2013 Minnesota Statutes

245.072 DIVISION FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

A Division for Persons with Developmental Disabilities is created in the Department of Human Services which shall coordinate those laws administered and enforced by the commissioner of human services relating to developmental disabilities, as defined in section 252.27, subdivision 1a, which the commissioner may assign to the division. The Division for Persons with Developmental Disabilities shall be under the supervision of a director whose responsibility it shall be to maximize the availability of federal or private money for programs to assist persons with developmental disabilities. The commissioner shall appoint the director who shall serve in the classified service of the state civil service. The commissioner may employ additional personnel with such qualifications and in such numbers as are reasonable and are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

History:

1971 c 486 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 3; 1987 c 44 s 1; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 55; 2005 c 56 s 1