CHAPTER 7. CHILD PROTECTION REPRESENTATION COMMISSION
Art. 581. Child Protection Representation Commission; establishment; purpose and
functions
A. The Child Protection Representation Commission, referred to hereinafter as the
"commission", is hereby established for the purpose of reviewing the system of
representation of children and indigent parents in child protection cases as provided in
Chapters 5 and 6 of this Title. The commission shall be composed of the following
members:
(1) The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or his designee.
(2) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court or his designee.
(3) The chairman of the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure or his
designee.
(4) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary A or his designee.
(5) The president or designee of the Louisiana Bar Association.
(6) The executive director or designee of the Louisiana District Attorneys
Association.
(7) The state public defender or designee of the Louisiana Public Defender Board.
(8) The president or designee of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Judges.
(9) The chairwoman of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus or her designee.
B. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except for the
members of the legislature who shall receive a per diem in accordance with R.S. 42:3.1.
C. The commission shall request and have the authority to obtain all information
necessary to review the system of representation and shall meet periodically but in no event
less than once annually. The commission shall ascertain the continued effectiveness and
efficiency of the system and the adequacy of funding and may, at its discretion, issue such
reports and recommendations as it deems necessary to ensure the programmatic efficacy and
fiscal viability of the system.
Acts 2014, No. 354, §1; Acts 2016, No. 153, §1.