Alabama 2023 Regular Session

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4	4		By Senators Orr, Singleton, Coleman-Madison, Scofield,
5	5		Hatcher, Jones, Albritton, Melson, Waggoner, Allen, Barfoot,
6	6		Butler, Elliott, Weaver, Sessions, Williams, Chesteen,
7	7		Figures, Kelley, Price, Roberts
8	8		RFD: Judiciary
9	9		First Read: 07-Mar-23
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21		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	19	+	SYNOPSIS:
	20	+	Under existing law, an adult with a disability
	21	+	may be the subject of a guardianship or
	22	+	conservatorship.
	23	+	Also under existing law, an adult with a
	24	+	guardianship or conservatorship may not make certain
	25	+	major decisions for himself or herself. The guardian or
	26	+	conservator generally holds the decision-making
	27	+	authority.
	28	+	This bill would provide that, in lieu of a
	29	+	guardianship or conservatorship, an adult may enter
	30	+	into a supported decision-making agreement with
	31	+	supporters who may assist and advise the adult with
	32	+	making certain decisions without impeding the adult's
	33	+	self-determination.
	34	+	This bill would also provide for the procedures
	35	+	and limitations related to a supported decision-making
	36	+	agreement.
	37	+	A BILL
	38	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	39	+	AN ACT
22	40		Relating to guardianships and conservatorships; to
23		-	create the Colby Act; to provide for a supported
24		-	decision-making agreement as an alternative to a guardianship
25		-	or conservatorship; and to provide the scope and limitations
26		-	of a supported decision-making agreement.
27		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
28		-	Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
29		-	the Colby Act.
30		-	Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following
31		-	terms have the following meanings:
32		-	(1) SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING. The process of
33		-	supporting and accommodating an adult in the decision-making
34		-	process without impeding the self-determination of the adult.
35		-	This term includes assistance in making, communicating, and
36		-	effectuating life decisions.
37		-	(2) SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENT. A written
38		-	agreement detailing decision-making supports and
39		-	accommodations that an adult chooses to receive from one or
40		-	more supporters.
41		-	(3) SUPPORTER. An individual at least 18 years of age
42		-	who has voluntarily entered into a supported decision-making
43		-	agreement with an adult and is designated as such in a
44		-	supported decision-making agreement.
45		-	Section 3. (a) An adult may not enter into a supported
46		-	decision-making agreement as an alternative to guardianship or
47		-	conservatorship unless the adult meets both of the following
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	70	+	create the Colby Act; to provide for a supported
	71	+	decision-making agreement as an alternative to a guardianship
	72	+	or conservatorship; and to provide the scope and limitations
	73	+	of a supported decision-making agreement.
	74	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	75	+	Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
	76	+	the Colby Act.
	77	+	Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following
	78	+	terms have the following meanings:
	79	+	(1) SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING. The process of
	80	+	supporting and accommodating an adult in the decision-making
	81	+	process without impeding the self-determination of the adult.
	82	+	This term includes assistance in making, communicating, and
	83	+	effectuating life decisions.
	84	+	(2) SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENT. A written
	85	+	agreement detailing decision-making supports and
	86	+	accommodations that an adult chooses to receive from one or
	87	+	more supporters.
	88	+	(3) SUPPORTER. An individual at least 18 years of age
	89	+	who has voluntarily entered into a supported decision-making
	90	+	agreement with an adult and is designated as such in a
	91	+	supported decision-making agreement.
	92	+	Section 3. (a) An adult may not enter into a supported
	93	+	decision-making agreement as an alternative to guardianship or
	94	+	conservatorship unless the adult meets both of the following
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78	96		(1) The adult enters into the agreement voluntarily and
79	97		without coercion or undue influence.
80		-	(2) The adult understands the nature and effect of the
81		-	agreement.
82		-	(b) An adult may make, change, or revoke a supported
83		-	decision-making agreement.
84		-	(c) A court may not consider an adult's execution of a
85		-	supported decision-making agreement as evidence of the adult's
86		-	incapacity. The existence of an executed supported
87		-	decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult from
88		-	acting independently of the supported decision-making
89		-	agreement.
90		-	(d) An adult may not enter into a supported
91		-	decision-making agreement under this section if the agreement
92		-	supplants the authority of a guardian or conservator of the
93		-	adult.
94		-	(e) No third-party individual or entity may require an
95		-	adult to execute a supported decision-making agreement for any
96		-	purpose. For the purposes of this act, the term "third-party
97		-	individual or entity" does not include a guardian or
98		-	conservator.
99		-	Section 4. A document substantially in the following
100		-	format may be used to create a supported decision-making
101		-	agreement that has the meaning and effect prescribed by this
102		-	act.
103		-	This document IS ___________ / IS NOT _____________
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	127	+	(2) The adult understands the nature and effect of the
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136		-	I, ________________________ (Name of Principal), make
137		-	this supported decision-making agreement to choose supporters
138		-	to help me make decisions. I am choosing to make this
139		-	agreement. I may end this agreement at any time. These
140		-	supporters DO NOT make decisions for me. They give me
141		-	information, advice, and other support so I can make decisions
142		-	for myself.
143		-	DESIGNATION OF SUPPORTERS
144		-	HEALTH CARE
145		-	I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)
146		-	want help with health care. I want the following people to be
147		-	my supporters and help me with my health care decisions:
148		-	Name of Supporter:
149		-	________________________
150		-	Relationship to Principal:
151		-	________________________
152		-	Repeat as needed for each supporter.
153		-	I, ___________(Name of Principal), allow these
154		-	supporters to help me make decisions about my physical and
155		-	mental health. These people do not make decisions for me -
156		-	they help me make decisions myself.
157		-	These supporters can help me in these ways:
158		-	________________________
159		-	These supporters MAY NOT do these things:
160		-	________________________
	129	+	(b) An adult may make, change, or revoke a supported
	130	+	decision-making agreement.
	131	+	(c) A court may not consider an adult's execution of a
	132	+	supported decision-making agreement as evidence of the adult's
	133	+	incapacity. The existence of an executed supported
	134	+	decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult from
	135	+	acting independently of the supported decision-making
	136	+	agreement.
	137	+	(d) An adult may not enter into a supported
	138	+	decision-making agreement under this section if the agreement
	139	+	supplants the authority of a guardian or conservator of the
	140	+	adult.
	141	+	Section 4. (a) A supporter shall do all of the
	142	+	following:
	143	+	(1) Support the will and preference of the adult and
	144	+	not the supporter's opinion of the adult's best interest.
	145	+	(2) Act honestly, diligently, and in good faith.
	146	+	(3) Act within the scope set forth in the adult's
	147	+	supported decision-making agreement.
	148	+	(4) Avoid conflicts of interest.
	149	+	(5) Timely notify the adult in writing, in the adult's
	150	+	preferred language and mode of communication, of his or her
	151	+	intent to resign as a supporter.
	152	+	(b) A supporter is a fiduciary and shall make and
	153	+	communicate decisions in cooperation with the adult and
	154	+	preserve the adult's authority to make decisions.
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190		-	~~FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING~~
191		-	~~I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)~~
192		-	~~want help with my financial decisions.~~ ~~I want the following~~
193		-	~~people to be my supporters and help me with my financial~~
194		-	~~decisions:~~
195		-	~~Name of Supporter:~~
196		-	~~________________________~~
197		-	~~Relationship to Principal:~~
198		-	~~________________________~~
199		-	~~Repeat~~ as ~~needed for each supporter~~.
