Section 249-B. Rules of court


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  • The  chief  administrator of the courts,
      pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision  two  of  section  two  hundred
      twelve  of  the  judiciary law, shall promulgate court rules prescribing
      workload standards for attorneys for children, including maximum numbers
      of children who can be represented at any given time, in order to ensure
      that children receive effective assistance of  counsel  comporting  with
      legal  and ethical mandates, the complexity of the proceedings affecting
      each client to which the law guardian is assigned, and the nature of the
      court appearance likely to  be  required  for  each  individual  client.
      Appointments  of  attorneys  for  children  under  section  two  hundred
      forty-nine of this part shall be in conformity with the rules.