Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
Laws of Minnesota 1987 CHAPTER 139-H.F.No. 923 An act relating to human services; regulating budgets and procedures of human services boards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1986, sections 402.02, subdivision 2; 402.05, subdivision 1a; and 402.062, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.095. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Notwithstanding the population requirements of sections 145.911 to 145.922 and 245.61 to 245.69 and chapter 401, a human services board shall possess all the powers and duties now assigned by law to: (a) Manage the public resources devoted to human services delivered or purchased by the counties, which are subsidized or regulated by the departments of corrections, health, and human services; (b) Employ staff to carry out the purposes of sections 402.01 to 402.10; (c) Deliver services directly, or through contract with other governmental or nongovernmental providers; (d) Plan for the delivery of human services, which shall include corrections services, public health services, public assistance, mental retardation services, social services, mental health services, and others of similar classification; (e) Receive and expend funds for the purposes of sections 402.01 to 402.10; (f) Rentand, purchase, sell, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property and equipment; and (g) County health boards, county welfare boards, and mental health boards. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.05, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: Subd. 1a. Each human services board shall appoint a director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the human services board. The director shall by training and experience demonstrate management and administrative skills.Thecommissioner of human services, with the approval of thecommissioners of health and corrections, shall establish, byrule, continuing education requirements for human services boarddirectors.Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.062, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. The human services board, with the assistance of the advisory committee established in section 402.03, shallannuallyprepare asinglebiennial plan and budget for the development, implementation, coordination and operation of services delivered or funded by the human services board.The plan shall be in a format developed by rule of thedirector of state planning agency.Each affected state agency shall accept the plan of the human services board in lieu of separate plan requirements for individual programs.To supportthe development of the budget and to provide standardizedinformation to affected state agencies, each human servicesboard shall adopt a standard chart of accounts to be developedby rule by the commissioner of human services with the approvalof the commissioners of health and corrections.Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.062, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Prior to adoption of the plan by the human services board, the board shallhold a public hearing. Thehuman services board shall make copies of the plan available tothe public for review and shall invite written and oralcomments. The human services board shallshow evidence of participation by the public and private service providers in the development of the plan and shall encourage their comments regarding the use of governmental and nongovernmental service providers. Sec. 5. [REPEALER.] Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 402.095, is repealed. Approved May 14, 1987
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