ALBANY – Three years after nearly losing its state funding, a program that provides about 3,000 foster children with volunteer advocates before courts, schools and health care providers might soon be officially recognized in state law.
The New York Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill last week that would establish Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) as a program under Judiciary Law. It currently operates under authority of Part 44 of the Rules of the Chief Judge.
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