the
5.13CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One
5.14must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the
5.15Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.
5.16(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and
5.17planning matters.
5.18(c) Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, or other law, the authority for
5.19appointment of an advisory committee does not expire.
5.20(d) (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB
5.21competition.
5.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.23 Subdivision 1. Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of
5.24Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under
5.25the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
5.26The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the
5.27responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law
5.28108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this
5.29council does not expireand the expiration date provided in section
15.059, subdivision
5.305
, does not apply.
5.31 (b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the
5.32Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
5.33After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the
6.1commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the
6.2first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year
6.3terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation
6.4specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as
6.5amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following
6.6their appointment.
6.7 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.8 Subd. 6. Expiration.Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, This section
6.9expires June 30, 2017.
6.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.11 Subd. 2. E-Health Advisory Committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an
6.12e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section15.059 to advise the commissioner
6.13on the following matters:
6.14 (1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by
6.15the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
6.16 (2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information
6.17infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards
6.18for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and
6.19maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;
6.20 (3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications
6.21using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost
6.22of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health
6.23management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with
6.24chronic conditions; and
6.25 (4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
6.26 (b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the
6.27commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration,
6.28and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include
6.29persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other
6.30licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions,
6.31health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and
6.32research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in
6.33health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to
6.34fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.
7.1 (c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January
7.230 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information
7.3infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the
7.4promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.
7.5(d)Notwithstanding section
15.059, This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.
7.6 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.7 Subdivision 1. Membership. For the purposes of assisting the commissioner,
7.8there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five
7.9members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members
7.10and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and
7.11two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner.Notwithstanding
7.12section
15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.
7.13 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.14 Subdivision 1. Advisory council created. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation
7.15Area Citizens Advisory Council is established.Notwithstanding section
15.059, the
7.16council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:
7.17 (1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers
7.18Board;
7.19 (2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;
7.20 (3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has
7.21worked as a miner in the local area;
7.22 (4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;
7.23 (5) an elected state official;
7.24 (6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural
7.25Resources;
7.26 (7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
7.27 (8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of
7.28commerce;
7.29 (9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing
7.30County District 5 commissioner;
7.31 (10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton
7.32School Board;
7.33 (11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna
7.34Range Chamber of Commerce; and
8.1 (12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.
8.2 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.3 Subd. 5. Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment,
8.4and removal of council members are governed by section15.059 . Section
15.059,
8.5subdivision 5
, does not govern the expiration date of the council.
8.6 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.7 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council shall appoint a Forest Resources
8.8Research Advisory Committee.Notwithstanding section
15.059, the council does not
8.9expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:
8.10(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;
8.11(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;
8.12(3) the department;
8.13(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and
8.14(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.
8.15 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.16 Subd. 3. Expiration.Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to
8.17the contrary, The committee expires June 30, 2016.
8.18 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
8.19 Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint
8.20committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
8.21the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
8.22activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
8.23and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
8.24the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
8.25 (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
8.26of at least ten affected persons:
8.27 (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
8.28including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
8.29 (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
8.30including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
8.31and deer and big game management.
9.1 (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
9.2Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
9.3Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
9.4committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
9.5level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
9.6to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
9.7 (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
9.8biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
9.9of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
9.10to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
9.11jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
9.12 (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
9.13Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
9.14Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
9.15either of the other oversight committees.
9.16 (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
9.17commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
9.18over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
9.19 (g)Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The
9.20Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary
9.21Oversight Committeedo not expire until June 30, 2015.
9.22 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:
9.23103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.
9.24(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council
9.25to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the
9.2618 voting members:
9.27(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the
9.28commissioner of health;
9.29(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed
9.30by the commissioner of natural resources;
9.31(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the
9.32University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;
9.33(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;
9.34(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring
9.35contractor;
10.1(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the
10.2boring or well drilling industry;
10.3(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the
10.4commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
10.5(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the
10.6commissioner of transportation;
10.7(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by
10.8its chair;
10.9(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;
10.10(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who
10.11are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from
10.12the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who
10.13represent different geographical regions; and
10.14(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal
10.15heat exchanger contractor.
