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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	HOUSE BILL No. 2359
3	3	By Committee on Judiciary
4	4	Requested by Nancy Strouse on behalf of the Kansas Judicial Council.
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6	6	AN ACT concerning guardians and conservators; enacting the uniform
7	7	adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act and the
8	8	uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective
9	9	arrangements act; amending K.S.A. 9-1215, 17-2263, 17-2264, 21-
10	10	5417, 38-2217, 44-513a, 44-1601, 58-662, 58-24a15, 59-1701, 59-
11	11	2949, 59-2951, 59-2960, 59-29b49, 59-29b51, 73-507, 76-729, 76-
12	12	12b04 and 77-201 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-656, 58-4802, 58-4814,
13	13	58a-103, 59-2401a, 59-2946, 59-2948, 59-29b46, 59-29b48, 59-29b60,
14	14	59-29c03 and 75-652 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing
15	15	K.S.A. 59-2701, 59-2702, 59-2703, 59-2704, 59-2705, 59-2706, 59-
16	16	2707, 59-2708, 59-3050, 59-3054, 59-3057, 59-3063, 59-3064, 59-
17	17	3066, 59-3071, 59-3072, 59-3074, 59-3076, 59-3079, 59-3081, 59-
18	18	3082, 59-3084, 59-3085, 59-3087, 59-3088, 59-3089, 59-3090, 59-
19	19	3091, 59-3092, 59-3093, 59-3095 and 59-3096 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp.
20	20	59-3051, 59-3052, 59-3053, 59-3055, 59-3056, 59-3058, 59-3059, 59-
21	21	3060, 59-3061, 59-3062, 59-3065, 59-3067, 59-3068, 59-3069, 59-
22	22	3070, 59-3073, 59-3075, 59-3077, 59-3078, 59-3080, 59-3083, 59-
23	23	3086, 59-3094 and 59-3097.
24	24	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
25	25	New Section 1. Sections 1 through 23, and amendments thereto, may
26	26	be cited as the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings
27	27	jurisdiction act (2007).
28	28	New Sec. 2. As used in this act:
29	29	(a) "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age or
30	30	an emancipated individual under 18 years of age.
31	31	(b) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to
32	32	administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under
33	33	section 93, and amendments thereto.
34	34	(c) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make
35	35	decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed
36	36	under section 72, and amendments thereto.
37	37	(d) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian.
38	38	(e) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which
39	39	an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.
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75	75	(f) "Incapacitated person" means an adult for whom a guardian has
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77	77	(g) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or
78	78	any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or
79	79	protective proceeding.
80	80	(h) "Person," except in the term "incapacitated person" or "protected
81	81	person," means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust,
82	82	partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public
83	83	corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or
84	84	instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
85	85	(i) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has
86	86	been issued.
87	87	(j) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or
88	88	other order related to management of an adult's property.
89	89	(k) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a
90	90	protective order is sought or has been issued.
91	91	(l) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible
92	92	medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
93	93	retrievable in perceivable form.
94	94	(m) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the
95	95	appointment of a guardian is sought.
96	96	(n) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
97	97	Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally
98	98	recognized Indian tribe or any territory or insular possession subject to the
99	99	jurisdiction of the United States.
100	100	New Sec. 3. A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it
101	101	were a state for the purpose of applying sections 1 through 17 and sections
102	102	21 through 23, and amendments thereto.
103	103	New Sec. 4. (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in
104	104	another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act. The court may
105	105	allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise
106	106	provided in subsection (b), the court shall make a record of the
107	107	communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the
108	108	communication occurred.
109	109	(b) Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court
110	110	records and other administrative matters without making a record.
111	111	New Sec. 5. (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this
112	112	state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state
113	113	to do any of the following:
114	114	(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;
115	115	(2) order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony
116	116	pursuant to procedures of that state;
117	117	(3) order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;
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162	162	proceeding;
163	163	(5) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript
164	164	or other record of a hearing under paragraph (1) or any other proceeding,
165	165	any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph (2) and any evaluation
166	166	or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under paragraph (3) or
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168	168	(6) issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the
169	169	proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a
170	170	determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected
171	171	person; and
172	172	(7) issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial,
173	173	criminal or other relevant information in that state, including protected
174	174	health information as defined in 45 C.F.R 160.103.
175	175	(b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective
176	176	proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in
177	177	subsection (a), a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose
178	178	of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the
179	179	request.
