1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the judiciary; providing for senate confirmation of the executive 
1.3 	secretary of the Board on Judicial Standards;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	section 490A.01, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 490A.01, subdivision 5, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Executive secretary appointment; salary. (a) The board shall appoint the 
1.9 	executive secretary of the board with the advice and consent of the senate. Section 15.066 
1.10 	applies to confirmation of the appointment.
1.11 	(b) The salary of the executive secretary of the board is 85 percent of the maximum 
1.12 	salary provided for an administrative law judge under section 15A.083, subdivision 6a.

1.13 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.
 1.14 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment and applies to an executive 
1.15 	secretary currently in the position or appointed on or after that date.