DCYF Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

The Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) brings human services leaders and elected officials from counties and participating Tribal Nations together to advise the DCYF Commissioner on how Minnesota plans for, designs, administers, funds, and evaluates services for children, youth, and families.

Find here the IAC charter, bylaws, member information, meeting dates, work plan, recommendations, and annual reports.

Minnesota Statutes enacted to require IAC be established

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The State of Minnesota established a new cabinet-level agency, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on July 1, 2024. All programs were transferred to the new agency by June 30, 2025.
When the transition was proposed during the 2023 legislative session, counties asked for a formal way to partner and engage with the new department.
Establishing legislation included a required transition report to the legislature to include recommendations, developed in coordination with county and Tribal governments, for how to coordinate and partner with county and Tribal governments, including through use of a governing authority, such as an intergovernmental advisory committee.
A DCYF implementation workgroup with county partners developed the initial proposed IAC structure and necessary legislative language and updated the language following discussion and engagement from Tribes. The legislative language was included in Governor Walz's 2024 supplemental budget, and the language was passed and funded through MN Session Laws 2024, Ch. 115, Art. 15, Sec. 12.