The Governor of Minnesota has designated the Minnesota Department of Administration as the agency responsible for providing administrative services for the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities.

The Council is responsible for preparing and implementing a three-year state plan describing the quality, extent, and scope of needed services being provided or to be provided to persons with developmental disabilities; monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the state plan; and reviewing state service plans for persons with developmental disabilities. Consistent with its mandate, it is also an agent for change and an advocate for the improved quality of life of people with developmental disabilities.

The Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities is comprised of 27 members. Council members are appointed by the Governor, include persons with developmental disabilities and their families, and represent principal state and local agencies, and private organizations concerned with services for people with developmental disabilities. At least half of the members are persons with a developmental disability or a representative of someone who has a developmental disability.

Documents in this section describe the values and policies of the Council as well as the Council itself. There is a collection of documents about the Council’s grants program and the McKnight Foundation grants — both serve as major vehicles for promoting new approaches and system change. There is also a list of Council publications and videotapes available as of 1995, and several documents of historical interest.