HD56 - The Feasibility of Establishing a Statewide Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

  • Published: 1990
  • Author: General Assembly. Joint Subcommittee
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 261 (Regular Session, 1989)

Executive Summary:
The joint subcommittee was established by HJR 261, agreed to by the 1989 General Assembly, to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide court appointed special advocate (CASA) program in the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee is composed of five members representing the House Committees on Health, Welfare and Institutions and on Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Rehabilitation and Social Services and on Finance.