1998 Minnesota Statutes

     119B.17 Minnesota early childhood care and education 
  council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment; members.  The Minnesota 
 early childhood care and education council shall consist of 19 
 members appointed by the governor.  Members must represent the 
 following groups and organizations:  parents, family child care 
 providers, child care center providers, private foundations, 
 corporate executives, small business owners, and public school 
 districts.  The council membership also includes the 
 commissioners of human services, economic security, children, 
 families, and learning, and health; a representative of the 
 higher education services office; a representative of the 
 Minnesota headstart association; representatives of two 
 Minnesota counties; three members from child care resource and 
 referral programs, one of whom shall be from a county-operated 
 resource and referral, one of whom shall be from a rural 
 location, and one of whom shall be from the metropolitan area; 
 and a community group representative.  The governor shall 
 consult with the councils established under sections 3.922, 
 3.9223, 3.9225, and 3.9226, representing the communities of 
 color, to ensure that membership of the council is 
 representative of all racial minority groups.  In addition to 
 the 19 members appointed by the governor, two members of the 
 senate shall be appointed by the president of the senate and two 
 members of the house of representatives shall be appointed by 
 the speaker of the house to serve as ex officio members of the 
 council.  Membership terms, compensation, and removal of members 
 are governed by section 15.059, except that the council shall 
 not expire as required by that section.  

    Subd. 2.    Executive director; staff.  The council 
 shall select an executive director of the council by a vote of a 
 majority of all council members.  The executive director is in 
 the unclassified service and shall provide administrative 
 support for the council and provide administrative leadership to 
 implement council mandates, policies, and objectives.  The 
 executive director shall employ and direct other staff. 

    Subd. 3.    Duties and powers.  The council has the 
 following duties and powers: 

    (1) develop a biennial plan for early childhood care and 
 education in the state; 

    (2) take a leadership role in developing its 
 recommendations in conjunction with the recommendations of other 
 state agencies on the state budget for early childhood care and 
 education; 

    (3) apply for and receive state money and public and 
 private grant money; 

    (4) participate in and facilitate the development of 
 interagency agreements on early childhood care and education 
 issues; 

    (5) review state agency policies on early childhood care 
 and education issues so that they do not conflict; 

    (6) advocate for an effective and coordinated early 
 childhood care and education system with state agencies and 
 programs; 

    (7) study the need for child care funding for special 
 populations whose needs are not being met by current programs; 

    (8) ensure that the early childhood care and education 
 system reflects community diversity; and 

    (9) be responsible for advocating policies and funding for 
 early childhood care and education. 

    HIST: 1991 c 292 art 5 s 62; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 212 art 3 
 s 59; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 11