KRS 620.500: Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550.

As used in KRS 620.500 to 620.550, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Association" means the state Court -Appointed Special Advocate Association

established in KRS 620.530, also known as the Kentucky CASA Network;

(2) "Court" means family court or, if there is no family court in the county where the

CASA program is located, then District Court;

(3) "Court-appointed special advocate case" and "CASA case" mean a child or group of

siblings who are within the jurisdiction of the court as a result of abu se, neglect, or

dependency proceedings and for whom the court has appointed and the program

director has assigned a CASA volunteer;

(4) "Court-appointed special advocate program" and "CASA program" mean a program

by which trained community volunteers are provided to the court for appointment to

represent the best interests of children who have come into the court system as a

result of dependency, abuse, or neglect;

(5) "Court-appointed special advocate volunteer" and "CASA volunteer" mean a person

who compl etes training through and is supervised by a CASA program and

appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of dependent, abused, and

neglected children in court;

(6) "Local board" means the local board of directors appointed or selected in

accordance with KRS 620.505 to govern local CASA programs;

(7) "Program director" means the director of each local CASA program selected in

accordance with KRS 620.505;

(8) "State board" means the state board of directors elected in accordance with KRS

620.530; and

(9) "State director" means the director of the state association provided for in KRS

620.537.