10.16(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two
10.17consecutive terms.
10.18(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:
10.19(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and
10.20(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.
10.21(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all
10.22members are governed by section15.059 , except section
15.059, subdivision 5, relating to
10.23expiration of the advisory council does not apply.
10.24 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:
10.25116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.
10.26(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council
10.27consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms,
10.28including:
10.29(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;
10.30(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast
10.31establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus,
10.32lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;
10.33(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as
10.34designated by the office;
11.1(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail,
11.2travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;
11.3(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the
11.4University of Minnesota Tourism Center;
11.5(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political
11.6party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and
11.7(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.
11.8(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota
11.9by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and
11.10international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue,
11.11and employment.
11.12(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section15.059 . The terms of
11.13one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the
11.14remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after
11.15the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed
11.16and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.
11.17(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined
11.18by the council.Notwithstanding section
15.059, the council does not expire.
11.19(e) If compliance with section13D.02 is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism
11.20Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so
11.21long as the following conditions are met:
11.22(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical
11.23location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
11.24(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can
11.25hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if
11.26needed, receive those services required by sections15.44 and
15.441 ;
11.27(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting
11.28location; and
11.29(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be
11.30identified and recorded.
11.31(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other
11.32electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a
11.33quorum and participating in all proceedings.
11.34(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council,
11.35to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a
12.1remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for
12.2documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.
12.3(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or
12.4emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the
12.5fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of
12.6the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed
12.7by section13D.04 .
12.8 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:
12.9125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
12.10An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is
12.11established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be
12.12appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council
12.13members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department
12.14of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons
12.15of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a
12.16child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers
12.17of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education
12.18director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health
12.19services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of
12.20the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early
12.21childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention,
12.22at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under
12.23age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one
12.24representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human
12.25services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care,
12.26mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a
12.27representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section15.059 , subdivisions
12.282 to5 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.
12.29The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing
12.30and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of
12.31early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.
12.32The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive
12.33and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five
12.34with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each
12.35agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment
13.1practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of
13.2services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of
13.3interagency early intervention committees.
13.4On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the
13.5federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the
13.6commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and
13.7economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
13.8Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the
13.9secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention
13.10services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under
13.11the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections
13.121471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota
13.13Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.
13.14Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating
13.15Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council
13.16or committee.
13.17 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
13.18 Subd. 6. Advisory committee. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory
13.19committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book
13.20Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the
13.21library. Section15.059 governs this committee except that the committee shall not expire.
13.22 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.23 Subdivision 1. Creation and membership. (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner
13.24of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to
13.25the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders
13.26found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited
13.27to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:
13.28(1) parents and other consumers;
13.29(2) primary care providers;
13.30(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;
13.31(4) genetic counselors;
13.32(5) birth hospital representatives;
13.33(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;
13.34(7) nutritionists; and
14.1(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies
14.2and health insurance.
14.3(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section15.059 . Members
14.4shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses.Notwithstanding
14.5section
15.059, subdivision 5, the advisory committee does not expire.
14.6 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.7 Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. The commissioner of health shall
14.8establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of
14.9the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan
14.10area, as defined in section473.121, subdivision 2 :
14.11(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one
14.12from the majority party and one from the minority party;
14.13(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority
14.14party and one from the minority party;
14.15(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county
14.16metropolitan area;
14.17(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
14.18(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan
14.19area;
14.20(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;
14.21(7) a midlevel practitioner;
14.22(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;
14.23(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented
14.24on the committee;
14.25(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the
14.26seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and
14.27(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are
14.28mentally ill or developmentally disabled.
14.29The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership.
14.30Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the
14.31governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of
14.32the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be
14.33elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section15.059 , except
14.34that the members do not receive per diem compensation.Notwithstanding section
15.059,
14.35the advisory committee does not expire.
15.1 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.2 Subd. 2. Council administration. (a) The council must meet at least twice a year
15.3but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members,
15.4or the commissioner.
15.5(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed
15.6by section15.059 , except that. The council expires June 30, 2015.
