Minnesota Administrative Code

1805.0650 COMPETENCE. Subpart 1. Standards of competence. In practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or geoscience, or when using the title of certified interior designer, each licensee or certificate holder shall act with reasonable care and…

1805.0700 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Subpart 1. Violation of laws. Convictions of a felony without restoration of civil rights, or disciplinary action taken against a licensee or certificate holder by another jurisdiction, if for cause which in the state of Minnesota would constitute …

1805.0800 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. A licensee or certificate holder, as an employer, shall refrain from engaging in any discriminatory employment practice prohibited by law. Statutory Authority: MS s 326.06 History: 17 SR 1279; 44 SR 485 Published Electronically: October 23, 2019

1805.0900 PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. Misconduct within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 326.11, subdivision 1, shall include any act or practice in violation of the rules of professional conduct in this chapter. A licensee or certificate holder shall not engage in conduct…

1805.1500 REGISTRATION. No corporation, partnership, or other firm engaged in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, or two or more of these professions, shall contract with or accept employment for professional services of …

1805.1600 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE AND DIRECT SUPERVISION. Subpart 1. Responsible charge; defined. A person in responsible charge of architectural, engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, geoscience, or certified interior design work as used in Minnesota Statutes, section…

1900.0110 AUTHORITY. This chapter is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.04, subdivision 1, clauses (5) and (6). Statutory Authority: MS s 129D.04 History: 21 SR 5 Published Electronically: September 14, 2007

1900.0210 PURPOSE. The purpose of parts 1900.0110 to 1900.2210 is to set forth procedures and criteria to be followed by the board, advisory panels, all individuals, organizations, departments and agencies of the state, and political subdivisions in receiving, considering, and re…

1900.0310 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms are defined as indicated unless otherwise specified. Subp. 2. Advisory panel or panel. "Advisory panel" or "panel" means a group of citizens appointed by the board to review and make rec…

1900.0410 AGENCY ADVISORY PANELS. Subpart 1. Creation and discontinuance. The board may appoint advisory panels to review grant applications or applications for other forms of assistance. The board may discontinue any advisory panel, as it deems necessary. Subp. 2. Nomination and…

1900.0510 CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE. The board shall establish criteria for review that are consistent with conditions set by the funding source according to the intent of each program and described in program information. These sources include f…

1900.0610 REVIEW CRITERIA USED BY ADVISORY PANELS. A. The detailed program-specific criteria, and the weight given to each, are described in parts 1900.2110 to 1900.2260. Advisory panels shall review applications to make recommendations for grants and other forms of assistance ac…

1900.0710 BOARD ACTION AND ADVISORY PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS. The board shall give considerable weight to the recommendations of advisory panels. The board shall award funding based on the ranked recommendations of the panel and the funds available. In addition, the board may reques…

1900.0810 PROCESS FOR OBTAINING GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE. Subpart 1. Application materials for a grant and other forms of assistance. All applications must be made in accordance with this chapter. Applicants must use an official application form for the appropriate fi…

1900.0910 DETERMINING DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM FUNDS. The board shall establish a sequence of program deadlines annually based on the resources available and the quality and characteristics of the potential applicant pool. The board may give priority to one program category over o…

1900.1010 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS REQUESTING GRANTS OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE. Subpart 1. Eligibility requirements. General eligibility requirements must be met by all applicants who request grants or other forms of assistance. Other requirements depend on whet…

1900.1110 APPEAL PROCESS. Subpart 1. Basis for an appeal. There is no right of appeal for disputes of decisions with respect to interpretation of review criteria. An appeal may be made only if it is asserted that the board, or its staff, or advisory panels, did not follow the pol…

1900.1210 LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPLICANT AND BOARD. A legal relationship is established between an applicant who has been awarded a grant and the board when a grantee enters into a contract. The grantee must sign and return to the board, within 45 days from the date of the …

1900.1310 PUBLIC ACCESS TO RULES AND PROGRAM INFORMATION. Copies of the current rules shall be available for public review on the website of the Office of the Revisor of Statutes at: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=1900. Information on all programs shall be found on the Minn…

1900.1410 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR A PILOT OR NEW PROGRAM. The board may initiate new categories of assistance or pilot programs as needed to achieve its mission. For the purposes of this chapter, a "pilot program" means a program whose funding source may not be …

1900.2110 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR JURIED LISTINGS. Subpart 1. Definitions. A. "Juried" means a process when an advisory panel recommends to the board artists of sufficient caliber to be included in a publication based on a set of written criteria. B. "Paired art…

1900.2210 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR MINNESOTA PERCENT FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. A. "Artist" means an individual, or a collaborating group of individuals, practicing in the visual arts. B. "Commission" or "commission award" means the…

1900.2215 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR ARTIST INITIATIVE PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Purpose of program. The purpose of the artist initiative program is to support professional Minnesota artists at various stages in their careers by encouraging artistic development, nurturin…

1900.2220 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR ARTS ACCESS PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definition. "Community" means a group of people located in a limited geographic area or a group of people possessing a common interest or identity. Subp. 2. Purpose of program. The arts access pro…

