2006 House Bill 6440 ↩

Senate Roll Call 864: Passed

To transfer the office of children's ombudsman to the legislative council. It is currently in the executive branch (specifically, the Department of Management and Budget.) As introduced, the bill leaves the appointment of the ombudsman in the hands of the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The children's ombudsman is tasked with investigating and reviewing actions of the state and local government agencies serving children, child placing agencies, and child caring institutions; monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to children's protective services and the placement, supervision, treatment children in foster care and adoptive homes; and improving delivery of care to children subject to the authority of any of these entities.