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      Sec. 46b-123c. Commission on Child Protection. Membership. Duties. (a) There is established a Commission on Child Protection that shall consist of eleven members appointed as follows: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint two judges of the Superior Court, or a judge of the Superior Court and a retired judge of the Superior Court; (2) the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member; and (3) the Governor shall appoint three members, one of whom shall serve as chairperson.

      (b) Each member of the commission shall serve for a term of three years and until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor. No more than three of the members, other than the chairperson, may be members of the same political party. Of the four nonjudicial members, other than the chairperson, at least two shall not be members of the bar of any state.

      (c) If any vacancy occurs on the commission, the appointing authority having the power to make the initial appointment under this section shall appoint a person for the unexpired term in accordance with the provisions of this section.

      (d) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the duties of the commission. The members of the commission shall not be employed in any other position under this section or section 46b-123d.

      (e) The commission may adopt such rules as it deems necessary for the conduct of its internal affairs.

      (f) The commission shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of this section and section 46b-123d and shall appoint a Chief Child Protection Attorney, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and whose compensation shall be fixed by the commission.

      (g) The commission shall be within the Division of Public Defender Services for administrative purposes only.

      (h) The commission may accept funds from the federal government, other state agencies and private organizations.

      (i) The commission may establish such requirements for the submission of billing statements, receipts and other documentation by not-for-profit legal services agencies, individual attorneys and private law firms as the commission deems necessary in furnishing compensation to such agencies, attorneys and law firms for providing legal services and serving as guardians ad litem pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 46b-123d.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 44; P.A. 07-159, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 07-159 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (c) and added Subsecs. (h) re acceptance of funds and (i) re establishment of documentation requirements, effective July 1, 2007.

      See Sec. 4-38f for definition of "administrative purposes only".