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-BILL AS INTRODUCED H.428
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+H.428
 
-VT LEG #380261 v.1
-H.428 1
-Introduced by Representatives Cina of Burlington and Logan of Burlington 2
-Referred to Committee on  3
-Date:  4
-Subject: Guardianship; training requirements for guardians  5
-Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:  This bill proposes to require that 6
-special training requirements be established for persons whom a probate court 7
-appoints as a guardian for an adult with disabilities.    8
-An act relating to training requirements for guardians 9
-It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:  10
-Sec. 1.  14 V.S.A. § 3071 is amended to read: 11
-§ 3071.  DUTIES OF GUARDIAN 12
-(a)  The guardian shall maintain close contact with the person under 13
-guardianship and encourage maximum self-reliance on the part of the person 14
-under guardianship. 15
-(b)  In addition to the powers vested in the guardian by the court pursuant to 16
-section 3069 of this title, the court may order the guardian to assure ensure that 17
-the person under guardianship receives those benefits and services to which he 18
-or she the person is lawfully entitled and needs to maximize his or her the 19
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+An act relating to training requirements for guardians
 
-VT LEG #380261 v.1
-person’s opportunity for social and financial independence.  Those benefits and 1
-services include, but are not limited to: 2
-(1)  education services for a person under guardianship who is of school 3
-age; 4
-(2)  residential services for a person under guardianship who lacks 5
-adequate housing; 6
-(3)  nutrition services; 7
-(4)  medical and dental services, including home health care; 8
-(5)  therapeutic and habilitative services, adult education, vocational 9
-rehabilitation, or other appropriate services. 10
-(c)  The guardian shall always serve the interests of the person under 11
-guardianship and shall bring any potential conflicts of interest to the attention 12
-of the court.  13
-(d)(1)  When the court appoints a guardian for an adult with disabilities, the 14
-court shall ensure that the guardian understands the powers and duties of 15
-guardianship and complies with the following requirements of a mandatory 16
-training program jointly established by the Probate Division of the Superior 17
-Court and the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living:  18
-(A)  The training shall include a review of a guardianship handbook 19
-approved by the Probate Division of the Superior Court and the Department of 20
-Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living. 21
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-VT LEG #380261 v.1
-(B)  The training shall be specific to the constitutional and statutory 1
-rights of the person under guardianship, including rights afforded to the person 2
-under guardianship by the U.S. and Vermont Constitutions and by section 3
-3068a of this title.  4
-(C)  The training shall include definitions of civil rights and how they 5
-apply to adults with disabilities.  6
-(2)  The proposed guardian shall attend the training program established 7
-pursuant to this subsection prior to the commencement of the guardianship and 8
-every three years thereafter while the guardianship remains in effect.  9
-Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE 10
-This act shall take effect on September 1, 2025.  11
+Rep.  Brian Cina, Rep.  Kate Logan,
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+Location: House Committee on Judiciary
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+Last Recorded Action: 2/28/2025 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
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+Committee Activity - Meeting Full List
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+Regular Session 2025-2026
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+No meeting history found for H.428 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.