Bill Text: CT HB05209 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Enhanced Oversight Of Guardians Ad Litem And Attorneys For Minor Children By The Office Of The Chief Public Defender.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-15)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05209 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05209-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5209 |
||||
February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 936 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
|||||
Introduced by: |
|||||
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist. REP. DIMINICO, 13th Dist. |
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist. REP. ARCE, 4th Dist. REP. AYALA, 128th Dist. | ||||
AN ACT CONCERNING ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF GUARDIANS AD LITEM AND ATTORNEYS FOR MINOR CHILDREN BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 51-296 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the office of Chief Public Defender shall assume oversight responsibilities of all guardians ad litem and attorneys for the minor children appointed in family relations matters and proceedings before the superior court for juvenile matters. Such oversight responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a fee structure and review of all complaints alleging a violation of the fee structure.
Statement of Purpose:
To enhance oversight of guardians ad litem and attorneys for the minor children who are appointed to represent children in family relations matters and proceedings before the superior court for juvenile matters.