15.7(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall
15.8consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil
15.9members shall be compensated for work group activities under section15.059, subdivision
15.103 , but shall receive expenses only.
15.11 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
15.12 Subd. 10. State and local advisory committees. (a) A State Community Health
15.13Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations
15.14to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of
15.15community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve
15.16on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings
15.17may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their
15.18alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged
15.19in their official duties.Notwithstanding section
15.059, the State Community Health
15.20Advisory Committee does not expire.
15.21(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a
15.22community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise,
15.23consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties
15.24under subdivision 5a.
15.25 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.26 Subd. 2. Administration. The advisory council is established and administered
15.27under section15.059 . Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, the council shall
15.28not expire.
15.29 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.30 Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered
15.31according to section15.059 , except that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
15.32advisory council shall not expire. The council may form committees to carry out its duties.
16.1 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.2 Subd. 5. Screening board.(a) On or before September 1 of each year the county
16.3engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the
16.4commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid
16.5highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner
16.6deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance
16.7with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner
16.8shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:
16.9(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;
16.10(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and
16.11(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000
16.12or more.
16.13 No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve
16.14consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the
16.15information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November
16.16of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's
16.17lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the
16.18commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money
16.19needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.
16.20(b) Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.
16.21 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.22 Subd. 3. Screening board.(a) On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer
16.23of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on
16.24forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the
16.25city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid
16.26street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon
16.27receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The
16.28board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district,
16.29and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall
16.30investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November
16.311 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to
16.32each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner.
16.33Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner.
16.34In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the
16.35commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in
17.1solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the
17.2amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.
17.3(b) Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, the board does not expire.
17.4 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.5 Subd. 3. Advisory committee.(a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory
17.6committee consisting of five members, including:
17.7(1) one county commissioner;
17.8(2) one county engineer;
17.9(3) one city engineer;
17.10(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
17.11population over 5,000; and
17.12(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
17.13population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the
17.14commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.
17.15(b) Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.
17.16 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.17 Subdivision 1. Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on
17.18Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the
17.19largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by
17.20the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations
17.21in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members
17.22representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The
17.23commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a
17.24nonvoting member.Notwithstanding section
15.059, This council does not expire unless
17.25the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council
17.26has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration
17.27requirements of section15.0599, subdivision 3 .
17.28(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the
17.29minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall
17.30each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives
17.31shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two
17.32of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in
17.33section177.24, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), clause (2). None of the council members
17.34shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or
18.1insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing
18.2the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the
18.3second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the
18.4secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by
18.5lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their
18.6designees on the third Monday in June.
18.7(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the
18.8absence of the member they replace.
18.9(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may
18.10be reappointed.
18.11(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers'
18.12compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal
18.13profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each
18.14appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of
18.15the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.
18.16(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section15.059 .
18.17 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.18 Subd. 3. Meetings. A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum.
18.19The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A
18.20tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be
18.21available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall
18.22expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in
18.23section15.059 , except that the council shall not expire.
18.24 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.25 Subd. 4. Delegation of regulation activities. The commissioner of health shall
18.26wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related
18.27licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates
18.28this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the
18.29cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees
18.30in accordance with the provisions of section214.06 . The commissioner of health may
18.31establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related
18.32licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation.
18.33A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are
18.34members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and
19.1two are public members.A council shall expire, and The terms, compensation, and
19.2removal of members shall be as provided in section15.059 .
19.3 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.4 Subd. 4. Rules; advisory committees. The commission shall adopt rules governing
19.5the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise
19.6it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an
19.7advisory committee shall serve without compensation.The expiration date provided in
19.8section
15.059, subdivision 5, does not apply to this subdivision.
19.9 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.10 Subd. 4. Expiration; expenses. The provisions of section15.059 apply to the
19.11councilexcept that it does not expire.
19.12 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to
19.13read:
19.14 Subd. 13i. Drug Utilization Review Board; report. (a) A nine-member Drug
19.15Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three
19.16but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine
19.17in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of
19.18pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made
19.19up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized
19.20knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered
19.21outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall
19.22serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall
19.23annually elect a chair from among its members.
