Guardians ad litem.
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Official record
2005 General Session Summary for HB0314 Bill No.: HB0314 Drafter: JHR LSO No.: 05LSO-0611 Effective Date: 7/1/2005 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0137 Chapter No.: 237 Prime Sponsor: Representative Simpson Catch Title: Guardians ad litem. Subject: Creates a program to reimburse guardians ad litem. Summary/Major Elements: This bill: Authorizes a program under the Wyoming Supreme Court to reimburse guardians ad litem for the legal representation of children; Requires rulemaking to establish reimbursement methods and establish standards for the legal representation of juveniles by guardians ad litem; Establishes a process whereby counties opt into a program that provides funding for the legal representation of children by guardians ad litem; Requires counties to provide matching funds as a condition of participation in the program; Requires the Supreme Court to report annually by November 1 on the results of the program; Appropriates $2.1 million to the Supreme Court and authorizes 1 additional position to assist in the implementation of the reimbursement program. Comments: Report Required Annual report by November 1 from the Supreme Court to the Joint Appropriations and Judiciary Interim Committees.
Public statements
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S05
Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill because it balances fiscal responsibility with the need to hire professionals, acknowledging that the lowest cost is not always the best value.
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The speaker opposes the bill because it increases reimbursement costs without maintaining competitive bidding mechanisms to control expenses, predicting further cost escalation and legal disputes.
S03
Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill to address unequal representation costs across counties, which could create an equal protection problem.
Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill to ensure juveniles receive quality legal representation, while cautioning that costs may rise significantly without competitive bidding constraints.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because requiring a single contract between the county and one service provider is too restrictive for recruiting skilled attorneys statewide. He asks colleagues to vote against concurrence so the language can be refined in conference.
H56
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker agrees that the amendment's language is too restrictive because it implies a single service provider per county, which could recreate current problems with a lack of trained representation. He supports sending the bill back to conference to refine the language.
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Wyoming roll calls
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Adopted Standing Committee by H01
Adopted 2nd reading by SCHIFFER
Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by NICHOLAS
Adopted Standing Committee by HANES