Council membership shall be equally balanced among the following five stakeholder groups:
- the Association of Minnesota Counties;
- the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators;
- the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, jointly;
- tribes and communities of color;
- and service providers and advocates for persons receiving human services.
The Association of Minnesota Counties and the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators shall appoint their own respective representatives. The commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families shall each appoint two representatives of their respective department. The commissioners shall each appoint two representatives from (1) tribes and communities of color, and (2) social services providers and advocates. Council membership shall be 20 members, with four representatives from each nondepartmental stakeholder group.
Notwithstanding section 15.059, Human Services Performance Council members shall be appointed for a minimum of two years, but may serve longer terms at the discretion of their appointing authority.
Notwithstanding section 15.059, members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services.
A representative from each commissioner and a county representative from either the Association of Minnesota Counties or the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators shall serve as Human Services Performance Council cochairs.