2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 46:2605.1 — Children\'s cabinet research council

§2605.1.  Children's Cabinet Research Council

A.  The Children's Cabinet Research Council, hereafter referred to as the "research council", is hereby established as a specialized advisory function to the cabinet.

B.  The purposes of the research council are to:

(1)  Identify and communicate to university researchers the research needs of the cabinet and the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordination Board.

(2)  Promote at one or more of the state's universities the development of centers of excellence and specialization in child welfare and juvenile justice clinical, research, and educational services, and to seek federal funding for the establishment of one or more child welfare resource centers.

(3)  Assist the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordination Board in developing a system of statistics, indicators, and measures, common assessment models including risk, safety, service needs, family, and strengths-based instruments that are practice oriented and not just theoretical in design, and a system of monitoring and evaluation.

(4)  Provide such advice as may be requested by the cabinet or the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordination Board.

C.(1)  The research council shall be composed of  the executive director of the cabinet and one appointed representative of each of the following entities:  the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana State University School of Social Work, Office of Social Services Research and Development, the Board of Supervisors of the Southern University System, the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System, Centenary College, Dillard University, Loyola University, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Xavier University, the Louisiana State University Health Services Center, the Tulane University Medical School, the Louisiana State University Law School, the Southern University Law School, the Loyola University Law School, and the Tulane University Law School.

(2)  Members shall serve for a term of two years.  However, members may be appointed by their appointing authorities for multiple terms.  All members shall serve without additional compensation and without reimbursement of expenses from the state.

(3)  The research council shall be chaired by the executive director of the cabinet and a vice chairman shall be nominated and elected by a majority of a quorum at the first meeting of the research council.  The research council shall meet at least quarterly according to a schedule established by the research council's chair.  Meetings shall also be held on call of the chair or at the request of at least three members of the research council.  The chair shall give seven days' notice to the members of the research council of the date, time, and place where regular or special meetings will be held.

(4)  A quorum of the research council shall consist of five members.  The use of proxies is permitted, the limits and procedures of which shall be defined by the chair.

Acts 2003, No. 1225, §6.