State Board, Council, and Committee Vacancies

July 22, 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.

New vacancies are listed below. See the complete list of 537 seats on the OSS Open Positions webpage. Use the search fields to find a specific board or position. Or click on the hyperlinks below to learn more about boards and their respective positions. 

NEWEST VACANCIES

Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Advocacy Group Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - American Indian Community Representative
Vacancies: 3 Seats - Community Member Representing Diverse Cultural and Ethnic Community
Vacancies: 1 Seat - County Provider Serving Large Cultural and Ethnic Communities
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Culturally Specific Human Services Providers
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Department of Human Services Employees
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Faith-based or Spiritual Organization Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Human Services Program Participant Representing Communities of Color
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Private Industry Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - U of M Health Equity Research

MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Parent Member

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Members (at least two of whom reside outside the Metro Area)

Motorcycle Safety Advisory Task Force
Vacancies: 15 Seats - Members

Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Pharmacologist Member

Special Education Blue Ribbon Commission
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Member with Demonstrated Expertise in Compliance With Legal Federal Special Education Requirements and Special Education Finance
Vacancies: 5 Seats - Member with Demonstrated Public Leadership, Cultural Responsiveness, and Innovation in the Area of Special Education
Vacancies: 5 Seats - Member with Expertise in Special Education Program Administration (Charters, Rural Districts, Co-Ops must be included)
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Parent or Family Advocate

Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Family member of a Person Living with Spinal Cord or Traumatic Brain Injury
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Physicians specializing in the treatment of Spinal Cord or Traumatic Brain Injury
Vacancies: 3 Seats - Specialty Representatives of Healthcare or Medical Centers and Schools

The Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Committee Members

Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member

Several 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 the appointing authority 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 application timelines, special requirements, or amending applications to the board staff listed on a board's Office of Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) webpage.

Here's how to contact board staff:

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 on the right-hand side under CONTACT.

Minnesotans are encouraged to become involved in their communities by serving on one of Minnesota's 286 Open Appointments boards, councils, task forces, and advisory councils.  

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

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