54-56 Children's Services Coordinating Committee - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 54-56CHILDREN'S SERVICES COORDINATING COMMITTEE54-56-01. Children's services coordinating committee - Membership. The children'sservices coordinating committee consists of the governor or a designee of the governor, the
superintendent of public instruction, a representative of juvenile courts appointed by the chief
justice of the supreme court, the executive director of the department of human services, the
state health officer, the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, or a designee
of the director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, the director of career and
technical education, and a representative of the Indian affairs commission. The governor or the
governor's designee shall act as chairperson.54-56-02. Staff - Support services. The committee is authorized to employ such staffas provided by appropriations or grants. In addition, each executive branch agency, department,
and office may provide support services required to achieve the objectives of the committee.54-56-03. Functions.1.The committee may:a.Plan for and coordinate delivery of services to children and adolescents who
are abused, neglected, emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, medically disabled,
runaways, homeless, deprived, school dropouts, school-age parents, chemical
or alcohol abusers, unruly, or delinquent.b.Foster primary prevention ideas and strategies and present those ideas and
strategies to regional or tribal children's services coordinating committees.2.The committee shall:a.Distribute funds due to regional or tribal committees within five days of
receiving the funds.b.Distribute its grant funds appropriated or authorized by the legislative assembly
to children's services organizations and programs, subject to specific approval
by the legislative assembly or the budget section. No funds, grants, gifts, or
services of an organization receiving funds distributed by the committee may
be used for the purposes of direct provision of contraception services, abortion,
or abortion referrals to minors.54-56-04. Charter public corporations - Duties. The children's services coordinatingcommittee may designate up to twelve organizations to serve as regional and tribal children's
services coordinating committees to distribute grants received from the children's services
coordinating committee. The committee shall prescribe conditions for the creation, continuance,
and duration of those designations. The committee shall discontinue the designation of regional
and tribal committees if grant funds are not available for distribution to the regional and tribal
committees.54-56-05.Authority to accept and expend funds, grants, or gifts.Repealed byS.L. 1997, ch. 43,