1900.2225 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR ARTS TOUR MINNESOTA PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the meanings given. A. "Geographic community" means a population center and its adjoining communities. B. "Touring" means a…

1900.2230 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR CULTURAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the meanings given. A. "Applicant" means a Minnesota individual artist of color, or a Minnesota nonprofit organi…

1900.2235 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR MINNESOTA FESTIVAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. For the purposes of the festival support program: A. "Arts component" means a distinct arts portion of a broader, community festival that features the work of at least …

1900.2240 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS PROGRAMS. Subpart 1. Definitions. A. "Apprentice" means a person who shows promise in the art form of the master and who will benefit from teaching sessions with a master. B. "Community" means a group o…

1900.2245 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING SUPPORT PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. A. "Charitable arts support" means: (1) unrestricted revenue, including contributions and donations from foundations, corporations, businesses, and individuals that are tax dedu…

1900.2250 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR PARTNERS IN ARTS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definition. "Health and human services providers" means organizations that provide services that protect or improve the health, well-being, or human development of individuals o…

1900.2255 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR COMMUNITY ARTS SCHOOLS AND CONSERVATORIES PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definition. "Community arts school or conservatory" means an arts organization or arts affiliate that provides arts instruction to all interested individuals regardle…

1900.2260 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Definitions. The terms in this part have the meanings given. A. "Arts learning" means the lifelong acquisition of knowledge, skills, and understanding in the arts. It engages learners in creatin…

1900.2310 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purpose of parts 1900.2310 to 1900.4110, the following terms have the meanings given in subparts 2 to 17. Subp. 2. Allocation formula. "Allocation formula" means the mathematical formula devised by the Regional Arts Council Forum t…

1900.2410 CHANGE TO SERVICE BOUNDARIES. The regional arts council service boundaries which define the 11 regions may be changed if changes in the boundaries or number of regional arts councils are agreed to by the board and eight or more of the regional arts councils. Statutory A…

1900.2510 REQUIRED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. A regional arts council may be a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation, a regional development commission or an organization that conforms to the definition of a regional arts council but uses a fiscal agent until its 501(c)(3) statu…

1900.2610 ELIGIBILITY FOR ALLOCATION. Subpart 1. Year one of biennium. To receive a regional arts council block allocation in year one of a biennium, the council must submit a biennial plan to the regional arts advisory committee by May 15 of the fiscal year immediately preceding…

1900.2710 BIENNIAL PLAN COMPONENTS. Subpart 1. Required components. For a biennial plan to be complete, the requirements of subparts 2 to 11 must be fulfilled. Subp. 2. Mission statement. The biennial plan must include the regional arts council's mission statement which must desc…

1900.2810 PRELIMINARY AND BIENNIAL PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. Subpart 1. Preliminary biennial plan review. The preliminary biennial plan of each regional arts council shall be reviewed by the regional arts advisory committee at a meeting. Subp. 2. Notice of regional arts advisory commi…

1900.2910 PROCESS FOR AMENDING BIENNIAL PLAN. Subpart 1. Regional arts council's responsibilities. If a regional arts council intends to make substantive changes in its biennial plan it must: A. notify the board in writing of its intent to change the biennial plan a minimum of 30…

1900.3010 PROCESS FOR RELEASING FUNDS TO REGIONAL ARTS COUNCILS. Subpart 1. Time for release of funds. Within ten days of the board's acceptance of a biennial plan, the board must provide the council with a Regional Arts Council/Minnesota State Arts Board Fiscal Agent Agreement t…

1900.3110 REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL LOSS OF DESIGNATION. Subpart 1. Existing councils. The regional arts council at the time that parts 1900.0110 to 1900.4110 are adopted shall be the regional arts council for its region. Subp. 2. Council designation removed; conditions. There can on…

1900.3210 PROCESS FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE COUNCIL DESIGNATION THROUGH CHALLENGE TO AN EXISTING COUNCIL. Subpart 1. Notice of intent to file preliminary biennial plan. An organization that wants to be designated a regional arts council must notify the board and the challeng…

1900.3310 APPEALS OF DISPUTED DESIGNATION. Subpart 1. Initiating an appeal. An organization seeking or affirming designation through the submission of preliminary biennial plans that disputes the decision of the board regarding the designation of regional arts council status may …

1900.3410 ASSIGNMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ARTS ALLOCATION TO REGIONAL ARTS COUNCILS. Subpart 1. Role of Regional Arts Council Forum. The Regional Arts Council Forum shall determine an allocation formula for distributing the legislative arts appropriation that is equitable to all region…

1900.3510 REGIONAL ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Subpart 1. Purpose of committee. The committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board on matters which affect the regional arts councils' biennial appropriations. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: A. r…

1900.3610 MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD/REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL LIAISON COMMITTEE. Subpart 1. Purpose of liaison committee. The Minnesota State Arts Board/Regional Arts Council Liaison Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board on matters that affect the regional arts …

1900.3710 PROCESS TO CARRY FORWARD BLOCK ALLOCATIONS TO NEXT FISCAL YEAR. Subpart 1. Regional arts council duties. A regional arts council must notify the board, in writing, by June 1 of the first year of the biennium that the council plans to carry regional arts council block al…