Subdivision 1. Creation. Each ombudsperson shall operate independently from but in collaboration with the community-specific board that appointed the ombudsperson under section 257.0768: the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans.
Subd. 2. Selection; qualifications. The ombudsperson for each community shall be selected by the applicable community-specific board established in section 257.0768. Each ombudsperson serves in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the community-specific board and may be removed only for just cause. Each ombudsperson must be selected without regard to political affiliation, and shall be a person highly competent and qualified to analyze questions of law, administration, and public policy regarding the protection and placement of children from families of color. In addition, the ombudsperson must be experienced in dealing with communities of color and knowledgeable about the needs of those communities. No individual may serve as ombudsperson while holding any other public office.
Subd. 3. Appropriation. Money appropriated for each ombudsperson from the general fund or the special fund authorized by section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (o), is under the control of each ombudsperson for which it is appropriated.
1991 c 292 art 3 s 20; 1993 c 369 s 77; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 62; 1997 c 7 art 3 s 7; 2013 c 108 art 3 s 35; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 50; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 8
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy
Section 257.01 — Records Required.
Section 257.02 — Surrender Of Parental Rights.
Section 257.025 — Custody Disputes.
Section 257.026 — Notification Of Residence With Certain Convicted Persons.
Section 257.03 — Notice To Commissioner Of Human Services.
Section 257.04 — Investigation.
Section 257.065 — Authorized Child-placing Agency Definition.
Section 257.0651 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act.
Section 257.0725 — Annual Report.
Section 257.0755 — Office Of Ombudsperson; Creation; Qualifications; Function.
Section 257.076 — Definitions.
Section 257.0761 — Organization Of Office Of Ombudsperson.
Section 257.0762 — Duties And Powers.
Section 257.0763 — Matters Appropriate For Review.
Section 257.0764 — Complaints.
Section 257.0765 — Recommendations To Agency.
Section 257.0766 — Recommendations And Public Reports.
Section 257.0767 — Civil Actions.
Section 257.0768 — Community-specific Boards.
Section 257.0769 — Funding For The Ombudsperson Program.
Section 257.175 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Human Services.
Section 257.33 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Human Services; Minor Parents.
Section 257.34 — Declaration Of Parentage.
Section 257.52 — Parent And Child Relationship Defined.
Section 257.53 — Relationship Not Dependent On Marriage.
Section 257.54 — How Parent And Child Relationship Established.
Section 257.541 — Custody And Parenting Time With Children Born Outside Of Marriage.
Section 257.55 — Presumption Of Paternity.
Section 257.56 — Artificial Insemination.
Section 257.58 — Limitation Of Actions; Exceptions.
Section 257.59 — Jurisdiction; Venue.
Section 257.61 — Pretrial Proceedings.
Section 257.62 — Blood And Genetic Tests.
Section 257.63 — Evidence Relating To Paternity.
Section 257.64 — Pretrial Orders And Recommendations.
Section 257.65 — Civil Action.
Section 257.651 — Default Order Of Parentage.
Section 257.66 — Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.67 — Enforcement Of Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.68 — Modification Of Judgment Or Order.
Section 257.69 — Right To Counsel; Costs; Free Transcript On Appeal.
Section 257.70 — Hearings And Records; Confidentiality.
Section 257.71 — Action To Declare Mother And Child Relationship.
Section 257.72 — Promise To Render Support.
Section 257.73 — Birth Records.
Section 257.74 — Adoption; Termination Proceedings.