Bill Title: Civil immunity for child advocates. Provides that any guardian ad litem (GAL) or court appointed special advocate (CASA) appointed for a child in a juvenile court proceeding is immune from civil liability resulting from the child being placed on a waiting list due to unavailability of a GAL or CASA. (Under current law, this immunity applies only to a volunteer GAL or CASA appointed from, and funded by, the supreme court office of administration's office of guardian ad litem and court appointed special advocate services.)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-15 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [SB0616 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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