2000 Minnesota Statutes

     119A.22 Duties of the commissioner. 

    The commissioner shall:  

    (1) review applications and award grants to programs 
 pursuant to section 119A.21 after considering the recommendation 
 of the abused children advisory council; 

    (2) appoint members of the abused children advisory council 
 created under section 119A.23 and provide consultative staff and 
 other administrative services to the council; 

    (3) after considering the recommendation of the abused 
 children advisory council, appoint a program director to perform 
 the duties set forth in this clause.  In appointing the program 
 director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the 
 list of applicants submitted to the commissioner pursuant to 
 this section.  The program director shall administer the funds 
 appropriated for sections 119A.20 to 119A.23, consult with and 
 provide staff to the advisory council and perform other duties 
 related to abused children's programs as the commissioner may 
 assign; 

    (4) design a uniform method of collecting data on abused 
 children's programs to be used to monitor and assure compliance 
 of the programs funded under section 119A.21; 

    (5) provide technical aid to applicants in the development 
 of grant requests and to programs in meeting the data collection 
 requirements established by the commissioner; and 

    (6) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to 
 implement the provisions of sections 119A.20 to 119A.23.  

    HIST: 1994 c 552 s 3