1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; reinstating certain
1.3 	American Indian advisory councils; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, sections 254A.035, subdivision 2;
1.5 	254A.04; 260.835.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 254A.035,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Membership terms, compensation, removal and
1.10 	expiration.  The membership of this council shall be composed of
1.11 	17 persons who are American Indians and who are appointed by the
1.12 	commissioner.  The commissioner shall appoint one representative
1.13 	from each of the following groups:  Red Lake Band of Chippewa
1.14 	Indians; Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand
1.15 	Portage Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band,
1.16 	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, Minnesota Chippewa
1.17 	Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth
1.18 	Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation;
1.19 	Prairie Island Sioux Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton
1.20 	Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux Indian Reservation;
1.21 	International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian
1.22 	Community; and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban
1.23 	Indian Community and two from the St. Paul Urban Indian
1.24 	Community.  The terms, compensation, and removal of American
1.25 	Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section
2.1 	15.059.  The council expires June 30, 2001 2008.
2.2 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively
2.3 	from June 30, 2001.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 254A.04, is
2.5 	amended to read:
2.6 	254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
2.7 	There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
2.8 	Advisory Council to advise the Department of Human Services
2.9 	concerning the problems of alcohol and other drug dependency and
2.10 	abuse, composed of ten members.  Five members shall be
2.11 	individuals whose interests or training are in the field of
2.12 	alcohol dependency and abuse; and five members whose interests
2.13 	or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of drugs
2.14 	other than alcohol.  The terms, compensation and removal of
2.15 	members shall be as provided in section 15.059.  The council
2.16 	expires June 30, 2001 2008.  The commissioner of human services
2.17 	shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years.
2.18 	The commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end
2.19 	in odd-numbered years.

2.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively
2.21 	from June 30, 2001.

2.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 260.835, is
2.23 	amended to read:
2.24 	260.835 AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
2.25 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The commissioner shall appoint
2.26 	an American Indian Advisory Council to help formulate policies
2.27 	and procedures relating to Indian child welfare services and to
2.28 	make recommendations regarding approval of grants provided under
2.29 	section 260.785, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.  The council shall
2.30 	consist of 17 members appointed by the commissioner and must
2.31 	include representatives of each of the 11 Minnesota reservations
2.32 	who are authorized by tribal resolution, one representative from
2.33 	the Duluth Urban Indian Community, three representatives from
2.34 	the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community, and two representatives
2.35 	from the St. Paul Urban Indian Community.  Representatives from
2.36 	the urban Indian communities must be selected through an open
3.1 	appointments process under section 15.0597.  The terms,
3.2 	compensation, and removal of American Indian Child Welfare
3.3 	Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 15.059.
3.4 		Subd. 2.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059,
3.5 	subdivision 5, the American Indian Child Welfare Advisory
3.6 	Council expires June 30, 2008.
3.7 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively
3.8 	from June 30, 2003.