19.24(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as
19.25an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
19.26(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:
19.27(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization
19.28review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection
19.29(g), paragraph (3);
19.30(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for
19.31appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;
19.32(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists,
19.33and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;
20.1(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under
20.2this section;
20.3(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists
20.4regarding the board and the review program;
20.5(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any
20.6information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to
20.7the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians,
20.8pharmacists, or recipients;
20.9(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:
20.10(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards;
20.11and
20.12(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in
20.13order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and
20.14(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.
20.15(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract
20.16with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties.
20.17The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a
20.18retrospective and prospective review program.
20.19(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug
20.20utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
20.21This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the
20.22report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the
20.23activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions;
20.24administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium
20.25of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member
20.26in attendance.
20.27(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section15.059 .
20.28Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, the board is permanent and does not expire.
20.29 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.30 Subdivision 1. Membership. The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and
20.31Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one
20.32member from each advisory committee established under section256C.24, subdivision 3 .
20.33At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members
20.34shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who
20.35are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human
21.1services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members
21.2are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two
21.3consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair.Notwithstanding
21.4section
15.059, the commission does not expire.
21.5 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.6 Subd. 5. Duration. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary,
21.7including section
15.059, the coordinating committee as established by this section to
21.8oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and
21.9other information shall not expire.
21.10 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.11 Subd. 5. Advisory committees. Before submission to the board of a proposal for a
21.12project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron
21.13Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting
21.14of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of
21.15the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at
21.16least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific
21.17research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as
21.18provided in section15.059, subdivision 3 . The board shall not act on a proposal until it
21.19has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee.
21.20Notwithstanding section
15.059, the committees do not expire.
21.21 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.22 Subdivision 1. Creation of committee; purpose. A committee is created to
21.23advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher
21.24education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section273.1341 . The
21.25committee is subject to section15.059 but does not expire.
21.26 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:
21.27298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
21.28Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range
21.29resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of
21.30one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the
21.31proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section15.059,
21.32subdivision 3 . The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation
22.1and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed
22.2since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first.
22.3Notwithstanding section
15.059, the committees do not expire.
22.4 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.5 Subd. 5. Expiration.Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory
22.6committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.
22.7 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.8 Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council
22.9consists of the following members:
22.10 (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
22.11Construction Codes and Licensing Division;
22.12 (2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's
22.13designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;
22.14 (3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following
22.15occupations or industries:
22.16 (i) certified building officials;
22.17 (ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;
22.18 (iii) licensed architects;
22.19 (iv) licensed professional engineers;
22.20 (v) commercial building owners and managers;
22.21 (vi) the licensed residential building industry;
22.22 (vii) the commercial building industry;
22.23 (viii) the heating and ventilation industry;
22.24 (ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;
22.25 (x) a member of the Board of Electricity;
22.26 (xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;
22.27 (xii) the boiler industry;
22.28 (xiii) the manufactured housing industry;
22.29 (xiv) public utility suppliers;
22.30 (xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and
22.31 (xvi) local units of government.
22.32 (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
22.33Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council.
22.34For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of
23.1members of the advisory council are governed by section15.059 . The terms of the
23.2members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed
23.3members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine
23.4appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of
23.5the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each
23.6council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence.The committee is not
23.7subject to the expiration provision of section
15.059, subdivision 5.
23.8 Sec. 38. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
23.9The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed
23.10in this article wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and (2)
23.11make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the remaining
23.12text and preserve its meaning.
23.13 Sec. 39. REPEALER.
23.14Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3;
23.15136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; and 245.97,
23.16subdivision 7, are repealed.
