The commissioner shall:

1. (1) Review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 611A.32, subdivision 1, after considering the recommendation of the advisory council;
2. (2) Appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 611A.34, and provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;
3. (3) After considering the recommendation of the advisory council, appoint a program director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35;
4. (4) Design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on battered women to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 611A.32;
5. (5) 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
6. (6) Adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions of sections 611A.31 to 611A.36.