Minnesota § 260.835 - AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL
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§ 260.835. AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Subdivision 1.Creation.
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 260.785, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3. 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.
Subd. 2.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 50 art 1 s 38]
History:
1999 c 139 art 1 s 17; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 3 s 17; 2008 c 361 art 6 s 22; 2012 c 271 s 4; 2013 c 142 art 2 s 5; 2014 c 286 art 7 s 12; art 8 s 39; 2014 c 291 art 3 s 8; 2018 c 164 s 4; 2023 c 16 s 36; 2024 c 85 s 115
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 260.835 ("AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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