Sec. 46b-69c. Advisory committee. Recommendations to Judicial Department. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 46b-69c. Advisory committee. Recommendations to Judicial Department. (a) There is established an advisory committee to (1) make recommendations to the Judicial Department on the development of, and annually thereafter on modifications to, the curriculum for the parenting education program established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 46b-69b, and (2) advise on other matters involving the service providers, including the qualifications and selection of such providers.

      (b) Not later than January 15, 2003, the advisory committee shall make recommendations to the Judicial Department on the expansion of the parenting education program to include a separate program for children whose parents are involved in a dissolution of marriage action. Such program shall be designed to help children cope more effectively with the problems that result from a dissolution and shall have as its goal the prevention or reduction of children's anxiety, aggression, depression and behavioral problems and an increase in social competencies critical to children's postdissolution adjustment.

      (c) The advisory committee shall consist of not more than ten members to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall include members who represent the Commission on Children, the family law section of the Connecticut Bar Association, educators specializing in children studies, agencies representing victims of family violence, service providers and the Judicial Department. The members shall serve for terms of two years and may be reappointed for succeeding terms. The members shall elect a chairperson from among their number and shall receive no compensation for their services.

      (d) The Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall provide staff services to the advisory committee.

      (P.A. 93-319, S. 2, 4; P.A. 02-132, S. 17, 81.)

      History: P.A. 93-319 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 02-132 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), added new Subsec. (b) re recommendations for program for children and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (c) and (d), effective July 1, 2002, and made a technical change in redesignated Subsec. (c) and replaced "Family Division" with "Court Support Services Division" in redesignated Subsec. (d), effective October 1, 2002.