30-1-32 - Master plan for counseling.
30-1-32. Master plan for counseling.
It shall be the function and duty of the premarital counseling board, after holding publichearings, to make, adopt, and certify to the county legislative body a master plan for premaritalcounseling of marriage license applicants within the purposes and objectives of this act. Themaster plan shall include, but not be limited to, counseling procedures which will make applicantsaware of problem areas in their proposed marriage and suggest ways of meeting problems andwhich will induce reconsideration or postponement where the applicants are not sufficientlymatured or are not financially capable of meeting the responsibilities of marriage or are marryingfor reasons not conducive to a sound lasting marriage. The plan shall include standards forevaluating premarital counseling received by the applicants, prior to their application for amarriage license, which would justify issuance of certificate without further counseling beinggiven or required. The board may, from time to time, amend or extend the plan. The premaritalcounseling board may appoint a staff and employees as may be necessary for its work and maycontract with social service agencies or other consultants within the county or counties forservices it requires, providing, its expenditures shall not exceed the sums appropriated by thecounty legislative body plus sums placed at its disposal through gift or otherwise.
Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session