This bill addresses guardians ad litem and consideration of a minor's best interest.
This bill:
- makes modifications to the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee;
- modifies the responsibilities of the director of the Office of Guardian ad Litem;
- requires an attorney guardian ad litem to inform the court at each hearing:
whether the minor expressed a desire to attend the hearing; andof the date of the attorney guardian ad litem's last interaction with the minor;
- addresses when a guardian ad litem is appointed;
- adjusts the responsibilities and obligations of an attorney guardian ad litem;
- directs a court to consider the best interest of a minor within the context of the principles and provisions in Sections 80-2a-201 and 80-4-104;
- clarifies that the report provided to the Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel and the chairs of the Health and Human Services Interim Committee by the fatality review committee within the Division of Continuous Quality and Improvement should not be fully redacted; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 78A-2-702, 78A-2-801, 80-2-102, 80-3-102, 80-4-102
Substitute #1: 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-703, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-705, 78A-2-801, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-2-102, 80-2-301, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202
Substitute #2: 26B-1-506, 26B-1-507, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-703, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-705, 78A-2-801, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-2-102, 80-2-301, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202
Substitute #4: 26B-1-506, 26B-1-507, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-1-102, 80-2-102, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202
Substitute #3: 26B-1-506, 26B-1-507, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-703, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-801, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-2-102, 80-2-301, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202
Enrolled: 26B-1-506, 26B-1-507, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-801, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-1-102, 80-2-102, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202
Substitute #5: 26B-1-506, 26B-1-507, 78A-2-104, 78A-2-702, 78A-2-704, 78A-2-801, 78A-2-802, 78A-2-803, 80-1-102, 80-2-102, 80-3-102, 80-3-104, 80-4-102, 81-13-202