Bill Text: TX SCR8 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study deficiencies in the State of Texas systems for protecting wards under state-supervised guardianships.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-12-04 - Filed [SCR8 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SCR8-Introduced.html
| 88S40832 KSM-F | ||
| By: LaMantia | S.C.R. No. 8 | |
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| WHEREAS, Texans with disabilities are an underserved | ||
| population in our state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Due to their specific needs, persons with | ||
| disabilities are sometimes placed in state-supervised | ||
| guardianships to oversee their care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Currently, guardianships encompass the care of | ||
| persons with disabilities of all ages; the supervision of a person | ||
| who cannot care for him or herself is a high priority of the state; | ||
| recent events have shown the need for review of the state safeguards | ||
| and methodology for ensuring that wards under guardianship are | ||
| being protected from all types of abuse; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 4th Called Session, hereby request that the Lieutenant Governor and | ||
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim | ||
| committee to study deficiencies in the State of Texas systems for | ||
| protecting wards under state-supervised guardianships; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including | ||
| findings and recommendations, to the 89th Texas Legislature in | ||
| January 2025. | ||
