The commissioner shall:

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(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.