Sec. 46a-13q. Advisory committee established. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 46a-13q. Advisory committee established. (a) There is established an advisory committee to the Office of the Child Advocate which shall meet three times a year with the Child Advocate and his staff to review and assess the following: (1) Patterns of treatment and service for children; (2) policy implications of the findings of subdivision (1) of this subsection; and (3) necessary systemic improvements. The advisory committee shall also provide for an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of said office.

      (b) Said advisory committee shall consist of one pediatrician, appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; one public child welfare social worker, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; one psychologist, appointed by the Connecticut Psychological Association; one attorney, appointed by the Connecticut Bar Association; one judge of the Family Division of the Superior Court, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one representative of private children's agencies, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; and one representative of education, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. Each member of the advisory committee shall serve a five-year term.

      (c) Said advisory committee shall provide authorization to the Child Advocate for initiating a legal action against a state department in Superior Court.

      (P.A. 95-242, S. 12.)