1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 245 - 267 Public Welfare and Related Activities
Chapter 257 Children; Custody, Legitimacy
Section 257.3579 American Indian child welfare advisory council.
257.3579 American Indian child welfare advisory council.
The commissioner shall appoint an American Indian advisory council to help formulate policies and procedures relating to Indian child welfare services and to make recommendations regarding approval of grants provided under section 257.3571, subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a. The council shall consist of 17 members appointed by the commissioner and must include representatives of each of the 11 Minnesota reservations who are authorized by tribal resolution, one representative from the Duluth Urban Indian Community, three representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community, and two representatives from the St. Paul Urban Indian Community. Representatives from the urban Indian communities must be selected through an open appointments process under section 15.0597. The terms, compensation, and removal of American Indian child welfare advisory council members shall be as provided in section 15.059.
HIST: 1987 c 403 art 2 s 127; 1992 c 515 s 1; 1994 c 576 s 8
* NOTE: See section 15.059, subdivision 5a, for expiration *of council.
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