2001 Minnesota Statutes

     257.0768 Community-specific boards. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  Four community-specific 
 boards are created.  Each board consists of five members.  The 
 chair of each of the following groups shall appoint the board 
 for the community represented by the group:  the Indian affairs 
 council; the council on affairs of Chicano/Latino people; the 
 council on Black Minnesotans; and the council on Asian-Pacific 
 Minnesotans.  In making appointments, the chair must consult 
 with other members of the council. 

    Subd. 2.    Compensation; chair.  Members do not receive 
 compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for 
 reasonable and necessary expenses incurred.  

    Subd. 3.    Meetings.  Each board shall meet regularly 
 at the request of the appointing chair or the ombudsperson. 

    Subd. 4.    Duties.  Each board shall appoint the 
 ombudsperson for its community.  Each board shall advise and 
 assist the ombudsperson for its community in selecting matters 
 for attention; developing policies, plans, and programs to carry 
 out the ombudspersons' functions and powers; establishing 
 protocols for working with the communities of color; developing 
 procedures for the ombudspersons' use of the subpoena power to 
 compel testimony and evidence from nonagency individuals; and 
 making reports and recommendations for changes designed to 
 improve standards of competence, efficiency, justice, and 
 protection of rights.  

    Subd. 5.    Terms, compensation, removal, and expiration. 
  The membership terms, compensation, and removal of members of 
 each board and the filling of membership vacancies are governed 
 by section 15.0575. 

    Subd. 6.    Joint meetings.  The members of the four 
 community-specific boards shall meet jointly at least four times 
 each year to advise the ombudspersons on overall policies, 
 plans, protocols, and programs for the office. 

    HIST: 1986 c 444; 1991 c 292 art 3 s 29; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 
 64; 1997 c 7 art 3 s 8