Minnesota § 257.0768 - COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC BOARDS
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§ 257.0768. COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC BOARDS
Subdivision 1.Membership.
Three 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 Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs; the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage; 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 three 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.
History:
1986 c 444; 1991 c 292 art 3 s 29; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 64; 1997 c 7 art 3 s 8; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 11,12
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