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Guardian ad Litem board seeks pay increases to reduce unassigned cases, board requests funding
Summary
The state Guardian ad Litem program told the Judiciary Committee it needs increased compensation, operating funds and volunteer support to eliminate a backlog of unassigned cases; the committee laid the budget request over for omnibus consideration.
Tammy Baker Olsen, state program administrator for the Minnesota Guardian ad Litem program, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 28 that guardians are paid low wages and staffing shortages have left children without court-appointed advocates.
Baker Olsen said the program advocated for roughly 12,000 children in 6,700 court cases last year and…
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