2003 Minnesota Statutes

     299A.331 DARE Advisory Council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  The Advisory Council on 
 Drug Abuse Resistance Education consists of: 

    (1) the attorney general who shall serve as chair; 

    (2) the commissioner of public safety; 

    (3) the commissioner of education; 

    (4) three representatives of law enforcement appointed by 
 the commissioner of public safety; 

    (5) three representatives of education appointed by the 
 commissioner of education; 

    (6) a representative of the DARE Officers Association 
 appointed by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board from 
 among recommendations of the association; and 

    (7) seven citizens appointed by the attorney general. 

    Subd. 2.    Duties.  The council shall: 

    (1) advise the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in 
 establishing a drug abuse resistance education training program 
 for peace officers; 

    (2) promote the drug abuse resistance education program 
 throughout the state; 

    (3) monitor the drug abuse resistance education officer 
 training program in conjunction with the Bureau of Criminal 
 Apprehension; 

    (4) provide coordination and assistance to local 
 communities who wish to implement drug abuse resistance 
 education programs in their local school systems; 

    (5) encourage parental and community involvement in drug 
 abuse resistance education programs; 

    (6) develop a private and public partnership to provide for 
 continuation and funding for the drug abuse resistance education 
 program; and 

    (7) receive money from public and private sources for use 
 in the drug abuse resistance education program. 

    HIST: 1990 c 565 s 31; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 2003 c 130 s 
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