<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to guardians and conservators; requiring a study to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>recommendations regarding conservatorship and guardianship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The state court administrator shall convene a study group to make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>to the legislature regarding the following areas of conservatorship and guardianship, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>which may include the rights of wards and protected persons; powers and duties of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>conservators and guardians; certification and registration; pre-screening and diversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>from guardianship or conservatorship; complaint processes; training; financial auditing; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>and reimbursement of attorneys, guardians, and conservators. Membership in the study <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>group must include, but is not limited to, representatives from probate divisions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>district courts in both the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota; county adult protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>services; the Minnesota State Bar Association; the Department of Veterans Affairs; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Minnesota Association for Guardianship and Conservatorship; the National Guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Association; agencies providing guardianship and conservatorship services; organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>providing training for guardians and conservators; the offices of the ombudsman for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>mental health and developmental disabilities and the long term care ombudsman; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>advocates for seniors and for people with a range of disabilities, including developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>disabilities, mental illness, and traumatic brain injuries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The study group shall report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>over the state courts by March 15, 2008.<br />
         		
      </div>