To create the “Office of Public Guardianship.” The office would be run by an administrator appointed by the Supreme Court. The office would be established to promote the availability of guardianship services for individuals who need them and for whom adequate services may otherwise be unavailable. See companion HB 1130.   Official Text and Analysis.

To establish an office of public guardianship to promote the availability of guardianship services for individuals who need them and for whom adequate services may otherwise be unavailable. The substitute bill also requires minimum standards of practice for public guardians must be adopted by the Office and any public guardian providing services must be certified by the Certified Professional Guardian Board.

To strike the original bill regarding the creation of an office of public guardianship as an independent agency of the judiciary.

To create the Office of Public Guardianship as part of the Administrative Office of the Courts instead of creating a new independent judicial agency.