Subdivision 1.Addition of members.

The membership of state boards, commissions, advisory councils, task forces, or committees listed in subdivision 2 that have more than three public members shall include at least one member, 60 years of age or over. For purposes of this section, a public member is a person who is not a representative of a specified business, occupation, industry, political subdivision, organization, or other grouping of persons other than geographical regions. At least one of the members over 60 shall not be actively engaged in or retired from an occupation, profession, or industry, if any, to be regulated.

Subd. 2.Bodies affected.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 15.0591

  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Public member: means a person who is not, or never was, a member of the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated or the spouse of any such person, or a person who does not have or has never had, a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional service being licensed or regulated, or an activity directly related to the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

A member meeting the qualifications in subdivision 1 must be appointed to the following boards, commissions, advisory councils, task forces, or committees:

(1) Advisory Task Force on the Use of State Facilities;

(2) Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council;

(3) Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports;

(4) Board on Aging;

(5) Chiropractic Examiners Board;

(6) Council on Disability;

(7) Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;

(8) Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;

(9) Dentistry Board;

(10) Minnesota Office of Higher Education;

(11) Housing Finance Agency;

(12) Indian Advisory Council on Chemical Dependency;

(13) Medical Practice Board;

(14) Minnesota State Arts Board;

(15) Nursing Board;

(16) Optometry Board;

(17) Pharmacy Board;

(18) Board of Physical Therapy;

(19) Podiatry Board;

(20) Psychology Board.