RESOLVE Chapter 101

Long Creek Youth Development Center who is chosen for participation

in the pilot project in section 1. The juvenile court shall give

great weight to the recommendation of the selection committee in

making its appointment of the guardian ad litem. The guardian ad

litem selected must be on the current Maine District Court roster

of guardians ad litem but may not be a member of the selection

committee or the defense attorney for the juvenile. A person

serving as a guardian ad litem under this resolve acts as the

court's agent and is entitled to quasi-judicial immunity for acts

performed within the scope of the duties of the guardian ad litem.

In consultation with the selection committee, the department shall

develop and provide orientation and training specific to the role

of a guardian ad litem for a juvenile committed to a juvenile

correctional facility prior to the guardian ad litem's assuming the

guardian's responsibilities, and the department may offer ongoing

training. At least quarterly, the selection committee shall review

the guardian ad litem's performance. If the selection committee

determines at any time that a guardian ad litem is not performing

the guardian's responsibilities appropriately, the selection

committee may recommend the removal of the guardian ad litem and

recommend a replacement. The juvenile court shall give great

weight to the recommendations of the selection committee to remove

and replace a guardian ad litem. The recommendations of the

selection committee to select, remove and replace a guardian ad

litem must be made by at least majority vote, and the court's

decisions to accept or reject those recommendations are not

appealable; and be it further

Sec. 4. Mountain View Youth Development Center. Resolved: That the chief
advocate of the department shall, with the approval of the
commissioner, select an advocate for the Mountain View Youth
Development Center. In addition to the provisions of the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1203 that apply to the
advocate, the advocate has the duties set out in this resolve
with respect to the juveniles at the Mountain View Youth
Development Center who are chosen for participation in the pilot
project in section 1; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That for each juvenile chosen for
participation in the pilot project in section 1 the selected
guardian ad litem or the advocate shall meet with the juvenile at
the facility and with the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal
custodian within 7 days of being assigned to the juvenile's case
and at least once every 3 months thereafter. Within 30 days of
being assigned to the juvenile's case and at least every 3 months
thereafter, the guardian ad litem or the advocate shall review
the following documents if generated by or for the department
since the juvenile's commitment: the integrated assessment, or
its equivalent; the resident case plan, or its equivalent; any

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