Mississippi Code Title 43. Public Welfare § 43-21-851

(a) “Association” means the state Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association established under Section 43-21-865.

(b) “Court” means youth court or, if there is no youth court in the county where the CASA program is located, then chancery court.

(c) “Court-appointed special advocate case” or “CASA case” means a child or group of siblings who are within the jurisdiction of the court as a result of abuse, neglect or dependency proceedings and for whom the court has appointed and the program director has assigned a CASA volunteer.

(d) “Court-appointed special advocate program” or “CASA program” means a program by which trained community volunteers are provided to the court for appointment to represent the best interests of children who have come into the court system as a result of dependency, abuse or neglect.

(e) “Court-appointed special advocate volunteer” or “CASA volunteer” means a person who completes training through, and is supervised by, a CASA program and appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of dependent, abused or neglected children in court.

(f) “Local board” means the local board of directors appointed or selected pursuant to Section 43-21-853 to govern a local CASA program.

(g) “Program director” means the director of each local CASA program selected under Section 43-21-853.

(h) “State board” means the state board of directors elected under Section 43-21-865.

(i) “State director” means the director of the state association provided for in Section 43-21-869.