196.23 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SECTION.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment of section. The commissioner shall establish an environmental
hazards information and assistance section in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The section
shall be headed by a director. The commissioner shall provide the director with office space,
administrative services, and clerical support.
Subd. 2.
Position of director. The director of the environmental hazards information
and assistance section shall be appointed by the commissioner. The director shall assist the
commissioner in carrying out the duties and responsibilities required under sections
196.19
to
196.26. The commissioner of employee relations, in consultation with the commissioner,
shall establish minimum qualifications for the position of director. In setting the minimum
qualifications, the commissioner of employee relations shall consider the scientific and technical
background necessary to perform the duties under sections
196.19 to
196.26.
History: 1982 c 513 s 5; 1991 c 238 art 1 s 9; 2000 c 390 s 8