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    CHIPS Public Defender Workgroup

    Active dates:2005 - 2006
    Authority:
    2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 2
    Function:

    The workgroup will study and make recommendations on the appropriate assignment and use of limited public defender resources and ways to minimize CHIPS proceedings through early intervention initiative such as family group conferencing, mediation, and other innovative strategies.

    The state court administrator shall report the working group's findings by January 15, 2006. 
    History:

    The 2005 Legislature in response to a request of the Board of Public Defense to limit the number of public defenders appointed to represent parents, legal guardians, Indian custodians, and children in child protection protection matters, asked the State Court Administrator to convene this workgroup. 
    Related to:
    State Board of Public Defense
    Advisory to:
    State Court Administrator's Office
    Membership:

    The CHIPS Public Defender Workgroup was comprised of a multidisciplinary group including judges, public defenders, county attorneys, private attorneys, county social services representatives, guardians ad litem, the Department of Human Services, and the Board of Public Defense. (see Appendix A of the Final Report for membership)
    Reports:
    CHIPS Public Defender Workgroup Final Report (March 2006)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 05/24/2021
     

    Additional print information on this group may be available in the Library's collection of agency notebooks. Please contact a librarian for assistance. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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