Full Text of SB2645 103rd General Assembly
SB2645 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB2645 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 20 ILCS 3955/33.5 | | 755 ILCS 5/13-1.2 | |
| Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act and the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the changes made by Public Act 103-64 shall begin July 1, 2024. Effective immediately. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Guardianship and Advocacy Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 33.5 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 3955/33.5) | 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-64 ) | 8 | | Sec. 33.5. Guardianship training program. The State | 9 | | Guardian shall provide a training program that outlines the | 10 | | duties and responsibilities of guardians appointed under | 11 | | Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975. The training program | 12 | | shall be offered to courts at no cost, and shall outline the | 13 | | responsibilities of a guardian and the rights of a person with | 14 | | a disability in a guardianship proceeding under Article XIa of | 15 | | the Probate Act of 1975. In developing the training program | 16 | | content, the State Guardian shall consult with the courts, | 17 | | State and national guardianship organizations, public | 18 | | guardians, advocacy organizations, and persons and family | 19 | | members with direct experience with adult guardianship. In the | 20 | | preparation and dissemination of training materials, the State | 21 | | Guardian shall give due consideration to making the training | 22 | | materials accessible to persons with disabilities. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 100-483, eff. 9-8-18 .) |
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| 1 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-64 ) | 2 | | Sec. 33.5. Guardianship training program. The State | 3 | | Guardian shall provide a training program that outlines the | 4 | | duties and responsibilities of guardians appointed under | 5 | | Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975. The training program | 6 | | shall be offered to courts at no cost, and shall outline the | 7 | | responsibilities of a guardian and the rights of a person with | 8 | | a disability in a guardianship proceeding under Article XIa of | 9 | | the Probate Act of 1975. Beginning July 1, 2024, the The | 10 | | training program shall also include content regarding | 11 | | Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including, but not limited | 12 | | to, the following topics: effective communication strategies; | 13 | | best practices for interacting with people living with | 14 | | Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia; and | 15 | | strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's | 16 | | disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their | 17 | | rights. In developing the training program content, the State | 18 | | Guardian shall consult with the courts, State and national | 19 | | guardianship organizations, public guardians, advocacy | 20 | | organizations, and persons and family members with direct | 21 | | experience with adult guardianship. In the preparation and | 22 | | dissemination of training materials, the State Guardian shall | 23 | | give due consideration to making the training materials | 24 | | accessible to persons with disabilities. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.) |
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| 1 | | Section 10. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing | 2 | | Section 13-1.2 as follows: | 3 | | (755 ILCS 5/13-1.2) | 4 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-64 ) | 5 | | Sec. 13-1.2. Certification requirement. Each person | 6 | | appointed as a public guardian by the Governor shall be | 7 | | certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for | 8 | | Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her | 9 | | appointment. The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall | 10 | | provide public guardians with information about certification | 11 | | requirements and procedures for testing and certification | 12 | | offered by the Center for Guardianship Certification. The cost | 13 | | of certification shall be considered an expense connected with | 14 | | the operation of the public guardian's office within the | 15 | | meaning of subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1 of this Article. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 100-483, eff. 9-8-18 .) | 17 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-64 ) | 18 | | Sec. 13-1.2. Certification requirement. Each person | 19 | | appointed as a public guardian by the Governor shall be | 20 | | certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for | 21 | | Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her | 22 | | appointment. The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall | 23 | | provide public guardians with information about certification |
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| 1 | | requirements and procedures for testing and certification | 2 | | offered by the Center for Guardianship Certification. The cost | 3 | | of certification shall be considered an expense connected with | 4 | | the operation of the public guardian's office within the | 5 | | meaning of subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1 of this Article. | 6 | | Beginning July 1, 2024, a A public guardian shall | 7 | | additionally complete a one-hour course regarding Alzheimer's | 8 | | disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and | 9 | | annually thereafter. The training program shall include, but | 10 | | not be limited to, the following topics: effective | 11 | | communication strategies; best practices for interacting with | 12 | | people with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia; | 13 | | and strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's | 14 | | disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their | 15 | | rights. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.) | 17 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 18 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 19 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 20 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 21 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 22 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 23 | | Public Act. | 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law. |
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