Bill Amendment: IL SB2645 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: GUARDIANSHIP-DEMENTIA TRAINING

Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [SB2645 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2645-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

Filed: 2/16/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2645
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2645 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Guardianship and Advocacy Act is amended
by changing Section 33.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3955/33.5)
Sec. 33.5. Guardianship training program. The State
Guardian shall provide a training program that outlines the
duties and responsibilities of guardians appointed under
Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975. The training program
shall be offered to courts at no cost, and shall outline the
responsibilities of a guardian and the rights of a person with
a disability in a guardianship proceeding under Article XIa of
the Probate Act of 1975. Beginning on the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the The
training program shall also include content regarding

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Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including, but not limited
to, the following topics: effective communication strategies;
best practices for interacting with people living with
Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia; and
strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's
disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their
rights. In developing the training program content, the State
Guardian shall consult with the courts, State and national
guardianship organizations, public guardians, advocacy
organizations, and persons and family members with direct
experience with adult guardianship. In the preparation and
dissemination of training materials, the State Guardian shall
give due consideration to making the training materials
accessible to persons with disabilities.
(Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 10. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
Section 13-1.2 as follows:
(755 ILCS 5/13-1.2)
Sec. 13-1.2. Certification requirement. Each person
appointed as a public guardian by the Governor shall be
certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for
Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her
appointment. The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall
provide public guardians with information about certification

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requirements and procedures for testing and certification
offered by the Center for Guardianship Certification. The cost
of certification shall be considered an expense connected with
the operation of the public guardian's office within the
meaning of subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1 of this Article.
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 103rd General Assembly, a A public guardian shall
additionally complete a one-hour course regarding Alzheimer's
disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and
annually thereafter. The training program shall include, but
not be limited to, the following topics: effective
communication strategies; best practices for interacting with
people with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia;
and strategies for supporting people living with Alzheimer's
disease or related forms of dementia in exercising their
rights.
(Source: P.A. 103-64, eff. 1-1-24.)