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Panel advances two-year guardianship pilot for First Circuit after clarifying evaluation language
Summary
The committee passed HB 648 to create a two-year pilot in probate and family court to fund guardianship- and conservatorship-related court resources. The Office of the Public Guardian requested clarifying amendments to specify permitted professional evaluations; the committee accepted the change.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary recommended passage of HB 648 to establish a two-year pilot program in the probate and family court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship and conservatorship-related court resources and to cover costs when respondents cannot pay.
Roland Lee, director of the Office of the Public Guardian, testified in support and requested clarifications to the bill’s language. Lee said, "professional evaluations and physician's letters are not the same…
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