180	180	New Sec. 6. (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in
181	181	addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness
182	182	who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other
183	183	means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The
184	184	court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be taken
185	185	in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon
186	186	which the testimony is to be taken.
187	187	(b) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, a court in this state
188	188	may permit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify by
189	189	telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court of this state
190	190	shall cooperate with the court of the other state in designating an
191	191	appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
192	192	New Sec. 7. (a) As used in sections 7 through 15, and amendments
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194	194	(1) "Emergency" means a circumstance that likely will result in
195	195	substantial harm to a respondent's health, safety or welfare, and for which
196	196	the appointment of a guardian is necessary because no other person has
197	197	authority and is willing to act on the respondent's behalf;
198	198	(2) "home state" means the state in which the respondent was
199	199	physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least
200	200	six consecutive months immediately before the filing of a petition for a
201	201	protective order or the appointment of a guardian, or if none, the state in
202	202	which the respondent was physically present, including any period of
203	203	temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the
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248	248	(3) "significant-connection state" means a state, other than the home
249	249	state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere
250	250	physical presence and in which substantial evidence concerning the
251	251	respondent is available.
252	252	(b) In determining under sections 9 and 16(e), and amendments
253	253	thereto, whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular
254	254	state, the court shall consider:
255	255	(1) The location of the respondent's family and other persons required
256	256	to be notified of the guardianship or protective proceeding;
257	257	(2) the length of time the respondent at any time was physically
258	258	present in the state and the duration of any absence;
259	259	(3) the location of the respondent's property; and
260	260	(4) the extent to which the respondent has ties to the state such as
261	261	voting registration, state or local tax return filing, vehicle registration,
262	262	driver's license, social relationship and receipt of services.
263	263	New Sec. 8. Sections 7 through 15, and amendments thereto,
264	264	provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to
265	265	appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.
266	266	New Sec. 9. A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian
267	267	or issue a protective order for a respondent if:
268	268	(a) This state is the respondent's home state;
269	269	(b) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-
270	270	connection state and:
271	271	(1) The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the
272	272	respondent's home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this
273	273	state is a more appropriate forum; or
274	274	(2) the respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or
275	275	order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-
276	276	connection state, and, before the court makes the appointment or issues the
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278	278	(A) A petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the
279	279	respondent's home state;
280	280	(B) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person
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282	282	(C) the court in this state concludes that it is an appropriate forum
283	283	under the factors set forth in section 12, and amendments thereto;
284	284	(c) this state does not have jurisdiction under either subsection (a) or
285	285	(b), the respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have
286	286	declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is the more appropriate
287	287	forum and jurisdiction in this state is consistent with the constitutions of
288	288	this state and the United States; or
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334	334	New Sec. 10. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under
335	335	section 9(a), (b) or (c), and amendments thereto, has special jurisdiction to
336	336	do any of the following:
337	337	(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90
338	338	days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;
339	339	(2) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal
340	340	property located in this state;
341	341	(3) appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected
342	342	person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from
343	343	another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 16, and
344	344	amendments thereto.
345	345	(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is
346	346	brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on
347	347	the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the
348	348	request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is
349	349	requested before or after the emergency appointment.
350	350	New Sec. 11. Except as otherwise provided in section 10, and
351	351	amendments thereto, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a
352	352	protective order consistent with this act has exclusive and continuing
353	353	jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the
354	354	appointment or order expires by its own terms.
355	355	New Sec. 12. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under
356	356	section 9, and amendments thereto, to appoint a guardian or issue a
357	357	protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at
358	358	any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum.
359	359	(b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction under
360	360	subsection (a), it shall either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may
361	361	impose any condition the court considers just and proper, including the
362	362	condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a
363	363	protective order be filed promptly in another state.
364	364	(c) In determining whether it is an appropriate forum, the court shall
365	365	consider all relevant factors, including:
366	366	(1) Any expressed preference of the respondent;
367	367	(2) whether abuse, neglect or exploitation of the respondent has
368	368	occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the
369	369	respondent from the abuse, neglect or exploitation;
370	370	(3) the length of time the respondent was physically present in or was
371	371	a legal resident of this or another state;
372	372	(4) the distance of the respondent from the court in each state;
373	373	(5) the financial circumstances of the respondent's estate;
374	374	(6) the nature and location of the evidence;
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420	420	(8) the familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues
421	421	in the proceeding; and
422	422	(9) if an appointment were made, the court's ability to monitor the
423	423	conduct of the guardian or conservator.
