2003 Minnesota Statutes

     119A.01 Establishment; purpose; and goals. 

    Subdivision 1. Repealed, 2003 c 130 s 13 

    Subd. 2. Renumbered 120A.02, paragraph (a) 

    Subd. 3.    Purpose.  The purpose in creating the 
 department is to increase the capacity of Minnesota communities 
 to measurably improve the well-being of children and families by:

    (1) coordinating and integrating state funded and locally 
 administered family and children programs; 

    (2) improving flexibility in the design, funding, and 
 delivery of programs affecting children and families; 

    (3) providing greater focus on strategies designed to 
 prevent problems affecting the well-being of children and 
 families; 

    (4) enhancing local decision making, collaboration, and the 
 development of new governance models; 

    (5) improving public accountability through the provision 
 of research, information, and the development of measurable 
 program outcomes; 

    (6) increasing the capacity of communities to respond to 
 the whole child by improving the ability of families to gain 
 access to services; 

    (7) encouraging all members of a community to nurture all 
 the children in the community; 

    (8) supporting parents in their dual roles as breadwinners 
 and parents; and 

    (9) reducing the condition of poverty for families and 
 children through comprehensive, community-based strategies. 

    HIST: 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 1; 1997 c 162 art 3 s 1; 2003 c 130 
 s 2,12