Subdivision 1. [Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46]
Subd. 2. Regent nomination joint committee. (a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee.
(b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature.
(c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended by the advisory council and the other candidates nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition.
2005 c 107 art 2 s 50; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 33
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education
Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota
Section 137.02 — Powers And Duties Of Board Of Regents.
Section 137.021 — Acceptance Of Federal Money.
Section 137.022 — Permanent University Fund.
Section 137.0225 — University Promise Scholarship.
Section 137.0226 — Scholarship Funding Program.
Section 137.023 — University Student On Board Of Regents.
Section 137.024 — Congressional Districts Represented On Board Of Regents.
Section 137.0245 — Regent Candidate Advisory Council.
Section 137.0246 — Regent Nomination And Election.
Section 137.025 — Appropriations; Payment; Investment.
Section 137.0251 — Budgetary Information.
Section 137.0252 — Appropriation; Contract Buyout.
Section 137.027 — Appropriation; Fringe Benefits.
Section 137.028 — Biennial Budget Request; University Of Minnesota.
Section 137.04 — Library To Get Copies Of State Publications.
Section 137.09 — Board Of Regents Not To Exceed Appropriations; Penalty.
Section 137.10 — Refund Of Tuition To Students In Certain Cases.
Section 137.105 — Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Plan.
Section 137.12 — Peace Officers; Appointment; Power Of Arrest.
Section 137.16 — Morris Branch.
Section 137.17 — Rochester Branch.
Section 137.22 — Higher Education Act Of 1965; Receipts.
Section 137.31 — Procurement From Small Businesses.
Section 137.32 — Minnesota Couples On The Brink Project.
Section 137.34 — Program Established.
Section 137.341 — Farm Safety Specialist Position.
Section 137.342 — Research Center For Agricultural Health And Safety.
Section 137.35 — Targeted Businesses.
Section 137.36 — Prompt Payment To Subcontractors.
Section 137.37 — Off-campus Sites And Centers.
Section 137.38 — Education And Training Of Primary Care Physicians.
Section 137.39 — Medical School Initiatives.
Section 137.40 — Residency And Other Initiatives.
Section 137.42 — Grants For Area Health Education Center Programs.
Section 137.43 — Substitute Physician Demonstration Project.
Section 137.44 — Health Professional Education Budget Plan.
Section 137.45 — Program For Students With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities.
Section 137.47 — Fetal Tissue Research.
Section 137.51 — Land Protection And Transfer.
Section 137.52 — Contamination Remediation; Report.
Section 137.53 — Activities; Contracts.
Section 137.54 — Conditions For Payment To University.
Section 137.55 — Public Use Of Stadium.
Section 137.56 — Environmental Review.
Section 137.57 — No Full Faith And Credit.
Section 137.58 — Mitigation Fund.
Section 137.60 — Eminent Domain.
Section 137.63 — Biomedical Science Research Facilities Funding Program.
Section 137.64 — Conditions For Payments To University.
Section 137.65 — No Full Faith And Credit.
Section 137.66 — Minnesota Discovery, Research, And Innovation Economy Funding Program.
Section 137.67 — Minnesota Biomedicine And Bioethics Innovation Grants.