Minimum requirements for CASA volunteer -- Training -- Oath

(1) A CASA volunteer shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (b) Be of good moral character; (c) Complete a written application providing the names of at least three (3) references; (d) Submit to a personal interview with program staff; (e) Submit to a criminal record check; and (f) Submit to a check of the child abuse and adult protection registry maintained by the cabinet. (2) If found acceptable, then the applicant shall receive a minimum of thirty (30) hours of initial training and take an oath of confidentiality administered by a family court judge or, if none, then a District Judge. (3) Training, both initial and in-service, of volunteers shall be provided by the program director or staff following standards adopted pursuant to KRS 620.535.