Bill Text: IL SB2645 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-15 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2645 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2645-Introduced.html

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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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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Guardianship and Advocacy Act is amended by
changing Section 33.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3955/33.5)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-64)
Sec. 33.5. Guardianship training program. The State
Guardian shall provide a training program that outlines the
duties and responsibilities of guardians appointed under
Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975. The training program
shall be offered to courts at no cost, and shall outline the
responsibilities of a guardian and the rights of a person with
a disability in a guardianship proceeding under Article XIa of
the Probate Act of 1975. In developing the training program
content, the State Guardian shall consult with the courts,
State and national guardianship organizations, public
guardians, advocacy organizations, and persons and family
members with direct experience with adult guardianship. In the
preparation and dissemination of training materials, the State
Guardian shall give due consideration to making the training
materials accessible to persons with disabilities.
(Source: P.A. 100-483, eff. 9-8-18.)

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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-64)
Sec. 33.5. Guardianship training program. The State
Guardian shall provide a training program that outlines the
duties and responsibilities of guardians appointed under
Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975. The training program
shall be offered to courts at no cost, and shall outline the
responsibilities of a guardian and the rights of a person with
a disability in a guardianship proceeding under Article XIa of
the Probate Act of 1975. Beginning July 1, 2024, the The
training program shall also include content regarding
Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including, but not limited
to, the following topics: effective communication strategies;
best practices for interacting with people living with
Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia; and
strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's
disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their
rights. In developing the training program content, the State
Guardian shall consult with the courts, State and national
guardianship organizations, public guardians, advocacy
organizations, and persons and family members with direct
experience with adult guardianship. In the preparation and
dissemination of training materials, the State Guardian shall
give due consideration to making the training materials
accessible to persons with disabilities.
(Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.)

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Section 10. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
Section 13-1.2 as follows:
(755 ILCS 5/13-1.2)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-64)
Sec. 13-1.2. Certification requirement. Each person
appointed as a public guardian by the Governor shall be
certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for
Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her
appointment. The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall
provide public guardians with information about certification
requirements and procedures for testing and certification
offered by the Center for Guardianship Certification. The cost
of certification shall be considered an expense connected with
the operation of the public guardian's office within the
meaning of subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1 of this Article.
(Source: P.A. 100-483, eff. 9-8-18.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-64)
Sec. 13-1.2. Certification requirement. Each person
appointed as a public guardian by the Governor shall be
certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for
Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her
appointment. The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall
provide public guardians with information about certification

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requirements and procedures for testing and certification
offered by the Center for Guardianship Certification. The cost
of certification shall be considered an expense connected with
the operation of the public guardian's office within the
meaning of subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1 of this Article.
Beginning July 1, 2024, a A public guardian shall
additionally complete a one-hour course regarding Alzheimer's
disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and
annually thereafter. The training program shall include, but
not be limited to, the following topics: effective
communication strategies; best practices for interacting with
people with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia;
and strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's
disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their
rights.
(Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.