Tribe: Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
8.01.120 Grandparents Committee
(a) The Grandparents Committee consists of
at least nine community members who are
enrolled Lummi tribal members. The
members shall be appointed by the Lummi
Indian Business Council by resolution. The
committee shall select its chairperson and
adopt its own manner of meeting and
proceeding to carry out its responsibilities under this Code.
(b) The Grandparents Committee shall advise
and consult with Lummi families and the
Lummi Children Services Department in order
to strengthen families and help families and
children when children are placed out of the
home.
(c) The Grandparents Committee shall review
all proposed adoptions and make such
recommendations to the court as the
Committee shall deem appropriate.
(d) When granted access to information that is
confidential under LCL 8.01.180, Title 34 or
other provision of law, committee members
must safeguard the information from further
release. The Grandparents Committee shall
prepare and adopt a Code of Conduct on
topics including confidentiality and conflicts
of interest. Each member of the Committee
shall sign the Code of Conduct and abide by
its provisions.
(e) The chair of the committee shall designate
a member to serve on the Lummi Child
Consultation Team as established under LCL
8.01.130.