1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating a commission; appropriating money; proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [127A.90] LEGISLATIVE AND CITIZEN COMMISSION ON THE 
1.6 	FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Legislative and Citizen Commission on the 
1.8 	Future of Public Education is established in the legislative branch to provide a ten-year 
1.9 	plan on the future of public education.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Membership and terms. (a) The commission consists of 15 members, 
1.11 	appointed as follows: (1) three senators appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of 
1.12 	the senate Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority 
1.13 	caucus; (2) three representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 
1.14 	including one member of the minority caucus; (3) nine public members, including three 
1.15 	members appointed by the governor, three members appointed by the Subcommittee on 
1.16 	Committees of the senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and three members 
1.17 	appointed by the speaker of the house.
1.18 	The public members shall have experience or expertise in the fields of early, 
1.19 	elementary, secondary, or postsecondary education, have demonstrated ability to work in a 
1.20 	collaborative environment, and represent the demographics of the state.
1.21 	(b) Members appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate 
1.22 	Committee on Rules and Administration and by the speaker of the house shall serve 
1.23 	four-year terms. Members appointed by the governor shall serve three-year terms. A 
2.1 	vacancy in the membership of the commission must be filled for the unexpired term in a 
2.2 	manner that will preserve the representation established by this section.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Office, officers, compensation. (a) The commission must maintain an 
2.4 	office in the Capitol group of buildings.
2.5 	(b) Every two years, the commission must rotate its chair and vice chair. Every two 
2.6 	years following the initial election, the vice chair shall assume the position of the chair 
2.7 	and a new vice chair shall be elected. The chair shall alternate among a citizen member, a 
2.8 	member of the house of representatives, and a member of the senate. When the chair is 
2.9 	from one body of the legislature, the vice chair must not be from the same body.
2.10 	(c) Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable 
2.11 	expenses.
2.12 		Subd. 4.Staff. The commission may employ professional and technical assistants 
2.13 	as it deems necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this section. The commission 
2.14 	may also use existing legislative staff to provide legal counsel, research, fiscal, secretarial, 
2.15 	and clerical assistance.
2.16 		Subd. 5.Information collection; intergovernmental coordination. (a) The 
2.17 	commission may request information or assistance from any state agency or officer to 
2.18 	assist the commission in performing its duties. The agency or officer shall promptly 
2.19 	furnish any information or assistance requested.
2.20 	(b) To facilitate coordination between executive and legislative authorities, the 
2.21 	governor shall appoint a person to act as a liaison between the commission and the 
2.22 	governor.
2.23 		Subd. 6.Ten-year strategic plan for prekindergarten through grade 12 
2.24 	education; duties. In preparing the ten-year strategic plan, the commission must:
2.25 	(1) set attainable short-term and long-term goals;
2.26 	(2) set measurable evidence-based benchmarks that can be reported in the annual 
2.27 	progress reports;
2.28 	(3) recommend implementation timelines; and
2.29 	(4) address how the following strategies will help shape the future of public 
2.30 	education:
2.31 	(i) improving teacher effectiveness through professional development and teacher 
2.32 	training institutions;
2.33 	(ii) creating multiple pathways to success;
2.34 	(iii) engaging parents, community, and business;
2.35 	(iv) addressing leadership needs;
2.36 	(v) partnering with postsecondary institutions; and
3.1 	(vi) addressing the change in student demographics.
3.2 		Subd. 7.Legislative reports and recommendations. By January 15, 2011, 
3.3 	the commission must recommend to the legislature a ten-year strategic plan for 
3.4 	prekindergarten through grade 12 education so that individual students will have the 
3.5 	knowledge and skills to succeed in the 21st century. Beginning on January 15, 2012, 
3.6 	the commission must submit progress reports by January 15 each year. As part of its 
3.7 	recommendations and progress reports, the commission must include any draft legislation 
3.8 	necessary to implement its recommended plan.
3.9 		Subd. 8.Acceptance of grants and gifts. The commission may accept grants 
3.10 	or gifts for purposes related to the duties of the commission. Money received by the 
3.11 	commission from a gift or grant is appropriated to the commission for the purposes 
3.12 	specified in the grant or gift.
3.13 		Subd. 9.Expiration. The commission expires on January 15, 2021.

3.14 	Sec. 2. LEGISLATIVE AND CITIZEN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF 
3.15 	PUBLIC EDUCATION; CONVENING AUTHORITY.
 3.16 	Initial appointments of the commission established under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.17 	127A.90, must be made by July 1, 2009. The commission must convene its first meeting by 
3.18 	September 15, 2009. The commission shall elect a chair and vice chair at the first meeting.

3.19 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 3.20 	For the Legislative and Citizen Commission on the Future of Public Education:

3.21		$
	20,000
	.....
	2010
	
3.22		$
	20,000
	.....
	2011