Per the Act, the responsibilities of the Council include:

•   Annually:
  • Meet at least twice.
  • Appoint a 6 member advisory committee from the membership.
  • Present a report with recommendations to CYFD, the courts and appropriate legislative interim committees, on or before November 1 of each year, regarding statutes, rules, policies and procedures relating to substitute care and any recommendations for changes in substitute care review boards.
• Adopt reasonable rules relating to the functions and procedures of the substitute care review boards and the Council in accordance with the duties of the boards as provided in the Act.  Rules shall include:
  • Criteria for membership and training requirements for substitute care board members;
  • Information needed for cases to be monitored;
  • Case information to be tracked and reported;
  • Criteria for procedures for substitute care review boards and designation of cases for review, including weighing the importance of:
    • sibling placements;
    • frequency and severity of neglect or abuse;
    • behavioral health status of household members;
    • placement of children in households where there are no relatives of the children;
    • data related to demographics; and
    • relevant trend data.

Advisory Committee

The Act requires the Council to appoint a 6 member advisory committee to one year renewable terms. The members are selected from the current membership. The advisory committee advises the Council on matters related to substitute care review.

Members (term expires September 2020)

Maria Ortiz Bustos (Doña Ana County)

Jack Carpenter (Taos County)

Mary Carr (Eddy County)

Nancy Treat (Santa Fe County)

Vacant

Vacant