Members
Sec. 1. (a) The community child protection team is a
communitywide, multidisciplinary child protection team. The team
must include the following eleven (11) members:
(1) The director of the county office of family and children or
the county office director's designee.
(2) Two (2) designees of the juvenile court judge.
(3) The county prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting
attorney's designee.
(4) The county sheriff or the sheriff's designee.
(5) Either:
(A) the president of the county executive in a county not
containing a consolidated city or the president's designee; or
(B) the executive of a consolidated city in a county
containing a consolidated city or the executive's designee.
(6) A director of a court appointed special advocate or guardian
ad litem program or the director's designee in the county in
which the team is to be formed.
(7) Either:
(A) a public school superintendent or the superintendent's
designee; or
(B) a director of a local special education cooperative or the
director's designee.
(8) Two (2) persons, each of whom is a physician or nurse, with
experience in pediatrics or family practice.
(9) One (1) citizen of the community.
(b) The director of the county office of family and children shall
appoint, subject to the approval of the director of the department, the
members of the team under subsection (a)(7), (a)(8), and (a)(9).
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.102.
Last modified: May 24, 2006