new text begin Commissioner's duties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall: new text end

new text begin (1) develop a request for proposals for the healthy child development grant program in consultation with the Community Solutions Advisory Council; new text end

new text begin (2) provide outreach, technical assistance, and program development support to increase capacity for new and existing service providers in order to better meet statewide needs, particularly in greater Minnesota and areas where services to reduce health disparities have not been established; new text end

new text begin (3) review responses to requests for proposals, in consultation with the Community Solutions Advisory Council, and award grants under this section; new text end

new text begin (4) ensure communication with the ethnic councils, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, and the governor's early learning council on the request for proposal process; new text end

new text begin (5) establish a transparent and objective accountability process, in consultation with the Community Solutions Advisory Council, focused on outcomes that grantees agree to achieve; new text end

new text begin (6) provide grantees with access to data to assist grantees in establishing and implementing effective community-led solutions; new text end

new text begin (7) maintain data on outcomes reported by grantees; and new text end

new text begin (8) contract with an independent third-party entity to evaluate the success of the grant program and to build the evidence base for effective community solutions in reducing health disparities of children of color and American Indian children from prenatal to grade 3. new text end