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Committee backs bill to rename county guardians as county conservators across code
Summary
Senate Bill 98 received a do-pass recommendation to replace the term 'county guardian' with 'county conservator' in state law; sponsor said the change clarifies responsibilities for managing persons' finances and relieves state burden.
The Georgia Senate Judiciary Juvenile Committee voted to give Senate Bill 98 a do-pass recommendation after the sponsor said the measure corrects statutory terminology and clarifies that a county conservator — not a county guardian — is the appropriate designation for an official appointed to manage the finances of minors or incapacitated adults when no private conservator is available.
“I'm Bill Kalsert, and this is a bill for Department of Community Health, their aging services division,” the…
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