2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL COORDINATING COMMITTEES

IC 31-38
    ARTICLE 38. JUVENILE LAW: LOCAL COORDINATING COMMITTEES

IC 31-38-1
     Chapter 1. Establishment of Local Coordinating Committees

IC 31-38-1-1
Establishment of committee
    31-38-1-1 Sec. 1. A local coordinating committee is established in each county.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.21.

IC 31-38-1-2
Membership
    31-38-1-2 Sec. 2. Each committee has the following members:
        (1) The director of the county office of family and children or the director's designee.
        (2) The director of the community mental health center or a managed care provider (as defined in IC 12-7-2-127(b)) serving the child's area of residence or the director's designee.
        (3) The superintendent of the school corporation in which the child is legally settled or the superintendent's designee.
        (4) The child's parent or guardian, who is a nonvoting member.
        (5) If a guardian ad litem has been appointed, the child's guardian ad litem, who is a nonvoting member.
        (6) If a special advocate has been appointed, the child's court appointed special advocate, who is a nonvoting member.
        (7) If requested by the chairman, a representative of the local health department, who is a nonvoting member.
        (8) If requested by the chairman, a representative of any other agency or community organization, who is a nonvoting member.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.21.

IC 31-38-1-3
Quorum; majority vote
    31-38-1-3 Sec. 3. (a) A majority of the voting members of a committee constitutes a quorum.
    (b) The committee may act only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members present at the meeting. However, if a quorum of the committee cannot obtain a majority vote for any of the proposals or recommendations under consideration at a meeting, the committee shall report all of the proposals or recommendations to the referring agency.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.21.

IC 31-38-1-4
Appointment of designee
    31-38-1-4 Sec. 4. If a member of the committee appoints a

designee, the appointing member shall grant to the designee the same authority to commit agency resources as the appointing member possesses for the purposes of participating on the committee.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.21.