424	424	New Sec. 13. (a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it
425	425	acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order
426	426	because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:
427	427	(1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;
428	428	(2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an
429	429	appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the
430	430	respondent or the protection of the respondent's property or prevent a
431	431	repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding
432	432	until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a
433	433	protective order is filed in a court of another state having jurisdiction; or
434	434	(3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering:
435	435	(A) The extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be
436	436	notified of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court's
437	437	jurisdiction;
438	438	(B) whether it is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other
439	439	state under the factors set forth in section 12(c), and amendments thereto;
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441	441	(C) whether the court of any other state would have jurisdiction under
442	442	factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional
443	443	standards of section 9, and amendments thereto.
444	444	(b) If a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to
445	445	appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because a party seeking to
446	446	invoke its jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct, it may assess
447	447	against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including attorney
448	448	fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness fees
449	449	and expenses and travel expenses. The court may not assess fees, costs or
450	450	expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental subdivision,
451	451	agency or instrumentality of this state unless authorized by law other than
452	452	this act.
453	453	New Sec. 14. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or
454	454	issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not
455	455	the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition
456	456	to complying with the notice requirements of this state, notice of the
457	457	petition must be given to those persons who would be entitled to notice of
458	458	the petition if a proceeding were brought in the respondent's home state.
459	459	The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be
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506	506	located in this state under section 10(a)(1) or (2), and amendments thereto,
507	507	if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective
508	508	order is filed in this state and in another state and neither petition has been
509	509	dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply:
510	510	(a) If the court in this state has jurisdiction under section 9, and
511	511	amendments thereto, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another
512	512	state acquires jurisdiction under provisions similar to section 9, and
513	513	amendments thereto, before the appointment or issuance of the order.
514	514	(b) If the court in this state does not have jurisdiction under section 9,
515	515	and amendments thereto, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any
516	516	time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay
517	517	the proceeding and communicate with the court in the other state. If the
518	518	court in the other state has jurisdiction, the court in this state shall dismiss
519	519	the petition unless the court in the other state determines that the court in
520	520	this state is a more appropriate forum.
521	521	New Sec. 16. (a) A guardian or conservator appointed in this state
522	522	may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to
523	523	another state.
524	524	(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to the
525	525	persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state for the
526	526	appointment of a guardian or conservator.
527	527	(c) On the court's own motion or on request of the guardian or
528	528	conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required
529	529	to be notified of the petition, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition
530	530	filed pursuant to subsection (a).
531	531	(d) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition to
532	532	transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for
533	533	guardianship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the guardianship
534	534	will be accepted by the court in the other state and the court finds that:
535	535	(1) The incapacitated person is physically present in or is reasonably
536	536	expected to move permanently to the other state;
537	537	(2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection
538	538	has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be
539	539	contrary to the interests of the incapacitated person; and
540	540	(3) plans for care and services for the incapacitated person in the
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542	542	(e) The court shall issue a provisional order granting a petition to
543	543	transfer a conservatorship and shall direct the conservator to petition for
544	544	conservatorship in the other state if the court is satisfied that the
545	545	conservatorship will be accepted by the court of the other state and the
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592	592	has a significant connection to the other state considering the factors in
593	593	section 7(b), and amendments thereto;
594	594	(2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection
595	595	has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be
596	596	contrary to the interests of the protected person; and
597	597	(3) adequate arrangements will be made for management of the
598	598	protected person's property.
599	599	(f) The court shall issue a final order confirming the transfer and
600	600	terminating the guardianship or conservatorship upon its receipt of:
601	601	(1) A provisional order accepting the proceeding from the court to
602	602	which the proceeding is to be transferred which is issued under provisions
603	603	similar to section 17, and amendments thereto; and
604	604	(2) the documents required to terminate a guardianship or
605	605	conservatorship in this state.
606	606	New Sec. 17. (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or
607	607	conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to section
608	608	16, and amendments thereto, the guardian or conservator must petition the
609	609	court in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The
610	610	petition must include a certified copy of the other state's provisional order
611	611	of transfer.
612	612	(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to those
613	613	persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for
614	614	the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the
615	615	transferring state and this state. The notice must be given in the same
616	616	manner as notice is required to be given in this state.
