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Office of Guardian ad Litem seeks pay parity with attorney general to retain experienced child welfare lawyers
Summary
The Office of Guardian ad Litem asked the committee to finish prior-year funding steps that would bring GAL attorneys’ salaries closer to Attorney General pay scales, citing recruitment and retention difficulties and recent vacancies.
Stacy Snyder, director of Utah’s Office of the Guardian ad Litem, told the committee Feb. 4 the GAL’s attorney pay scale lags the Attorney General’s Office, which she said creates recruitment and retention issues for experienced child‑protection attorneys. Snyder said the GAL’s budget is about $11–12 million and requested completion of prior funding to achieve pay parity and cover any cost‑of‑living adjustments.
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