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S. 975 — what changed

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Sec. 2 Court-appointed guardianship oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009

Section 2042(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–1(c)) is amended—

(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “(and, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), to the highest courts of States)” after “States”;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “(and the highest courts of States, in the case of demonstration programs described in subparagraph (E))” after “local units of government”;
(B)
in subparagraph (D), by striking “or” after the semicolon;
(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
(D)
by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following new subparagraph:

“(E) subject to paragraph (3), programs to assess the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators, and to implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments such as mandating background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and implementing systems to enable the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings to be completed, filed, and reviewed electronically in order to simplify the filing process for conservators and guardians and better enable courts to identify discrepancies and detect fraud and the exploitation of protected persons; or”

(3)
by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
(4)
by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph:

“(3) Requirements for court-appointed guardianship oversight demonstration programs

changed “(A) Award of grants—The Secretary shall award grantsAny grants the Secretary awards to the highest courts of States for demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E) shall be based on the recommendations of the Attorney General and the State Justice Institute.Institute, as established by section 203 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10702).

“(B) Collaboration—The highest court of a State awarded a grant to conduct a demonstration program described in paragraph (2)(E) shall collaborate with the State Unit on Aging for the State and the Adult Protective Services agency for the State in conducting the demonstration program.”

(5)
in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section), by inserting “(and, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), the highest court of a State)” after “a State”; and
(6)
in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by inserting “(or, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), the highest court of a State)” after “State” each place it appears.