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2020 SESSION
SB 585 Guardianship; special education transition materials, etc.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Guardianship for incapacitated persons. Provides that if the respondent to a guardianship or conservatorship petition is between 17 and a half and 21 years of age and has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the guardian ad litem appointed to represent the respondent shall review the IEP and include the results of his review in the report required to be submitted to the court and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to make available transitional materials prepared by the Department of Education that include information about powers of attorney and guardianship to be provided to students and parents during the student's annual IEP meeting.
The bill also requires the guardian ad litem to consider whether a less restrictive alternative, including the use of an advance directive or durable power of attorney, is available to provide assistance to the respondent.
The bill requires the court, upon appointment of a guardian or conservator, to inform such person of his duties and that the respondent should be encouraged to participate in decisions, act on his own behalf, and develop or maintain the capacity to manage his personal affairs if he retains any decision-making rights. The bill sets out specific language to be included in all orders of appointment of a guardian.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a group of stakeholders to study the use of supported decision-making agreements.
As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103126D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107621D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB585ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103126D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/17/20 Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107621D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107621D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB585S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/20 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/17/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Read second time
- 02/28/20 House: Read third time
- 02/28/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/28/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/28/20 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB585ER)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 855 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0855)