Subd. 3. Membership. (a) The task force shall consist of the following 15 voting members, appointed by the governor, except as otherwise specified:
(1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed from the majority party by the speaker of the house and one appointed from the minority party by the minority leader;
(2) two members of the senate, one appointed from the majority party by the majority leader and one appointed from the minority party by the minority leader;
(3) two individuals who are directors of a licensed child care center, one from greater Minnesota and one from the seven-county metropolitan area;
(4) two individuals who are license holders of family child care programs, one from greater Minnesota and one from the seven-county metropolitan area;
(5) three individuals who are early childhood educators, one who works in a licensed child care center, one who works in a public school-based early childhood program, and one who works in a Head Start program or a community education program;
(6) two parents of children under five years of age, one parent whose child attends a private early care and education program and one parent whose child attends a public program, and one parent from greater Minnesota and one parent from the seven-county metropolitan area;
(7) one representative of a federally recognized tribe who has expertise in the early care and education system; and
(8) one representative from the Children's Cabinet.
(b) The task force shall have nonvoting members who participate in meetings and provide data and information to the task force upon request. One person appointed by each of the commissioners of the following state agencies, one person appointed by the board of each of the following organizations, and persons appointed by the governor as specified, shall serve as nonvoting members of the task force:
(1) the Department of Education;
(2) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;
(3) the Department of Health;
(4) the Department of Human Services;
(5) the Department of Labor and Industry;
(6) the Department of Management and Budget;
(7) the Department of Revenue;
(8) the Minnesota Business Partnership;
(9) the Minnesota Community Education Association;
(10) the Minnesota Child Care Association;
(11) the statewide child care resource and referral network, known as Child Care Aware;
(12) the Minnesota Head Start Association;