2005 Idaho Code - 16-1639 — GUARDIAN AD LITEM GRANTS

                                  TITLE  16
                             JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
                                  CHAPTER 16
                             CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT
    16-1639.  GUARDIAN AD LITEM GRANTS. The grant administrator is hereby
authorized and directed to award and administer grants from the money which
shall be from time to time available to him from the guardian ad litem
account. The foregoing power and authorization shall be subject to the
following provisions:
    (1)  Grants may be made available to any person, organization,
corporation, or agency for any of the following purposes:
    (a)  To enable such entity to act as the child advocate coordinator in any
    judicial district.
    (b)  To enable such entity to recruit, organize and administer a panel of
    guardians ad litem and volunteer lawyers to represent guardians ad litem.
    (c)  To enable such entity to recruit, organize, train and support persons
    or entities to act as guardian ad litem coordinators in judicial districts
    which do not yet have guardian ad litem coordinators.
    (d)  To enable such entity to pay the administrative and other
    miscellaneous expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the
    guardian ad litem program.
    (2)  The grant administrator shall endeavor in his allocation of funds
available to him to foster the development and operation of a guardian ad
litem program in each judicial district in the state; provided, however, the
grant administrator shall have no obligation to seek out or organize child
advocate coordinators or persons willing to act as such in judicial districts
lacking a child advocate coordinator.
    (3)  Funds available to the grant administrator from the guardian ad litem
account may be also used to pay the grant administrator's cost of performing
its duties and obligations pursuant to this chapter.