Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act

Bill: 113-s-975
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2013-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Aging
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-16
text: 
Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to the highest courts of states to conduct demonstration programs that: (1) assess adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators; and (2) implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments, such as requiring background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and establishing systems that enable electronic filing and review of the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings.
 
Requires the highest court of a state awarded such a grant to collaborate with the state's own Unit on Aging and its Adult Protective Services agency in conducting the demonstration program.

action_date: 2013-12-19
text: 
Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to the highest courts of states to conduct demonstration programs that: (1) assess adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators; and (2) implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments, such as requiring background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and establishing systems that enable electronic filing and review of the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings.
 
Requires any grants the Secretary awards to the highest state courts for such programs to be based on recommendations of the Attorney General and the State Justice Institute.
 
Requires the highest court of a state awarded such a grant to collaborate with the state's own Unit on Aging and its Adult Protective Services agency in conducting the demonstration program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2013-12-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate