2007 Minnesota Statutes

256E.24 LOCAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCILS.
A child abuse prevention council may be established in any county or group of counties that
was eligible to receive funds under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 145.917 as of January 1,
1986. A council organized in such a county or group of counties shall be authorized by the
commissioner to review programs seeking trust fund money on finding that the council meets
the criteria in this section:
(a) The council has submitted a plan for the prevention of child abuse that includes a rank
ordering of needed programs and services, assesses the need for additional programs or services,
and demonstrates that standards and procedures have been established to ensure that funds will
be distributed and used according to Laws 1986, chapter 423.
(b) A single-county council shall consist of:
(1) a minimum of nine members with the majority consisting of members from the
community-at-large who do not represent service-providing agencies. These members shall
represent the demographic and geographic composition of the county and, to the extent possible,
represent the following groups: parents, businesses, racial and ethnic minority communities, and
the faith communities; and
(2) if necessary, enough additional members with knowledge in the area of child abuse
prevention so that a majority of the council is composed of members who do not represent public
agencies.
(c) A multicounty council shall be composed of the combined membership of persons in
paragraph (b).
History: 1986 c 423 s 5; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 22; 1991 c 292 art 8 s 25; 1997 c 162 art
2 s 6; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 24