Amendment ID: S2953-8

Amendment 8

Guardians Ad Litem

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by inserting after section _ the following new section:-

"SECTION_. The department of children and families in consultation with the office of the child advocate and the chief justice of the juvenile court department shall conduct a study on the adequacy, availability, and deficiencies together with costs of recruiting, training, and compensating guardians ad litem appointed pursuant to section 29 1/2 of chapter 119 of the General Laws. In conducting said study, the Massachusetts department of children and families shall hold not less than 1 hearing open to the public. Said study, recommendations, and a plan for addressing any identified deficiencies and inadequacies regarding guardians ad litem identified in said study shall be submitted to the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities no later than 6 months after the passage of this act"