Bill Text: CT SB00614 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Expanding The Duties Of The Chief Public Defender To Include Representation Of Elderly Persons And Persons With Disabilities In Probate Court Matters.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00614 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00614-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 614
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 2022
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT EXPANDING THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PROBATE COURT MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 51-291 of the general statutes be amended to expand the duties of the Chief Public Defender to include the provision of legal services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities in probate court matters.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that elderly persons and persons with disabilities have adequate legal representation in probate court matters by expanding the duties of the Chief Public Defender to include the provision of legal services to such persons in such matters.