1.3advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision
1.48; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2;
1.528A.21, subdivision 6; 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 2;
1.679A.02, subdivision 1; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 89A.08,
1.7subdivision 1; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 116U.25;
1.8134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481, subdivision 1;
1.9144.608, subdivision 2; 145A.10, subdivision 10; 148.7805, subdivision 2;
1.10153A.20, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52,
1.11subdivision 3; 175.007, subdivision 1; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13,
1.12subdivision 4; 240.18, subdivision 4; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 256B.0625,
1.13subdivision 13i; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, subdivision 5; 298.2213,
1.14subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 299E.04, subdivision 5;
1.15326B.07, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105;
1.16125A.28; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision
1.175; 15B.32, subdivision 7; 16E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317,
1.18subdivision 4; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35,
1.19subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; 245.97,
1.20subdivision 7; 270C.991, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
1.21sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.
1.22BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.26 Subd. 2. SmartFleet Committee.
1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
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2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
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2.11a fleet reporting and information management system. Each department will use this
2.12management system to demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.
2.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.14 Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
2.15subdivision have the meaning given them.
2.16(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and
2.17budget.
2.18(b) Employee. "Employee" means:
2.19(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section
2.20subdivision 14
2.21(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;
2.22(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
2.23an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
2.24employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
2.25governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or
2.26(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.
2.27(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:
2.28(1) a public employer within the definition of section
2.29is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section
2.30as defined in section
2.31Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section
2.32management information center as defined in section
2.33organized under the joint powers action, section
2.34(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);
2.35(3) a county or municipal hospital; or
3.1(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.
3.2(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
3.3representative as defined in section
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7program created by subdivision 3.
3.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.9 Subd. 3. Public employee insurance program. The commissioner shall be the
3.10administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding
3.11arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established
3.12in section
3.13
3.14 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.15 Subd. 6. Coverage. (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the
3.16benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental,
3.17and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health
3.18maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if
3.19they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered
3.20in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective
3.21bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the
3.22employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents
3.23provided in the program.
3.24(b) The commissioner
3.25 shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to
3.26continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits.
3.27If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program,
3.28the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of
3.29participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by
3.30subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the
3.31program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.
3.32 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:
3.33206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.
4.1 Subdivision 1. Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance
4.2of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems
4.3contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the
4.4equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical
4.5scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and
4.6other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the
4.7software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as
4.8provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be
4.9solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for
4.10use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are
4.18members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for
4.19the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate
4.20orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may
4.21apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships
4.22receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate
4.23delivery of those products or services.
4.24 Sec. 6. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
4.25The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed
4.26in this article wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and (2)
4.27make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the remaining
4.28text and preserve its meaning.
4.29 Sec. 7. REPEALER.
4.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475; 43A.316,
4.31subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and 270C.991,
4.32subdivision 4, are repealed.
4.33Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and 197.585,
4.34subdivision 2, are repealed.
5.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
5.4 Subd. 8. Advisory board. An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the
5.5council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban
5.6areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the
5.7elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis,
5.8St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of
5.9each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section
5.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.12 Subd. 2. Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the
5.13CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One
5.14must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the
5.15Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.
5.16(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and
5.17planning matters.
5.18
5.19
5.20
5.21competition.
5.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.23 Subdivision 1. Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of
5.24Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under
5.25the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
5.26The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the
5.27responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law
5.28108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this
5.29council does not expire
5.30
5.31 (b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the
5.32Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended.
5.33After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the
6.1commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the
6.2first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year
6.3terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation
6.4specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as
6.5amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following
6.6their appointment.
6.7 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.8 Subd. 6. Expiration.
6.9expires June 30, 2017.
6.10 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.11 Subd. 2. E-Health Advisory Committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an
6.12e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section
6.13on the following matters:
6.14 (1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by
6.15the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
6.16 (2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information
6.17infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards
6.18for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and
6.19maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;
6.20 (3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications
6.21using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost
6.22of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health
6.23management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with
6.24chronic conditions; and
6.25 (4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
6.26 (b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the
6.27commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration,
6.28and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include
6.29persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other
6.30licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions,
6.31health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and
6.32research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in
6.33health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to
6.34fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.
7.1 (c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January
7.230 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information
7.3infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the
7.4promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.
7.5(d)
7.6 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.7 Subdivision 1. Membership. For the purposes of assisting the commissioner,
7.8there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five
7.9members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members
7.10and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and
7.11two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner.
