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Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act

Introduced: May 16, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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Became law
Dec 19, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Dec 19, 2013
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
Dec 19, 2013
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to the highest courts of states to conduct demonstration programs that: (1) assess adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators; and (2) implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments, such as requiring background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and establishing systems that enable electronic filing and review of the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings.

Requires the highest court of a state awarded such a grant to collaborate with the state's own Unit on Aging and its Adult Protective Services agency in conducting the demonstration program.

What's happening now December 19, 2013

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.

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