CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1254Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to homelessness. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1254, as introduced, Moorlach. Homeless: guardians ad litem.Existing law authorizes a court, on its own motion or on request of certain specified persons, to appoint a guardian ad litem in any probate proceeding, as specified, to represent the interests of certain persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person. Existing law prohibits the appointment of a public guardian as a guardian ad litem in a probate proceeding, unless the court finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1254Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to homelessness. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1254, as introduced, Moorlach. Homeless: guardians ad litem.Existing law authorizes a court, on its own motion or on request of certain specified persons, to appoint a guardian ad litem in any probate proceeding, as specified, to represent the interests of certain persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person. Existing law prohibits the appointment of a public guardian as a guardian ad litem in a probate proceeding, unless the court finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1254 Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 21, 2020 Introduced by Senator Moorlach February 21, 2020 An act relating to homelessness. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1254, as introduced, Moorlach. Homeless: guardians ad litem. Existing law authorizes a court, on its own motion or on request of certain specified persons, to appoint a guardian ad litem in any probate proceeding, as specified, to represent the interests of certain persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person. Existing law prohibits the appointment of a public guardian as a guardian ad litem in a probate proceeding, unless the court finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. Existing law authorizes a court, on its own motion or on request of certain specified persons, to appoint a guardian ad litem in any probate proceeding, as specified, to represent the interests of certain persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person. Existing law prohibits the appointment of a public guardian as a guardian ad litem in a probate proceeding, unless the court finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. SECTION 1. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. SECTION 1. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a system for the appointment of guardians ad litem to represent homeless persons who are treatment and programmatic resistant. ### SECTION 1.