2006 Minnesota Statutes

245.072 DIVISION FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
A Division for Persons with Developmental Disabilities is created in the Department
of Human Services which shall coordinate those laws administered and enforced by the
commissioner of human services relating to developmental disabilities, as defined in section
252.27, subdivision 1a, which the commissioner may assign to the division. The Division for
Persons with Developmental Disabilities shall be under the supervision of a director whose
responsibility it shall be to maximize the availability of federal or private money for programs
to assist persons with developmental disabilities. The commissioner shall appoint the director
who shall serve in the classified service of the state civil service. The commissioner may employ
additional personnel with such qualifications and in such numbers as are reasonable and are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
History: 1971 c 486 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 3; 1987 c 44 s 1; 1992 c 464 art
1 s 55; 2005 c 56 s 1