7.12
7.13 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.14 Subdivision 1. Advisory council created. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation
7.15Area Citizens Advisory Council is established.
7.16
7.17 (1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers
7.18Board;
7.19 (2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;
7.20 (3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has
7.21worked as a miner in the local area;
7.22 (4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;
7.23 (5) an elected state official;
7.24 (6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural
7.25Resources;
7.26 (7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
7.27 (8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of
7.28commerce;
7.29 (9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing
7.30County District 5 commissioner;
7.31 (10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton
7.32School Board;
7.33 (11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna
7.34Range Chamber of Commerce; and
8.1 (12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.
8.2 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.3 Subd. 5. Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment,
8.4and removal of council members are governed by section
8.5
8.6 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.7 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council shall appoint a Forest Resources
8.8Research Advisory Committee.
8.9
8.10(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;
8.11(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;
8.12(3) the department;
8.13(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and
8.14(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.
8.15 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.16 Subd. 3. Expiration.
8.17
8.18 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
8.19 Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint
8.20committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
8.21the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
8.22activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
8.23and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
8.24the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
8.25 (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
8.26of at least ten affected persons:
8.27 (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
8.28including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
8.29 (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
8.30including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
8.31and deer and big game management.
9.1 (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
9.2Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
9.3Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
9.4committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
9.5level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
9.6to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
9.7 (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
9.8biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
9.9of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
9.10to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
9.11jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
9.12 (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
9.13Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
9.14Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
9.15either of the other oversight committees.
9.16 (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
9.17commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
9.18over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
9.19 (g)
9.20Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary
9.21Oversight Committee
9.22 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:
9.23103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.
9.24(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council
9.25to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the
9.2618 voting members:
9.27(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the
9.28commissioner of health;
9.29(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed
9.30by the commissioner of natural resources;
9.31(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the
9.32University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;
9.33(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;
9.34(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring
9.35contractor;
10.1(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the
10.2boring or well drilling industry;
10.3(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the
10.4commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
10.5(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the
10.6commissioner of transportation;
10.7(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by
10.8its chair;
10.9(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;
10.10(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who
10.11are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from
10.12the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who
10.13represent different geographical regions; and
10.14(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal
10.15heat exchanger contractor.
10.16(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two
10.17consecutive terms.
10.18(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:
10.19(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and
10.20(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.
10.21(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all
10.22members are governed by section
10.23
10.24 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:
10.25116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.
10.26(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council
10.27consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms,
10.28including:
10.29(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;
10.30(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast
10.31establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus,
10.32lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;
10.33(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as
10.34designated by the office;
11.1(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail,
11.2travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;
11.3(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the
11.4University of Minnesota Tourism Center;
11.5(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political
11.6party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and
11.7(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.
11.8(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota
11.9by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and
11.10international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue,
11.11and employment.
11.12(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section
11.13one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the
11.14remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after
11.15the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed
11.16and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.
11.17(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined
11.18by the council.
11.19(e) If compliance with section
11.20Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so
11.21long as the following conditions are met:
11.22(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical
11.23location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
11.24(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can
11.25hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if
11.26needed, receive those services required by sections
11.27(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting
11.28location; and
11.29(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be
11.30identified and recorded.
11.31(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other
11.32electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a
11.33quorum and participating in all proceedings.
11.34(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council,
11.35to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a
12.1remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for
12.2documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.
12.3(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or
12.4emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the
12.5fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of
12.6the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed
12.7by section
12.8 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:
12.9125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
12.10An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is
12.11established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be
12.12appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council
12.13members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department
12.14of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons
12.15of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a
12.16child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers
12.17of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education
12.18director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health
12.19services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of
12.20the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early
12.21childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention,
12.22at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under
12.23age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one
12.24representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human
12.25services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care,
12.26mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a
12.27representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section
12.282 to
12.29The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing
12.30and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of
12.31early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.
12.32The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive
12.33and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five
12.34with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each
12.35agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment
13.1practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of
13.2services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of
13.3interagency early intervention committees.