200		-	~~I, ___________(Name~~ of ~~Principal), allow these~~
201		-	~~supporters to help me make decisions about my finances~~. ~~These~~
202		-	~~people do not make decisions for me - they help me make~~
203		-	~~decisions myself.~~
204		-	~~These supporters can help me in these ways:~~
205		-	~~________________________~~
206		-	~~These supporters MAY NOT do these things:~~
207		-	~~________________________~~
208		-	~~WHERE I LIVE AND COMMUNITY LIVING~~
209		-	~~I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)~~
210		-	~~want help with decisions about where I live and community~~
211		-	~~living~~. ~~I want the following people to be my supporters and~~
212		-	~~help me with decisions about where I live:~~
213		-	~~Name~~ of ~~Supporter~~:
214		-	~~________________________~~
215		-	~~Relationship to Principal:~~
216		-	~~________________________~~
217		-	~~Repeat as needed for each supporter~~.
	184	+	(c) A supporter shall not do any of the following:
	185	+	(1) Exert undue influence upon the adult.
	186	+	(2) Receive a fee or compensation for services
	187	+	performed in the role of supporter.
	188	+	(3) Obtain, without the consent of the adult,
	189	+	information for a purpose other than assisting the adult in
	190	+	making a specific decision authorized by the supported
	191	+	decision-making agreement.
	192	+	(4) Obtain, without the consent of the adult, nonpublic
	193	+	personal information, as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 6809(4).
	194	+	(5) Act outside the scope of authority provided in the
	195	+	supported decision-making agreement.
	196	+	(d) A supporter who is expressly given relevant
	197	+	authority in a power of attorney may act within the scope of
	198	+	that authority to sign instructions or other documents on
	199	+	behalf of the adult, or to communicate or implement decisions
	200	+	made by the adult.
	201	+	(e) A request or decision made or communicated with the
	202	+	assistance of a supporter in conformity with the supported
	203	+	decision-making agreement shall be recognized as the request
	204	+	or decision of the adult for the purposes of any provision of
	205	+	law.
	206	+	Section 5. (a) A supported decision-making agreement
	207	+	shall meet all of the following requirements:
	208	+	(1) Name at least one supporter.
	209	+	(2) Describe the decision-making assistance that each
	210	+	supporter may provide to the adult and how supporters may work
	211	+	together.
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247		-	I, ___________(Name of Principal), allow these
248		-	supporters to help me make decisions about where I live and
249		-	community living. These people do not make decisions for me -
250		-	they help me make decisions myself.
251		-	These supporters can help me in these ways:
252		-	________________________
253		-	These supporters MAY NOT do these things:
254		-	________________________
255		-	EDUCATION
256		-	I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)
257		-	want help with decisions about my education. I want the
258		-	following people to be my supporters and help me with
259		-	decisions about my education:
260		-	Name of Supporter:
261		-	________________________
262		-	Relationship to Principal:
263		-	________________________
264		-	Repeat as needed for each supporter.
265		-	I, ___________(Name of Principal), allow these
266		-	supporters to help me make decisions about my education. These
267		-	people do not make decisions for me - they help me make
268		-	decisions myself.
269		-	These supporters can help me in these ways:
270		-	________________________
271		-	These supporters MAY NOT do these things:
272		-	________________________
273		-	EMPLOYMENT
	241	+	(3) If the adult is subject to a limited guardianship
	242	+	or conservatorship as provided by Section 6, be executed by
	243	+	the adult's guardian or conservator.
	244	+	(4) Be in writing, dated, and signed by the adult in
	245	+	the presence of a notary public.
	246	+	(5) Contain a separate consent signed by each supporter
	247	+	named in the agreement indicating each of the following:
	248	+	a. The supporter's relationship to the adult.
	249	+	b. The supporter's willingness to act as a supporter.
	250	+	c. The supporter's acknowledgment of his or her duties
	251	+	as a supporter.
	252	+	(b) A supported decision-making agreement may do any of
	253	+	the following:
	254	+	(1) Appoint more than one supporter.
	255	+	(2) Appoint an alternate supporter to act in the place
	256	+	of a supporter under circumstances specified in the agreement.
	257	+	(3) Authorize a supporter to share information with any
	258	+	other supporter or others named in the agreement.
