2A:12-11. Duties of director

The director shall:

a. Publicize the existence of the program;

b. Adopt rules for the program including among other things--

(1) Standards for approved community organizations,

(2) Standards for accounting and auditing, and

(3) The number of approved community organizations needed throughout each county;

c. Prepare uniform applications for community organizations to apply for participation in the program, which application shall request, among other things--

(1) The name, address, county and function of the community organization,

(2) The size and location of the facility where supervised visitation would take place,

(3) The average number of persons available in the facility at any given time who would be present during the supervised visitation,

(4) The community organization's fee for use of its personnel and facilities for the program,

(5) The number of persons the facility could accommodate at one time, and

(6) The general contents of the facility;

d. Select and approve those community organizations which comply with the director's standards and which would accept the lowest fee for participation in the program;

e. Prepare a printed list by county of approved community organizations available for participation in the program;

f. Distribute the list to each court within the State having jurisdiction over child visitation matters;

g. Prepare and submit budget estimates of State appropriations necessary for the operation of the program and make recommendations with respect thereto;

h. Report annually to the Legislature and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the activities of the program and make recommendations with respect thereto; and

i. Do all other things necessary and proper to implement the purposes of this act.

L.1983, c. 424, s. 5.