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620.537 Director of association -- Qualifications -- Duties.
If the state board employs a full-time staff person to serve as the director of the
association, then:
(1) The state director shall be a person who by a combination of education,
professional qualification, training, and experience is qualified to perform the
duties of this position. The state director shall be of good moral character with
at least two (2) years of experience working in a position managing a human
services program and who has received a:
(a) Master's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, guidance and
counseling, education, criminal justice, or other human service field; or
(b) Baccalaureate degree in social work, sociology, psychology, guidance
and counseling, education, criminal justice, or other human service field
with, in addition to the work experience required in this subsection, at
least two (2) more years of experience working in the human services
field.
(2) The duties of the state director shall be:
(a) To manage the state court-appointed special advocate office, including
staff;
(b) To coordinate the activities of the association;
(c) To monitor the policies and practices of local CASA programs for
compliance with state laws, National CASA Association Standards for
Programs, and reporting requirements established by the state
association; to assist local CASA programs in efforts to achieve
compliance; and to report to the state association the status of
compliance by local CASA programs;
(d) Upon request of local CASA programs, to provide technical assistance to
local CASA programs;
(e) To provide technical assistance and support to chief judges of family
courts, Chief District Judges, and others in development of new local
CASA programs;
(f) To coordinate a statewide public awareness campaign for generating
interest in developing new CASA programs, recruiting volunteers, and
informing the public of the issues concerning child abuse and neglect; and
(g) Other duties as directed by the association.
Effective:July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 6, effective July 13, 2004. -Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 245, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1996.
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