2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 300 - 319B Corporations
Chapter 317A Nonprofit Corporations
Section 317A.241 COMMITTEES.

317A.241 COMMITTEES.
Subdivision 1. Generally. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the board may establish committees having the authority of the board in the management of the
business of the corporation to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees are subject at all
times to the direction and control of the board.
Subd. 2. Membership. Committee members must be natural persons. Unless the articles or
bylaws provide otherwise, a committee must consist of one or more persons, who need not be
directors, appointed by the board.
Subd. 3. Procedure. Sections 317A.231 to 317A.239 apply to committees and members of
committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the board.
Subd. 4. Minutes. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings must be made available upon
request to members of the committee and to a director.
Subd. 5. Standard of conduct. The establishment of, delegation of authority to, and action
by a committee does not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standard of conduct
set forth in section 317A.251.
Subd. 6. Committee members considered directors. Committee members are considered
to be directors for purposes of sections 317A.251, 317A.255, and 317A.521.
History: 1989 c 304 s 43