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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 63
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1292
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORTED
DECISION-MAKING TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit an adult with a 1
disability to voluntarily enter into one or more supported decision-2
making agreements under which the adult with a disability authorizes 3
a supporter to do any of the following: (1) Provide supported decision-4
making; (2) be present during the supported decision-making process, 5
when requested by the supported person; or (3) in the presence of the 6
supported person, assist the supported person in: (A) Obtaining 7
information that is relevant to a given life decision from any person, 8
provided the supporter shall keep such information confidential; or (B) 9
communicating the supported person's decisions to others. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To establish supported decision-making for persons with disabilities as
an alternative to guardianship or conservatorship.