Bill Text: IL HB0709 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning guardians.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0709 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0709-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0709 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
755 ILCS 5/11-3 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-3
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning guardians.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
Section 11-3 as follows:
(755 ILCS 5/11-3) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-3)
Sec. 11-3. Who may act as guardian.
(a) A person is qualified to act as guardian of the the
person and as guardian of the estate if the court finds that
the proposed guardian is capable of providing an active and
suitable program of guardianship for the minor and that the
proposed guardian:
(1) has attained the age of 18 years;
(2) is a resident of the United States;
(3) is not of unsound mind;
(4) is not an adjudged person with a disability as
defined in this Act; and
(5) has not been convicted of a felony, unless the
court finds appointment of the person convicted of a felony
to be in the minor's best interests, and as part of the
best interest determination, the court has considered the
nature of the offense, the date of offense, and the
evidence of the proposed guardian's rehabilitation. No

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person shall be appointed who has been convicted of a
felony involving harm or threat to a child, including a
felony sexual offense.
One person may be appointed guardian of the person and another
person appointed guardian of the estate.
(b) The Department of Human Services or the Department of
Children and Family Services may with the approval of the court
designate one of its employees to serve without fees as
guardian of the estate of a minor patient in a State mental
hospital or a resident in a State institution when the value of
the personal estate does not exceed $1,000.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)