2006 Minnesota Statutes

252.33 CLIENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
    Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
(a) "Client advisory committee" means a group of clients who represent client interests to
supervisors and employers in vocational programs.
(b) "Consumer-controlled organization" means a self-advocacy organization which is
controlled by a board having a majority of people with developmental disabilities.
    Subd. 2. Committees developed. The commissioner of employment and economic
development, through the division of rehabilitation resources, shall contract with a
consumer-controlled organization to develop client advisory committees in vocational settings in
developmental achievement centers, and state hospitals, and to allocate resources and technical
assistance to client advisory committees in rehabilitation facilities as defined in section 268A.01.
    Subd. 3. Purposes. A client advisory committee enables clients working in vocational
settings to advocate for themselves with regard to matters of common interest. A client advisory
committee may address any issue related to the vocational setting, including personnel policies,
wages, hours of work, kinds of work, transportation to and from the workplace, and behavior
problems. A client advisory committee may also meet to develop the skills and knowledge needed
to represent fellow clients, such as decision-making skills, assertiveness, and awareness of public
policies affecting people with developmental disabilities.
    Subd. 4. Membership. Members of a client advisory committee must be elected by clients
who work at the vocational setting.
History: 1987 c 370 art 1 s 2; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 1994 c 483 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 52