Vacancies on State Boards

October 27, 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.

Vacancies created since this bulletin was last published on September 29, 2025 are listed below. See the complete list of 482 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.

If position descriptions aren't listed for the seats you'd like to apply to, contact the board staff for more information on member duties, qualifications, required application material, and more. See the Request Information section below for tips on contacting board staff.

NEWEST VACANCIES

African American Child and Family Well-Being Advisory Council
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Community-Based Agency Representative Serving Children and Families of African Heritage
Vacancies: 2 Seats - County Child Welfare Staff whose Racial and Ethnic Heritage Are Representative of the Racial and Ethnic Heritage of Children who are Overrepresented in Minnesota's Child Welfare System and Served by this unit
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Current or Former Foster Youth Who Are Representative of Communities of African Heritage
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Fathers and/or Paternal Relatives Who Have Experienced Child Protective Services Intervention with Their Children
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Member of the Public Who Are Representative of, or Have Significant Personal or Professional Experience Working in, the African American Community in Minnesota
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Parent or Relative Caregivers of African Heritage Who Have Directly or Indirectly Experienced Child Welfare Intervention

African American Health State Advisory Council
Vacancies: 14 Seats - Members

Board of Electricity
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Electrical Supplier in Rural Area
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Journey worker Electrician #2
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Master Electrician - Contractor #1
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Power Limited Technician/Tech Sys Contractor
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member

Board of High Pressure Piping Systems
Vacancies: 1 Seat - High Pressure Piping Journeyworker- Non-Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - High Pressure Piping Master Pipefitter - Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - High Pressure Piping Master Pipefitter - Non-Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Industrial Company Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Licensed Mechanical Engineer
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Utility Company Representative in Minnesota

Citizen Review Panel - Chisago County
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Members

Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Benefit Advisory Group
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Adult with ASD or Related Condition
Vacancies: 5 Seats - Parent/Guardian/Unpaid Primary Caregiver
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Physician or Developmental Pediatrician with experience in screening and/or diagnosing children with ASD and related conditions.
Vacancies: 7 Seats - Professionals/Academics/Advocates
Vacancies: 5 Seats - Provider
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Tribal Representative or Native American Resident of Minnesota

Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council - July 1, 2023
Vacancies: 18 Seats - Members

Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Public Member - Governor Appointee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member - House Appointee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member - Senate Appointee

Minnesota Competency Attainment Board
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Members

Minnesota Humanities Center
Vacancies: 5 Seats - Member - Board Appointed

Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Executive or Operations Manager with Substantial Experience in Record Keeping 401(k) Plans

Nonpublic Education Council
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Member

Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Advisory Board
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Member representing a waste facility that receives compostable materials for composting or a statewide trade association that represents such facilities
Vacancies: 1 Seat Member representing retailers of covered materials or a statewide trade association representing those retailers

Peace Officer Grievance Roster of Arbitrators
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Roster of Arbitrators

Plumbing Board
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Commercial/Industrial Journey worker Plumber - Non-Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Commercial/Industrial Plumbing Contractor - Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Municipal Plumbing Inspector - Metro
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Municipal Public Water Supply System Operator or Superintendent
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member (Must meet public member definition to apply)
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Residential Plumbing - Contractor

Priority Admissions Review Panel
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Additional Members

Provider and Payer Advisory Task Force
Vacancies: 3 Seats - At-Large Member
Vacancies: 8 Seats - Health Care Delivery Member
Vacancies: 4 Seats - Health Care Financing and Administration Member

Public Employment Relations Board
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Public/Neutral Member OR Public/Neutral Member (Alternate)
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Employers Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Employers Representative - Alternate
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Representative of Public Employees
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Representative of Public Employees - Alternate

Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Parent of a Child w/E.D.

Some of these boards are accepting applications for seats not listed here. 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 staff can answer questions about applying for a seat and assist with submitting applications.
• Appointing authorities are organizations that review applications and decide who to appoint to vacant seats.
• You may apply for seats 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 application timelines, special requirements, or amending applications to the board staff members 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 staff 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 288 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.