Section 213. Functions of the administrative board of the courts

1.  The
  administrative board shall consult with the chief judge with respect  to
  the  establishment  of administrative standards and policies for general
  application  throughout  the   state,   in   accordance   with   section
  twenty-eight of article six of the constitution.
    2.  The  administrative  board  shall  have  the  powers of advice and
  consent with respect to: (a) the appointment of a chief administrator of
  the courts, as provided in section twenty-eight of article  six  of  the
  constitution;  and  (b)  pursuant to the provisions of section thirty of
  article six of  the  constitution,  the  adoption  of  rules  regulating
  practice  and  procedure  in  the  courts  by the chief administrator as
  authorized by law.
    3.  The  administrative  board  shall  have  such  other  consultative
  functions as may be required by the chief judge.