HF4752

Purpose

This bill aims to rename the Perpich Center for Arts Education to Perpich Quality Learing Center and to update how the center’s governing board is organized and operates under Minnesota law.

Main Provisions

• Name change: The bill changes references from Perpich Center for Arts Education to Perpich Quality Learing Center in Minnesota Statutes where that center is named.
• Governance update: It sets a new structure for the center’s board of directors, including who serves and how they are chosen.
• Board training: It requires all board members to complete state-mandated board training.

Governance Details

• Board size and composition: The board will have 16 members.
  • Ex officio member: The commissioner of education (or a designee chosen by the commissioner) serves as an ex officio member.
  • Appointed members: The other 15 members are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
• Representation: At least one board member must come from each congressional district in Minnesota.

Board Training Requirement

• All board members must complete training requirements for school boards or equivalent, consistent with Minnesota Statutes section 127A.19.

Revisor Instruction

• The bill instructs the state Revisor of Statutes to replace every instance of “Perpich Center for Arts Education” with “Perpich Quality Learing Center” in Minnesota statutes, ensuring consistency across law.

Significance / Potential Impacts

• Structural changes: Alters who appoints most board members and ensures geographic representation.
• Accountability and governance: Adds formal training requirements for board members.
• Legal and naming consistency: Creates a statutory pathway to rename the center across all relevant laws and references.

Relevant Terms - Perpich Center for Arts Education - Perpich Quality Learing Center - Governance - ex officio - commissioner of education - governor with advice and consent of the senate - congressional district - board training requirements - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 129C.10 subdivision 1 - Revisor of Statutes - Renaming