The commissioner shall:
- (1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 611A.32, subdivision 1;
- (2) appoint a program director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35;
- (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 611A.32;
- (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established by the commissioner; and
- (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions of sections 611A.31 to 611A.35.