617	617	(c) On the court's own motion or on request of the guardian or
618	618	conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required
619	619	to be notified of the proceeding, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition
620	620	filed pursuant to subsection (a).
621	621	(d) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition
622	622	filed under subsection (a) unless:
623	623	(1) An objection is made and the objector establishes that transfer of
624	624	the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or
625	625	protected person; or
626	626	(2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in this
627	627	state.
628	628	(e) The court shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and
629	629	appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or conservator in this
630	630	state upon its receipt from the court from which the proceeding is being
631	631	transferred of a final order issued under provisions similar to section 16,
632	632	and amendments thereto, transferring the proceeding to this state.
633	633	(f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting
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677	677	transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the court shall determine
678	678	whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to
679	679	conform to the law of this state.
680	680	(g) In granting a petition under this section, the court shall recognize
681	681	a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other state, including the
682	682	determination of the incapacitated or protected person's incapacity and the
683	683	appointment of the guardian or conservator.
684	684	(h) The denial by a court of this state of a petition to accept a
685	685	guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not
686	686	affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as
687	687	guardian or conservator in this state under sections 24 through 135, and
688	688	amendments thereto, if the court has jurisdiction to make an appointment
689	689	other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer.
690	690	New Sec. 18. If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a
691	691	petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, the
692	692	guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing
693	693	court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this
694	694	state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county
695	695	of this state, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
696	696	New Sec. 19. If a conservator has been appointed in another state and
697	697	a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the conservator
698	698	appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of
699	699	an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing
700	700	as a foreign judgment in a court of this state, in any county in which
701	701	property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of
702	702	the order and letters of office and of any bond.
703	703	New Sec. 20. (a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective
704	704	order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this
705	705	state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as
706	706	prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and
707	707	proceedings in this state and, if the guardian or conservator is not a
708	708	resident of this state, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident
709	709	parties.
710	710	(b) A court of this state may grant any relief available under this act
711	711	and other law of this state to enforce a registered order.
712	712	New Sec. 21. In applying and construing this uniform act,
713	713	consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law
714	714	with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
715	715	New Sec. 22. This act modifies, limits or supersedes the electronic
716	716	signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.,
717	717	but does not modify, limit or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15
718	718	U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices
719	719	described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
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763	763	New Sec. 23. (a) This act applies to guardianship and protective
764	764	proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2026.
765	765	(b) Sections 1 through 6 and 16 through 22, and amendments thereto,
766	766	apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2026, regardless of whether
767	767	a guardianship or protective order has been issued.
768	768	New Sec. 24. Sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto, may
769	769	be cited as the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other
770	770	protective arrangements act.
771	771	New Sec. 25. As used in this act:
772	772	(a) "Adult" means an individual at least 18 years of age or an
773	773	emancipated individual under 18 years of age.
774	774	(b) "Adult subject to conservatorship" means an adult for whom a
775	775	conservator has been appointed under this act.
776	776	(c) "Adult subject to guardianship" means an adult for whom a
777	777	guardian has been appointed under this act.
778	778	(d) "Claim" includes a claim against an individual or conservatorship
779	779	estate, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise.
780	780	(e) "Conservator" means a person appointed by a court to make
781	781	decisions with respect to the property or financial affairs of an individual
782	782	subject to conservatorship. "Conservator" includes a co-conservator.
783	783	(f) "Conservatorship estate" means the property subject to
784	784	conservatorship under this act.
785	785	(g) "Full conservatorship" means a conservatorship that grants the
786	786	conservator all powers available under this act.
787	787	(h) "Full guardianship" means a guardianship that grants the guardian
788	788	all powers available under this act.
789	789	(i) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make
790	790	decisions with respect to the personal affairs of an individual. "Guardian"
791	791	includes a co-guardian but does not include a guardian ad litem.
792	792	(j) "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed to inform the court
793	793	about, and to represent, the needs and best interest of an individual.
794	794	(k) "Individual subject to conservatorship" means an adult or minor
795	795	for whom a conservator has been appointed under this act.
796	796	(l) "Individual subject to guardianship" means an adult or minor for
797	797	whom a guardian has been appointed under this act.
