State Board, Council, and Task Force Vacancies

March 10, 2025 — The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) is providing notice that various state boards, councils, committees, and task forces are accepting applications for open seats.

53 new vacancies are listed below. See the complete list of 564 seats on the OSS Open Positions webpage. Click on the hyperlinks to learn more about boards and their respective positions. Or use the search fields to search for a specific board or position.

NEWEST VACANCIES

Advisory Council on Licensed Traditional Midwifery
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Licensed Traditional Midwife

Advisory Task Force on the Woman and Juvenile Female Offender in Corrections
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member

Board of Executives for Long-Term Services and Supports
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Registered Nurse - Assisted Living Facility

Community Supervision Advisory Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Individuals Who Have Been Supervised Under Each of the State's Three Community Supervision Delivery Systems

Critical Materials Recovery Advisory Taskforce
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Energy Advocacy Organization Representative

Destination Medical Center Corporation
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member

Executive Board of Direct Care and Treatment
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Members with experience in the delivery of behavioral health services or care coordination, or in traditional healing practices as a licensed health care professional; within health care administration; or with residential services.

External Program Review Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Health Professionals

Governor's Council on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Vacancies: 14 Seats - Members

Home Care and Assisted Living Program Advisory Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Home Care Licensee

Maternal And Child Health Advisory Task Force
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Community Health Board Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Professional Representative

Metropolitan Airports Commission
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Key Airport Systems Rep

Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council
Vacancies: 23 Seats - Member

Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Organic Farmer

Minnesota Racing Commission
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member

Minnesota State Arts Board
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member from Congressional District 2

Waiver Reimagine Advisory Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Disability and Behavioral Health Advocates
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Family Members of People who use Waiver Services
Vacancies: 1 Seat - People with Disabilities who use Waiver Services

Some of these boards are accepting applications for multiple seats. Use the links above to see which seats are posted and to submit an application.

Minnesotans who apply for a seat within twenty-one days of its initial posting are assured full consideration by the appointing authority. The final day of the twenty-one-day posting period is listed next to each seat on the Open Positions webpage.

• Board contacts can answer questions about applying for a seat.
• Appointing authorities are organizations that review applications and decide who to appoint to vacant seats.
• You may apply for a seat after the twenty-one-day posting period but keep in mind that an appointing agency may have finished reviewing applications by that time.
• Applications remain active for one year unless withdrawn by the applicant.
• During that year, applications to a board may be considered for any vacancy on that board.

QUESTIONS

Send questions about timelines, special requirements for positions, and amending applications to the contact person listed on a board's Office of Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) webpage.

Here's how to find a board's contact person:

1. On the OSS Boards & Commissions website, search for the board's name under the blue Boards & Commissions tab.
2. Click on the blue hyperlink for that board.
3. On the board's website, look for the board contact's name, phone, and email link in the upper right-hand corner.

Minnesotans are encouraged to become involved in their communities by serving on one of Minnesota's 284 Open Appointments boards, councils, task forces, and advisory councils.  

Based on Minnesota's Open Appointments Laws, the Secretary of State acts as an administrator in publishing board vacancies, receiving applications, and recording appointments.

OSS does not screen applicants or provide input on who to appoint.