We're working with her and her former staff members to see if the legislation work they did was followed up. Our subcommittee is doing a lot of background information gathering and reviewing current child protection laws. Hopefully, we will have a legislative package and policy recommendation as early as spring. We know that children are represented by a guardian in court hearings. That's how Ariana in her situation drew a short straw.
Guardians have huge caseloads.
Cases have much to do with how the child is tracked. There has to be somebody who follows them and sees that they are protected. Our subcommittee work is a process. We are bringing together the best minds in the field and asking them to help us objectively find ways to solve the problem. This is a bipartisan subcommittee and the issue is bipartisan.