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    Advisory Council on the Minnesota Academy for the Deaf and the Blind

    Active dates:1985-1997
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 128A.03 [Repealed, 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 25]
    Function:

    Advise the Minnesota State Board of Education concerning control, management, and administration of the state academies for the deaf and blind.

    Preceded by:
    Advisory Council for the Minnesota School for the Deaf
    History:

    Separate councils for the academies for the deaf and blind were created in 1976. The membership was increased from 7 to 8 in 1978, and representatives of the schools were added as members. In 1983 both groups were renamed task forces and their existence made permissive.
    In 1985 the groups were combined and changed back to an advisory council that would not expire.
    Related to:
    Academy for the Deaf and Blind Advisory Council
    Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Blind
    Advisory to:
    Education Board
    Membership:

    15 (representative of the geographic areas of the state, to include parents or guardians of visual disabled or hearing-impaired children, a staff representative of the schools, and 2 representatives from groups representing the interest of visually disabled or hearing impaired individuals); appointed by Education Board; terms governed by Minn. Stat. 15.059; compensation governed by Minn. Stat. 15.059.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Record last updated: 10/30/2019
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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