HB 513 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
6Jan2016... 2001h
2015 SESSION
\t15-0703
\t09/06
HOUSE BILL\t\t513
AN ACT\trelative to complaint investigation procedures of the guardian ad litem board.
COMMITTEE:\tChildren and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill make changes in the investigation and dismissal procedures of the guardian ad litem board.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Jan2016... 2001h\t15-0703
\t09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT\trelative to complaint investigation procedures of the guardian ad litem board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Guardian Ad Litem Board; Complaint Investigation Procedures. RSA 490-C:4, I(g) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
\t\t\t(g) Investigate and resolve complaints against certified guardians ad litem, and against formerly certified guardians ad litem who are claimed to have engaged in acts or omissions prohibited when certified. In acting on complaints, the board may resolve complaints by agreement and may refer a complaint to the appropriate court for investigation, resolution, or other action. Such referral may be made regardless of whether the allegation or complaint relates to a case which is then pending in court and may be made in lieu of or in addition to any investigatory or disciplinary procedures that the board may itself be authorized to pursue.
\t\t\t(h) Dismiss complaints against certified guardians ad litem without prejudice when the complaint relates to a trial or judicial proceeding in progress, unless the board for good cause votes to proceed immediately with such complaint. When the board dismisses a complaint because the complaint relates to a trial or judicial proceeding in progress, the board shall inform the complainant that he or she may bring the complaint to the attention of the court that appointed the guardian ad litem and that the complainant may resubmit the complaint to the board at the conclusion of the trial or judicial proceeding.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.