Sec. C-1. 4 MRSA §§1501, 1502 and 1504, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 581, §1, are amended to read:
§1501. Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
There is established within the Administrative Office of the Courts of the Judicial Department the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program to provide volunteer lay persons to serve as court appointed special advocates or guardians ad litem under Title 22, section 4005, subsection 1, in child abuse and neglect cases.
With the advice and approval of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Advisory Panel, the Chief Judge of the District Court State Court Administrator shall appoint a Director of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, who shall serve at his the pleasure of the State Court Administrator. The Chief Judge of the District Court State Court Administrator may also appoint one or more deputy directors or regional volunteer coordinators, who also shall serve at his the pleasure of the State Court Administrator. The Chief Judge of the District Court State Court Administrator shall provide necessary clerical assistance to the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, within the limit of funds available.
The Chief Judge of the District Court State Court Administrator shall provide a principal office for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program and shall arrange for such facilities throughout the State as are necessary and adequate for the court appointed special advocates to conduct their duties.
Sec. C-2. 4 MRSA §1506, as amended by PL 1989, c. 617, §2, is further amended to read:
§1506. Immunity from civil liability
A person serving as a court appointed special advocate under contract with for the Judicial Department or as Director, deputy director or regional volunteer coordinator of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program is immune from any civil liability, as are employees of governmental entities, under the Maine Tort Claims Act, Title 14, chapter 741, for acts performed within the scope of the court appointed special advocate's or director's that person's duties.
Sec. C-3. PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. J, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. J-7. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 2 and 4 and 6 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that program, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual program. Any unexpended balances from sections 2 and 4 and 6 may not lapse but must be carried forward to be used for the same purpose.
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