13.4On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the
13.5federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the
13.6commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and
13.7economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
13.8Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the
13.9secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention
13.10services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under
13.11the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections
13.121471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota
13.13Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.
13.14Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating
13.15Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council
13.16or committee.
13.17 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
13.18 Subd. 6. Advisory committee. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory
13.19committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book
13.20Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the
13.21library. Section
13.22 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.23 Subdivision 1. Creation and membership. (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner
13.24of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to
13.25the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders
13.26found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited
13.27to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:
13.28(1) parents and other consumers;
13.29(2) primary care providers;
13.30(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;
13.31(4) genetic counselors;
13.32(5) birth hospital representatives;
13.33(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;
13.34(7) nutritionists; and
14.1(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies
14.2and health insurance.
14.3(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section
14.4shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses.
14.5
14.6 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.7 Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. The commissioner of health shall
14.8establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of
14.9the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan
14.10area, as defined in section
14.11(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one
14.12from the majority party and one from the minority party;
14.13(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority
14.14party and one from the minority party;
14.15(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county
14.16metropolitan area;
14.17(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
14.18(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan
14.19area;
14.20(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;
14.21(7) a midlevel practitioner;
14.22(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;
14.23(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented
14.24on the committee;
14.25(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the
14.26seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and
14.27(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are
14.28mentally ill or developmentally disabled.
14.29The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership.
14.30Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the
14.31governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of
14.32the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be
14.33elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section
14.34that the members do not receive per diem compensation.
14.35
15.1 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.2 Subd. 2. Council administration. (a) The council must meet at least twice a year
15.3but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members,
15.4or the commissioner.
15.5(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed
15.6by section
15.7(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall
15.8consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil
15.9members shall be compensated for work group activities under section
15.103
15.11 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
15.12 Subd. 10. State and local advisory committees. (a) A State Community Health
15.13Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations
15.14to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of
15.15community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve
15.16on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings
15.17may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their
15.18alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged
15.19in their official duties.
15.20
15.21(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a
15.22community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise,
15.23consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties
15.24under subdivision 5a.
15.25 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.26 Subd. 2. Administration. The advisory council is established and administered
15.27under section
15.28
15.29 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.30 Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered
15.31according to section
15.32
16.1 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.2 Subd. 5. Screening board.
16.3engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the
16.4commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid
16.5highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner
16.6deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance
16.7with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner
16.8shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:
16.9(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;
16.10(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and
16.11(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000
16.12or more.
16.13 No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve
16.14consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the
16.15information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November
16.16of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's
16.17lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the
16.18commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money
16.19needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.
16.20
16.21 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.22 Subd. 3. Screening board.
16.23of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on
16.24forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the
16.25city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid
16.26street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon
16.27receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The
16.28board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district,
16.29and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall
16.30investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November
16.311 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to
16.32each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner.
16.33Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner.
16.34In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the
16.35commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in
17.1solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the
17.2amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.
17.3
17.4 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.5 Subd. 3. Advisory committee.
17.6committee consisting of five members, including:
17.7(1) one county commissioner;
17.8(2) one county engineer;
17.9(3) one city engineer;
17.10(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
17.11population over 5,000; and
17.12(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a
17.13population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the
17.14commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.
17.15
17.16 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.17 Subdivision 1. Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on
17.18Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the
17.19largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by
17.20the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations
17.21in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members
17.22representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The
17.23commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a
17.24nonvoting member.
17.25the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council
17.26has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration
17.27requirements of section
17.28(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the
17.29minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall
17.30each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives
17.31shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two
17.32of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in
17.33section
17.34shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or
18.1insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing
18.2the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the
18.3second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the
18.4secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by
18.5lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their
18.6designees on the third Monday in June.
18.7(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the
18.8absence of the member they replace.
18.9(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may
18.10be reappointed.
18.11(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers'
18.12compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal
18.13profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each
18.14appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of
18.15the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.
18.16(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section
18.17 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.18 Subd. 3. Meetings. A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum.