	259	+	Section 6. (a) An adult may revoke a supported
	260	+	decision-making agreement at any time. A revocation under this
	261	+	section shall be in writing, and a copy of the revocation
	262	+	shall be provided to each supporter.
	263	+	(b) Except as provided in the supported decision-making
	264	+	agreement, a supported decision-making agreement terminates in
	265	+	each the following situations:
	266	+	(1) The adult who is the subject of the supported
	267	+	decision-making agreement dies.
	268	+	(2) The adult who is the subject of the supported
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303		-	I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)
304		-	want help with employment. I want the following people to be
305		-	my supporters and help me with my employment:
306		-	Name of Supporter:
307		-	________________________
308		-	Relationship to Principal:
309		-	________________________
310		-	Repeat as needed for each supporter.
311		-	I, ___________(Name of Principal), allow these
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313		-	These people do not make decisions for me - they help me make
314		-	decisions myself.
315		-	These supporters can help me in these ways:
316		-	________________________
317		-	These supporters MAY NOT do these things:
318		-	________________________
319		-	OTHER DECISIONS
320		-	I DO ___________ / DO NOT ______________ (check one)
321		-	want help with other decisions. I want the following people to
322		-	be my supporters and help me with other decisions:
323		-	Name of Supporter:
324		-	________________________
325		-	Relationship to Principal:
326		-	________________________
327		-	Repeat as needed for each supporter.
328		-	I, ___________(Name of Principal), allow these
	298	+	decision-making agreement revokes the agreement under
	299	+	subsection (a).
	300	+	(3) All of the named supporters withdraw their
	301	+	participation without arranging for successor supporters
	302	+	approved by the adult.
	303	+	(4) A court of competent jurisdiction determines that
	304	+	the adult does not have the capacity to execute or consent to
	305	+	a supported decision-making agreement.
	306	+	(5) A court of competent jurisdiction determines that a
	307	+	supporter has used the supported decision-making agreement to
	308	+	financially exploit, abuse, or neglect the adult.
	309	+	(6) A court of competent jurisdiction appoints a
	310	+	temporary or permanent guardian or conservator for the person
	311	+	or property of the adult, unless the court's order of
	312	+	appointment does each of the following:
	313	+	a. Expressly modifies, but continues, the supported
	314	+	decision-making agreement alongside a partial guardianship or
	315	+	conservatorship.
	316	+	b. Limits the powers and duties of the guardian or
	317	+	conservator.
	318	+	(7) The adult signs a valid durable power of attorney,
	319	+	except to the extent that the power of attorney expressly
	320	+	continues, in whole or in part, the supported decision-making
	321	+	agreement.
	322	+	(c) The court may enter an order pursuant to
	323	+	subdivision (b)(4), (b)(5), or (b)(6) only after providing
	324	+	notice and a hearing to the adult and all supporters named in
	325	+	the agreement.
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358		-	supporters to help me make certain decisions. These people do
359		-	not make decisions for me - they help me make decisions
360		-	myself.
361		-	These supporters can help me in these ways:
362		-	________________________
363		-	These supporters MAY NOT do these things:
364		-	________________________
365		-	SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
366		-	I agree to be a supporter under this agreement.
367		-	(Signature of Supporter):
368		-	________________________
369		-	Signature Date:
370		-	________________________
371		-	Supporter Name Printed:
372		-	________________________
373		-	Supporter Address:
374		-	________________________
375		-	Supporter Telephone Number:
376		-	________________________
377		-	Supporter E-mail Address:
378		-	________________________
379		-	Repeat as needed for each supporter listed in the
380		-	supported decision-making agreement.
381		-	(Signature of Principal):
382		-	________________________
383		-	Your Signature Date:
384		-	________________________
385		-	Your Name Printed:
	355	+	Section 7. A supported decision-making agreement that
	356	+	complies with Section 5 is presumed valid. A party may rely on
	357	+	the presumption of validity unless the party has actual
	358	+	knowledge that the supported decision-making agreement was not
	359	+	validly executed.
