611A.25 SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Subdivision 1.
Creation. The commissioner of corrections shall appoint a 12-member
Advisory Council on Sexual Assault to advise the commissioner on the implementation and
continued operation of sections
611A.21 and
611A.221. The Sexual Assault Advisory Council
shall also serve as a liaison between the commissioner and organizations that provide services to
victims of sexual assault, and as an advocate within the Department of Corrections for the rights
of sexual assault victims.
Subd. 2.
Membership. No more than six of the members of the Sexual Assault Advisory
Council may be representatives of community or governmental organizations that provide services
to sexual assault victims. One-half of the council's members shall reside in the metropolitan
area, composed of Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, and Carver Counties,
and one-half of the members shall reside in the nonmetropolitan area. To the extent possible,
nonmetropolitan members must be representative of all nonmetropolitan regions of the state.
Subd. 3.
Terms; vacancies; expenses. Section
15.059 governs the filling of vacancies and
removal of members of the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. The terms of the members of the
advisory council shall be two years. No member may serve on the advisory council for more than
two consecutive terms. The council expires on June 30, 2003. Council members shall receive
expense reimbursement as specified in section
15.059.
Subd. 4.[Repealed,
1991 c 272 s 20]
Subd. 5.
Duties. In addition to other duties, the advisory council shall advise the director
of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention in matters related to preventing occurrences
of these types of violence.
History: 1991 c 272 s 7; 1996 c 408 art 7 s 9; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 26; 1998 c 254 art 1 s
104; 2000 c 368 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 5 s 12