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State Agencies Chapter Five
HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES COUNCIL
1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 350, St. Paul 55108, (651)642-0567
Law provides: The nine-member council reviews the performance of the Higher Education
Services Office, and communicates and makes recommendations to the governor and legislature.
(Minnesota Statutes, Section 136A.011)
INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
3801 Bemidji Ave., Suite 5, Bemidji 56601, (218)755-3825
E-mail: miac@paulbunyan.net
Law provides: The council includes representatives from the 11 tribal governments and two elected
members representing Minnesota residents enrolled in non-Minnesota Indian reservations to advise
the governor, the legislature, and state agencies regarding policies, programs, and services affecting
Indian citizens and to create public awareness of their needs. The law also provides for an advisory
council on urban Indians appointed by the council and consisting of five members from the vicinity
of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 3.922)
Executive Director: Joseph B. Day
INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Minnesota Department of Commerce, 85 E. 7th Pl., Suite 500, St. Paul 55101, (651)297-4634
Law provides: The association consists of two public members and seven insurers and provides for
the payment of covered claims to avoid financial loss to policyholders because of the liquidation of
an insurer. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 60C.08, subd 1)
INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
60 Empire Drive, Suite 355, St. Paul 55103-3555, (651)296-3328
Law provides: The council advises the board of investment on policy relating to investments of
state funds. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 11A.08)
JOB SKILLS PARTNERSHIP BOARD
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 1st National Bank Bldg.
332 Minnesota St., Suite E200, St. Paul 55101, (651)297-1834, Toll-free: (800) 657-3858
Web site: www.deed.state.mn.us, e-mail: deed.mjsp@state.mn.us
Law provides: The 13-member board, including the commissioner of employment and economic
development, the MnSCU chancellor or chancellor’s designee, the chair of the governor’s
workforce development council, and the University of Minnesota president or president’s designee,
brings together employers with specific training needs with educational or other nonprofit institutions
that can assist in development of training programs. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 116L.01)
JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION—LIABILITY INSURANCE
Pioneer P.O. Box 1760, St. Paul 55101, (651)222-0484, MN toll-free: (800)552-0013
Law provides: A 15-member board provides liability insurance coverage for persons unable to
obtain it through ordinary means where coverage is required by law or is necessary for the conduct
of business and serves a public purpose. (Minnesota Statutes, Section 621.02)
Administrator: Beth Devine
JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs, 444 Cedar St., Suite 100
St. Paul 55101, (651)296-2684
Web site: www.ojp.state.mn.us
Law provides: The 18-member committee prepares and administers the state’s three year plan for
juvenile justice and awards Title II formula grants and Title V grants provided under the Juvenile
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, reauthorized in 2002. (Minnesota Statutes, Section
268.29) The committee also operates as the juvenile crime enforcement coalition (JCEC), a
requirement for the juvenile accountability block grant.
LAKE SUPERIOR CENTER AUTHORITY
353 Harbor Dr., Duluth 55802, (218)740-3474
Law provides: The authority provides for education about Lake Superior and provides for the
transfer of data and scientific findings about the lake. The five-member board of directors includes
the commissioner of natural resources and four gubernatorial appointees.
(Chapter 535, Laws of 1990)
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