DCT Advisory Committee

State law requires the Direct Care and Treatment Executive Board to establish and advisory committee to provide members of the Legislature, counties, labor unions, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota, people being served by DCT programs and other stakeholders the opportunity to advise the Executive Board on DCT programs and operations.

The members of the advisory committee must be appointed as follows:

• One member appointed by the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• One member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives
• Two members appointed by the Minnesota Senate Committee on Committees, one member representing the majority caucus and one member representing the minority caucus
• One member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties
• One member appointed by joint representatives of the American Federation of State and Municipal Employees, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Middle Management Association, and the State Residential Schools Education Association
• One member appointed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota
• Two members representing people with lived experience being served by state-operated treatment programs or their families, appointed by the governor.

Appointing authorities shall make appointments by Jan. 1, 2026. The first meeting of the advisory committee must be held no later than Jan. 15, 2026.

The members of the advisory committee shall elect a chair from among their membership at the first meeting. The advisory committee shall meet as frequently as it determines necessary. The executive board shall regularly consult with the advisory committee.

The advisory committee expires Dec. 31, 2027.