Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Filed: 5/9/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1518 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1518 by deleting 
3line 26 on page 12 through line 5 on page 13; and


 
4by replacing line 22 on page 19 through line 11 on page 20 with 
5the following:
6    "(c) The court may allocate guardian ad litem fees and 
7costs. No legal fees, appointed counsel fees, guardian ad litem 
8fees, or costs shall be assessed against the Office of the 
9State Guardian, the public guardian, adult protective 
10services, the Department of Children and Family Services, or 
11the agency designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the 
12Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental 
13Disabilities Act. If the respondent is unable to pay the fee of 
14the guardian ad litem or appointed counsel, or both, the court 
15may enter an order for the petitioner to pay all such fees or 
16such amounts as the respondent or the respondent's estate may 
17be unable to pay. However, in cases where the Office of State 
 
 
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1Guardian is the petitioner, consistent with Section 30 of the 
2Guardianship and Advocacy Act, where the public guardian is the 
3petitioner, consistent with Section 13-5 of this Act, where an 
4adult protective services agency is the petitioner, pursuant to 
5Section 9 of the Adult Protective Services Act, or where the 
6Department of Children and Family Services is the petitioner 
7under subparagraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section 2-27 of the 
8Juvenile Court Act of 1987, no guardian ad litem or legal fees 
9shall be assessed against the Office of State Guardian, the 
10public guardian, the adult protective services agency, or the 
11Department of Children and Family Services.".