18.19The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A
18.20tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be
18.21available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall
18.22expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in
18.23section
18.24 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.25 Subd. 4. Delegation of regulation activities. The commissioner of health shall
18.26wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related
18.27licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates
18.28this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the
18.29cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees
18.30in accordance with the provisions of section
18.31establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related
18.32licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation.
18.33A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are
18.34members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and
19.1two are public members.
19.2removal of members shall be as provided in section
19.3 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.4 Subd. 4. Rules; advisory committees. The commission shall adopt rules governing
19.5the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise
19.6it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an
19.7advisory committee shall serve without compensation.
19.8
19.9 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.10 Subd. 4. Expiration; expenses. The provisions of section
19.11council
19.12 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to
19.13read:
19.14 Subd. 13i. Drug Utilization Review Board; report. (a) A nine-member Drug
19.15Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three
19.16but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine
19.17in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of
19.18pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made
19.19up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized
19.20knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered
19.21outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall
19.22serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall
19.23annually elect a chair from among its members.
19.24(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as
19.25an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
19.26(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:
19.27(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization
19.28review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection
19.29(g), paragraph (3);
19.30(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for
19.31appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;
19.32(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists,
19.33and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;
20.1(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under
20.2this section;
20.3(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists
20.4regarding the board and the review program;
20.5(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any
20.6information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to
20.7the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians,
20.8pharmacists, or recipients;
20.9(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:
20.10(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards;
20.11and
20.12(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in
20.13order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and
20.14(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.
20.15(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract
20.16with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties.
20.17The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a
20.18retrospective and prospective review program.
20.19(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug
20.20utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
20.21This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the
20.22report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the
20.23activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions;
20.24administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium
20.25of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member
20.26in attendance.
20.27(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section
20.28
20.29 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.30 Subdivision 1. Membership. The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and
20.31Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one
20.32member from each advisory committee established under section
20.33At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members
20.34shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who
20.35are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human
21.1services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members
21.2are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two
21.3consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair.
21.4
21.5 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.6 Subd. 5. Duration. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary,
21.7
21.8oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and
21.9other information shall not expire.
21.10 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.11 Subd. 5. Advisory committees. Before submission to the board of a proposal for a
21.12project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron
21.13Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting
21.14of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of
21.15the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at
21.16least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific
21.17research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as
21.18provided in section
21.19has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee.
21.20
21.21 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.22 Subdivision 1. Creation of committee; purpose. A committee is created to
21.23advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher
21.24education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section
21.25committee is subject to section
21.26 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:
21.27298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
21.28Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range
21.29resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of
21.30one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the
21.31proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section
21.32subdivision 3
22.1and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed
22.2since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first.
22.3
22.4 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.5 Subd. 5. Expiration.
22.6committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.
22.7 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.8 Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council
22.9consists of the following members:
22.10 (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
22.11Construction Codes and Licensing Division;
22.12 (2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's
22.13designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;
22.14 (3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following
22.15occupations or industries:
22.16 (i) certified building officials;
22.17 (ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;
22.18 (iii) licensed architects;
22.19 (iv) licensed professional engineers;
22.20 (v) commercial building owners and managers;
22.21 (vi) the licensed residential building industry;
22.22 (vii) the commercial building industry;
22.23 (viii) the heating and ventilation industry;
22.24 (ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;
22.25 (x) a member of the Board of Electricity;
22.26 (xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;
22.27 (xii) the boiler industry;
22.28 (xiii) the manufactured housing industry;
22.29 (xiv) public utility suppliers;
22.30 (xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and
22.31 (xvi) local units of government.
22.32 (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's
22.33Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council.
22.34For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of
23.1members of the advisory council are governed by section
23.2members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed
23.3members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine
23.4appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of
23.5the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each
23.6council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence.
23.7
23.8 Sec. 38. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
23.9The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed
23.10in this article wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and (2)
23.11make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the remaining
23.12text and preserve its meaning.
23.13 Sec. 39. REPEALER.
23.14Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3;
23.15136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; and 245.97,
23.16subdivision 7, are repealed.
