The head of the office is the "state child advocate", who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of six years. The advocate shall be appointed as soon as practicable. The initial term shall end December 31, 2031. At the time of appointment, the state child advocate shall have, at a minimum, five years of documented professional experience working in child protective or juvenile justice services and be licensed in good standing as an attorney, a psychologist or social worker. The state child advocate may be reappointed to two successive terms. An appointed state child advocate shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time in which the state child advocate is appointed. The attorney general may remove the state child advocate only for malfeasance, misfeasance or abuse of office. The state child advocate shall oversee the office and assign and distribute the work of the state child advocate.

History: Laws 2025, ch. 13, § 4.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2025, ch. 13, § 19 made Laws 2025, ch. 13, § 4 effective July 1, 2025.