798	798	(m) "Less restrictive alternative" means an approach to meeting an
799	799	individual's needs which restricts fewer rights of the individual than would
800	800	the appointment of a guardian or conservator. "Less restrictive alternative"
801	801	includes supported decision making, appropriate technological assistance,
802	802	appointment of a representative payee and appointment of an agent by the
803	803	individual, including appointment under a power of attorney for healthcare
804	804	or power of attorney for finances.
805	805	(n) "Letters of office" means a record issued by a court certifying a
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850	850	(o) "Limited conservatorship" means a conservatorship that grants the
851	851	conservator less than all powers available under this act, grants powers
852	852	over only certain property or otherwise restricts the powers of the
853	853	conservator.
854	854	(p) "Limited guardianship" means a guardianship that grants the
855	855	guardian less than all powers available under this act or otherwise restricts
856	856	the powers of the guardian.
857	857	(q) "Minor" means an unemancipated individual under 18 years of
858	858	age.
859	859	(r) "Minor subject to conservatorship" means a minor for whom a
860	860	conservator has been appointed under this act.
861	861	(s) "Minor subject to guardianship" means a minor for whom a
862	862	guardian has been appointed under this act.
863	863	(t) "Parent" does not include an individual whose parental rights have
864	864	been terminated.
865	865	(u) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity,
866	866	public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or
867	867	instrumentality or other legal entity.
868	868	(v) "Property" includes tangible and intangible property.
869	869	(w) "Protective arrangement instead of conservatorship" means a
870	870	court order entered under section 121, and amendments thereto.
871	871	(x) "Protective arrangement instead of guardianship" means a court
872	872	order entered under section 120, and amendments thereto.
873	873	(y) "Record," used as a noun, means information that is inscribed on a
874	874	tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
875	875	retrievable in perceivable form.
876	876	(z) "Respondent" means an individual for whom appointment of a
877	877	guardian or conservator or a protective arrangement instead of
878	878	guardianship or conservatorship is sought.
879	879	(aa) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a
880	880	record:
881	881	(1) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
882	882	(2) to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic
883	883	symbol, sound or process.
884	884	(bb) "Standby guardian" means a person appointed by the court under
885	885	section 57, and amendments thereto.
886	886	(cc) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
887	887	Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or
888	888	insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. "State"
889	889	includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.
890	890	(dd) "Supported decision making" means assistance from one or more
891	891	persons of an individual's choosing in understanding the nature and
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936	936	the individual to make the decisions, and in communicating a decision
937	937	once made if consistent with the individual's wishes.
938	938	New Sec. 26. Unless displaced by a particular provision of this act,
939	939	the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions.
940	940	New Sec. 27. (a) Except to the extent jurisdiction is precluded by the
941	941	uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, K.S.A. 23-37,101
942	942	through 23-37,405, and amendments thereto, the district court has
943	943	jurisdiction over a guardianship for a minor domiciled or present in this
944	944	state. The court has jurisdiction over a conservatorship or protective
945	945	arrangement instead of conservatorship for a minor domiciled or having
946	946	property in this state.
947	947	(b) The district court has jurisdiction over a guardianship,
948	948	conservatorship or protective arrangement under section 120 or 121, and
949	949	amendments thereto, for an adult as provided in the uniform adult
950	950	guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act, sections 1
951	951	through 23, and amendments thereto.
952	952	(c) After notice is given in a proceeding for a guardianship,
953	953	conservatorship or protective arrangement under section 120 or 121, and
954	954	amendments thereto, and until termination of the proceeding, the court in
955	955	which the petition is filed has:
956	956	(1) Exclusive jurisdiction to determine the need for the guardianship,
957	957	conservatorship or protective arrangement;
958	958	(2) exclusive jurisdiction to determine how property of the
959	959	respondent must be managed, expended or distributed to or for the use of
960	960	the respondent, an individual who is dependent in fact on the respondent or
961	961	other claimant;
962	962	(3) nonexclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of a claim
963	963	against the respondent or property of the respondent or a question of title
964	964	concerning the property; and
965	965	(4) if a guardian or conservator is appointed, exclusive jurisdiction
966	966	over issues related to administration of the guardianship or
967	967	conservatorship.
968	968	(d) A court that appoints a guardian or conservator, or authorizes a
969	969	protective arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto,
970	970	has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until the
971	971	court terminates the proceeding or the appointment or protective
972	972	arrangement expires by its terms.
973	973	New Sec. 28. (a) This section does not apply to a guardianship or
974	974	conservatorship for an adult that is subject to the transfer provisions of
975	975	section 16 or 17, and amendments thereto.
