Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) The
persons or entities receiving moneys from the grant administrator to
coordinate a guardian ad litem program in a judicial district may be required
by the terms of the grant to perform any or all of the following duties:
(a) To establish, maintain and coordinate a districtwide guardian ad
litem program consistent with the provisions of this chapter;
(b) To furnish the necessary administrative and staffing services as may
from time to time be required;
(c) To act as a central clearinghouse and coordinator for the purpose of
providing guardians ad litem for children brought within the purview of
this chapter;
(d) To seek to have each child brought within the purview of this chapter
available to him a guardian ad litem throughout each stage of any child
protective proceeding;
(e) To establish a program for attorneys to represent guardians ad litem,
whether or not appointed by the court in conjunction with the local,
districtwide, and state bar associations;
(f) To the extent possible to establish a districtwide program to recruit
volunteer guardians ad litem sufficient to provide services in each county
of the judicial district;
(g) In conjunction with the department, prosecuting attorneys and city
and county law enforcement officials, mental health professionals, social
workers, school counselors and the medical community, the coordinators may
assist in the development and implementation of a statewide uniform
protocol for the investigation of allegations of abuse, neglect or
abandonment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(h) To develop uniform criteria to screen, select, train and remove
guardians ad litem;
(i) To establish a priority list of those proceedings under this chapter
in which a guardian ad litem shall be appointed in districts where there
are insufficient numbers of guardians ad litem.
(2) Each child advocate coordinator shall submit an annual report for the
preceding fiscal year to the grant administrator for delivery to the
legislature no later than ten (10) days following the start of each regular
session. Such report shall contain the number and type of proceedings filed
in the district under this chapter, the number of children subject to
proceedings in the district under this chapter and the number of appointed
guardians ad litem, the nature of services the guardians ad litem provided,
the number of guardians ad litem trained in each district, the number of hours
of service provided by guardians ad litem and attorneys and a complete
financial statement for the past year and financial support requirements for
the next fiscal year.

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