N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 679.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 679.4 - Advisory committees

The following Family Court attorneys for children advisory committees shall be established:

(a) There shall be a single committee for the counties of Kings, Queens and Richmond, which shall be composed of the Administrative Law Judge of the Family Court of the City of New York, or his or her designee, who shall serve as committee chair, a representative of each of the county bar associations, a member of the faculty of an accredited law school, and three additional members at least one of whom shall be a nonattorney.

(b) In Nassau County, the committee shall be composed of the Supervising Judge of the Family Court, who shall serve as committee chair, a representative of the county bar association, a member of the faculty of an accredited law school, and three additional members at least one of whom shall be a nonattorney.

(c) In Suffolk County, the committee shall be composed of the Supervising Judge of the Family Court, who shall serve as committee chair, a representative of the county bar association, a member of the faculty of an accredited law school, and three additional members at least one of whom shall be a nonattorney.

(d) There shall be a single committee for the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester, which shall be composed of the Supervising Judge of the Family Court, Ninth Judicial District, who shall serve as committee chair, a representative from each county bar association, a member of the faculty of an accredited law school, and nine additional members at least three of whom shall be nonattorneys.

(e) The members of each advisory committee shall be appointed by the Presiding Justice of the the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, for three- year terms, and may be reappointed for additional terms. The bar association representative members shall be appointed upon recommendation of the respective bar associations. Committee members may not serve on the attorneys for children panels.

(f) The director of the attorneys for children program shall sit as an ex officio member of each advisory committee.

(g) The members of the attorneys for children advisory committees as volunteers are expressly authorized to participate in a State-sponsored volunteer program within the meaning of the Public Officers Law, section 17.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 679.4