976	976	(b) After appointment of a guardian or conservator, the court that
977	977	made the appointment may transfer the proceeding to a court in another
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1022	1022	individual subject to the guardianship or conservatorship.
1023	1023	(c) If a proceeding for a guardianship or conservatorship is pending in
1024	1024	another state or a foreign country and a petition for guardianship or
1025	1025	conservatorship for the same individual is filed in a court in this state, the
1026	1026	court shall notify the court in the other state or foreign country and, after
1027	1027	consultation with that court, assume or decline jurisdiction, whichever is in
1028	1028	the best interest of the respondent.
1029	1029	(d) A guardian or conservator appointed in another state or country
1030	1030	may petition the court for appointment as a guardian or conservator in this
1031	1031	state for the same individual if jurisdiction in this state is or will be
1032	1032	established. The appointment may be made on proof of appointment in the
1033	1033	other state or foreign country and presentation of a certified copy of the
1034	1034	part of the court record in the other state or country specified by the court
1035	1035	in this state.
1036	1036	(e) Notice of hearing on a petition under subsection (d), together with
1037	1037	a copy of the petition, must be given to the respondent, if the respondent is
1038	1038	at least 12 years of age at the time of the hearing, and to the persons that
1039	1039	would be entitled to notice if the procedures for appointment of a guardian
1040	1040	or conservator under this act were applicable. The court shall make the
1041	1041	appointment unless it determines the appointment would not be in the best
1042	1042	interest of the respondent.
1043	1043	(f) Not later than 14 days after appointment under subsection (e), the
1044	1044	guardian or conservator shall give a copy of the order of appointment to
1045	1045	the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship, if the individual
1046	1046	is at least 12 years of age, and to all persons given notice of the hearing on
1047	1047	the petition.
1048	1048	New Sec. 29. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), venue for a
1049	1049	guardianship proceeding for a minor is in:
1050	1050	(1) The county in which the minor resides or is present at the time the
1051	1051	proceeding commences; or
1052	1052	(2) the county in which another proceeding concerning the custody or
1053	1053	parental rights of the minor is pending.
1054	1054	(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), venue for a guardianship
1055	1055	proceeding or protective arrangement instead of guardianship for an adult
1056	1056	is in:
1057	1057	(1) The county in which the respondent resides;
1058	1058	(2) if the respondent has been admitted to an institution by court
1059	1059	order, the county in which the court is located; or
1060	1060	(3) if the proceeding is for appointment of an emergency guardian for
1061	1061	an adult, the county in which the respondent is present.
1062	1062	(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), venue for a conservatorship
1063	1063	proceeding or protective arrangement instead of conservatorship is in:
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1107	1107	(1) The county in which the respondent resides, whether or not a
1108	1108	guardian has been appointed in another county or other jurisdiction; or
1109	1109	(2) if the respondent does not reside in this state, in any county in
1110	1110	which property of the respondent is located.
1111	1111	(d) If proceedings under this act are brought in more than one county,
1112	1112	the court of the county in which the first proceeding is brought has the
1113	1113	exclusive right to proceed unless the court determines that venue is
1114	1114	properly in another court or the interest of justice otherwise requires
1115	1115	transfer of the proceeding.
1116	1116	(e) If proceedings under this act are brought in a county other than as
1117	1117	provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c), the court may determine that venue
1118	1118	is proper if it is in the best interest of the respondent and in the interest of
1119	1119	justice for the proceedings to take place in that county.
1120	1120	New Sec. 30. (a) The petitioner and the respondent shall each be
1121	1121	afforded an opportunity to appear at the trial, to testify and to present and
1122	1122	cross-examine witnesses. If the trial has been consolidated with a trial
1123	1123	being held pursuant to either the care and treatment act for mentally ill
1124	1124	persons or the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or
1125	1125	substance abuse problem, persons not necessary for the conduct of the
1126	1126	proceedings may be excluded as provided for in those acts. The trial shall
1127	1127	be conducted in as informal a manner as may be consistent with orderly
1128	1128	procedure. The court shall have the authority to receive all relevant and
1129	1129	material evidence which may be offered, including the testimony or
1130	1130	written report, findings or recommendations of any professional or other
1131	1131	person who has examined or evaluated the respondent and the testimony
1132	1132	and written findings and recommendations of any court liaison appointed
1133	1133	pursuant to section 67, and amendments thereto. Such evidence shall not
1134	1134	be privileged for the purpose of this trial.
