§ 490-C:2 — Membership

New Hampshire § 490-C:2

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title LI: COURTS
• Ch. 490-C: GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD

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I. The board shall consist of the following members:
(a) One member representing the New Hampshire supreme court, appointed by the chief justice of the New Hampshire supreme court.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) One member of the house, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(d) The executive director of the New Hampshire judicial council.
(e) One member of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), nominated by the director of CASA and appointed by the governor.
(f) One member representing the division of children, youth, and families, or Casey family services, or another child protection agency in the state, appointed by the governor.
(g) One member representing the interests of guardians ad litem, appointed by the governor.
(h) Two members of the general public representing the interests of those individuals receiving the services of guardians ad litem, appointed by the governor. The public members shall be individuals who are not, and never have been, members of the guardian ad litem profession or the spouse of any such person. The public members shall not have, and shall never have had, a material financial interest in either the provision of guardian ad litem services or an activity directly related to guardian ad litem services, including the representation of the board or its predecessor or the profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding the date of appointment.
II. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.
III. All members of the board shall be New Hampshire residents.

Legislative History

2002, 206:1, eff. May 16, 2002. 2023, 212:45, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.