Bill Text: TX HB2411 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a guardian of the person of a ward to sign certain documents related to employment of the ward.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-11 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB2411 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB2411-Introduced.html

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83R3754 KFF-D
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 2411

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a guardian of the person of a ward to
sign certain documents related to employment of the ward.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1151.051(c), Estates Code, as effective
January 1, 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(c) A guardian of the person has:
(1) the right to have physical possession of the ward
and to establish the ward's legal domicile;
(2) the duty to provide care, supervision, and
protection for the ward;
(3) the duty to provide the ward with clothing, food,
medical care, and shelter;
(4) the power to consent to medical, psychiatric, and
surgical treatment other than the inpatient psychiatric commitment
of the ward; [and]
(5) on application to and order of the court, the power
to establish a trust in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section
1396p(d)(4)(B) and direct that the income of the ward as defined by
that section be paid directly to the trust, solely for the purpose
of the ward's eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 32,
Human Resources Code; and
(6) the power to sign documents necessary or
appropriate to facilitate employment of the ward if:
(A) the guardian was appointed with full
authority over the person of the ward under Section 1101.151; or
(B) the power is specified in the court order
appointing the guardian with limited powers over the person of the
ward under Section 1101.152.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.