§ 740. State board of social welfare. 1. The state board of social
welfare is the legal authority established by the constitution
responsible for the inspection and visitation of certain institutions
and certain agencies and for the making of rules and regulations with
respect to all of the functions, powers and duties with which the board
is charged, subject to the control of the legislature and pursuant to
this article and other provisions of law.
It shall be the major purposes of the board to review, report and make
recommendation concerning the policies and programs pertaining to child
and adult care, including the implementation of such policies and
programs and the quality of supervision exercised by the responsible
state and local supervisory agencies; to advise the governor and the
legislature with respect to such matters; to conduct independent
research, studies and analyses of state policies and programs affecting
child and adult care; to advocate the improvement of such programs and
policies; and to conduct special research, studies and analyses, at the
request of the governor, with respect to any matter related to human
services generally.
The board as constituted shall continue as a division of the executive
department.

2. The board shall consist of fifteen members appointed by the
governor by and with the consent of the senate. At the expiration of the
term of any member of the board his successor shall be appointed for a
term of five years.