	360	+	Section 8. (a) A person who in good faith relies on an
	361	+	authorization in a supported decision-making agreement is not
	362	+	subject to discipline for unprofessional conduct.
	363	+	(b) This section does not apply to a person whose act
	364	+	or omission amounts to fraud, misrepresentation, recklessness,
	365	+	or willful or wanton misconduct.
	366	+	Section 9. (a) The meaning and effect of a supported
	367	+	decision-making agreement is determined by the law of the
	368	+	jurisdiction in which the supported decision-making agreement
	369	+	was executed, unless the supported decision-making agreement
	370	+	provides otherwise.
	371	+	(b) A person who receives a copy of a supported
	372	+	decision-making agreement or is aware of the existence of a
	373	+	supported decision-making agreement and reasonably believes
	374	+	that an adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited shall
	375	+	report the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to an adult
	376	+	protective services agency or an authorized law enforcement
	377	+	agency.
	378	+	Section 10. This act shall become effective on the
	379	+	first day of the third month following its passage and
	380	+	approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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415		-	________________________
416		-	Your Address:
417		-	________________________
418		-	Your Telephone Number:
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424		-	I, ____________, a Notary Public, in and for the County
425		-	in this State, hereby certify that ____________, whose name is
426		-	signed to the foregoing document, and who is known to me,
427		-	acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the
428		-	contents of the document, he or she executed the same
429		-	voluntarily on the day the same bears date.
430		-	Given under my hand this the ____________ day of
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433		-	(Seal, if any)
434		-	Signature of Notary
435		-	My commission expires:
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437		-	[This document prepared by:
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468		-	Section 5.(a) A supporter shall do all of the
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470		-	(1) Support the will and preference of the adult and
471		-	not the supporter's opinion of the adult's best interest.
472		-	(2) Act honestly, diligently, and in good faith.
473		-	(3) Act within the scope set forth in the adult's
474		-	supported decision-making agreement.
475		-	(4) Avoid conflicts of interest.
476		-	(5) Timely notify the adult in writing, in the adult's
477		-	preferred language and mode of communication, of his or her
478		-	intent to resign as a supporter.
479		-	(b) A supporter is a fiduciary and shall make and
480		-	communicate decisions in cooperation with the adult and
481		-	preserve the adult's authority to make decisions.
482		-	(c) A supporter shall not do any of the following:
483		-	(1) Exert undue influence upon the adult.
484		-	(2) Receive a fee or compensation for services
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486		-	(3) Obtain, without the consent of the adult,
487		-	information for a purpose other than assisting the adult in
488		-	making a specific decision authorized by the supported
489		-	decision-making agreement.
490		-	(4) Obtain, without the consent of the adult, nonpublic
491		-	personal information, as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 6809(4).
492		-	(5) Act outside the scope of authority provided in the
493		-	supported decision-making agreement.
494		-	(d) A supporter who is expressly given relevant
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525		-	that authority to sign instructions or other documents on
526		-	behalf of the adult, or to communicate or implement decisions
527		-	made by the adult.
528		-	(e) A request or decision made or communicated with the
529		-	assistance of a supporter in conformity with the supported
530		-	decision-making agreement shall be recognized as the request
531		-	or decision of the adult for the purposes of any provision of
532		-	law.
533		-	Section 6. (a) A supported decision-making agreement
534		-	shall meet all of the following requirements:
535		-	(1) Name at least one supporter.
536		-	(2) Describe the decision-making assistance that each
537		-	supporter may provide to the adult and how supporters may work
538		-	together.
539		-	(3) If the adult is subject to a limited guardianship
540		-	or conservatorship as provided by Section 67, be executed by
541		-	the adult's guardian or conservator.
542		-	(4) Be in writing, dated, and signed by the adult in
543		-	the presence of a notary public.
544		-	(5) Contain a separate consent signed by each supporter
545		-	named in the agreement indicating each of the following:
546		-	a. The supporter's relationship to the adult.
547		-	b. The supporter's willingness to act as a supporter.
548		-	c. The supporter's acknowledgment of his or her duties
549		-	as a supporter.
550		-	(b) A supported decision-making agreement may do any of
551		-	the following:
552		-	(1) Appoint more than one supporter.
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582		-	(2) Appoint an alternate supporter to act in the place
583		-	of a supporter under circumstances specified in the agreement.
584		-	(3) Authorize a supporter to share information with any
585		-	other supporter or others named in the agreement.
586		-	Section 7. An adult may revoke a supported
587		-	decision-making agreement at any time. A revocation under this
588		-	section shall be in writing, and a copy of the revocation
589		-	shall be provided to each supporter.
590		-	(b) Except as provided in the supported decision-making
591		-	agreement, a supported decision-making agreement terminates in
592		-	each the following situations:
593		-	(1) The adult who is the subject of the supported
594		-	decision-making agreement dies.
595		-	(2) The adult who is the subject of the supported
596		-	decision-making agreement revokes the agreement under
597		-	subsection (a).
598		-	(3) All of the named supporters withdraw their
599		-	participation without arranging for successor supporters
600		-	approved by the adult.
601		-	(4) A court of competent jurisdiction determines that
602		-	the adult does not have the capacity to execute or consent to
603		-	a supported decision-making agreement.
604		-	(5) A court of competent jurisdiction determines that a
605		-	supporter has used the supported decision-making agreement to
606		-	financially exploit, abuse, or neglect the adult.
607		-	(6) A court of competent jurisdiction appoints a
608		-	temporary or permanent guardian or conservator for the person
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639		-	appointment does each of the following:
640		-	a. Expressly modifies, but continues, the supported
641		-	decision-making agreement alongside a partial guardianship or
642		-	conservatorship.
643		-	b. Limits the powers and duties of the guardian or
644		-	conservator.
645		-	(7) The adult signs a valid durable power of attorney,
646		-	except to the extent that the power of attorney expressly
647		-	continues, in whole or in part, the supported decision-making
648		-	agreement.
649		-	(c) The court may enter an order pursuant to
650		-	subdivision (b)(4), (b)(5), or (b)(6) only after providing
651		-	notice and a hearing to the adult and all supporters named in
652		-	the agreement.
653		-	Section 8. A supported decision-making agreement that
654		-	complies with Section 34 is presumed valid. A party may rely
655		-	on the presumption of validity unless the party has actual
656		-	knowledge that the supported decision-making agreement was not
657		-	validly executed.
658		-	Section 9. (a) A person who in good faith relies on an
659		-	authorization in a supported decision-making agreement is not
660		-	subject to discipline for unprofessional conduct.
661		-	(b) This section does not apply to a person whose act
662		-	or omission amounts to fraud, misrepresentation, recklessness,
663		-	or willful or wanton misconduct.
664		-	Section 10. (a) The meaning and effect of a supported
665		-	decision-making agreement is determined by the law of the
666		-	jurisdiction in which the supported decision-making agreement
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696		-	was executed, unless the supported decision-making agreement
697		-	provides otherwise.
698		-	(b) A person who receives a copy of a supported
699		-	decision-making agreement or is aware of the existence of a
700		-	supported decision-making agreement and reasonably believes
701		-	that an adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited shall
702		-	report the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to an adult
703		-	protective services agency or an authorized law enforcement
704		-	agency.
705		-	Section 11. This act shall become effective on the
706		-	first day of the third month following its passage and
707		-	approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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721		-	________________________________________________
722		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
723		-	________________________________________________
724		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
725		-	SB55
726		-	Senate 05-Apr-23
727		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
728		-	the Senate, as amended.
729		-	Patrick Harris,
730		-	Secretary.
731		-	House of Representatives
732		-	Amended and passed: 20-Apr-23
733		-	Senate concurred in House amendment 27-Apr-23
734		-	By: Senator Orr
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