1135	1135	(b) If proceedings for a guardianship, conservatorship or protective
1136	1136	arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto, for the
1137	1137	same individual are commenced or pending in the same court, the
1138	1138	proceedings may be consolidated.
1139	1139	(c) A respondent may demand a jury trial in a proceeding under this
1140	1140	act on the issue of whether a basis exists for appointment of a guardian or
1141	1141	conservator.
1142	1142	New Sec. 31. (a) The court shall issue letters of office to a guardian
1143	1143	on filing by the guardian of:
1144	1144	(1) An acceptance of appointment;
1145	1145	(2) an oath or affirmation as required by K.S.A. 59-1702, and
1146	1146	amendments thereto;
1147	1147	(3) evidence of completion of a basic instructional program
1148	1148	concerning the duties and responsibilities of a guardian; and
1149	1149	(4) a personal information sheet containing any personal identifying
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1193	1193	information about the guardian required by the court. Such information
1194	1194	shall not be disclosed to the public.
1195	1195	(b) The court shall issue letters of office to a conservator on filing by
1196	1196	the conservator of:
1197	1197	(1) An acceptance of appointment;
1198	1198	(2) an oath or affirmation as required by K.S.A. 59-1702, and
1199	1199	amendments thereto;
1200	1200	(3) any required bond or compliance with any other asset-protection
1201	1201	arrangement required by the court;
1202	1202	(4) evidence of completion of a basic instructional program
1203	1203	concerning the duties and responsibilities of a conservator; and
1204	1204	(5) a personal information sheet containing any personal identifying
1205	1205	information about the conservator required by the court. Such information
1206	1206	shall not be disclosed to the public.
1207	1207	(c) Limitations on the powers of a guardian or conservator or on the
1208	1208	property subject to conservatorship must be stated on the letters of office.
1209	1209	If the court appoints co-guardians or co-conservators, the letters of office
1210	1210	must specify whether such co-guardians or co-conservators may act
1211	1211	independently, whether they must act jointly, or under what circumstances
1212	1212	or with regard to what matters they may act independently or must act
1213	1213	jointly.
1214	1214	(d) The court at any time may limit the powers conferred on a
1215	1215	guardian or conservator. The court shall issue new letters of office to
1216	1216	reflect the limitation. The court shall give notice of the limitation to the
1217	1217	guardian or conservator, individual subject to guardianship or
1218	1218	conservatorship, each parent of a minor subject to guardianship or
1219	1219	conservatorship and any other person the court determines.
1220	1220	(e) The judicial council shall prepare a basic instructional program
1221	1221	concerning the duties and responsibilities of a guardian and a conservator.
1222	1222	The court shall have the authority to require any guardian or conservator
1223	1223	appointed prior to January 1, 2026, to complete the basic instructional
1224	1224	program and provide evidence thereof to the court.
1225	1225	New Sec. 32. (a) On acceptance of appointment, a guardian or
1226	1226	conservator submits to personal jurisdiction of the court in this state in any
1227	1227	proceeding relating to the guardianship or conservatorship.
1228	1228	(b) Every guardian or conservator that resides outside the state of
1229	1229	Kansas shall appoint a resident agent by executing an appointment of
1230	1230	resident agent that specifically identifies the person or entity that will act
1231	1231	as the resident agent. A resident agent may be either:
1232	1232	(1) An individual resident in this state; or
1233	1233	(2) a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
1234	1234	limited liability company or business trust that has its principal place of
1235	1235	business in this state.
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1279	1279	(c) Every resident agent for a guardian or conservator shall:
1280	1280	(1) Maintain contact with and remain aware of the current address
1281	1281	and phone number of the guardian or conservator;
1282	1282	(2) accept service of process and other communications directed to
1283	1283	the guardian or conservator; and
1284	1284	(3) forward to the guardian or conservator documents sent by the
1285	1285	court, the secretary of state or any other state agency.
1286	1286	(d) Every resident agent shall accept the appointment as resident
1287	1287	agent by executing an acceptance of appointment that specifically
1288	1288	identifies the name of the guardian or conservator and expresses the
1289	1289	appointed resident agent's agreement to fulfill their role, as described in
1290	1290	this section.
1291	1291	(e) For purposes of this section, the terms guardian and conservator
1292	1292	shall include co-guardians and co-conservators, temporary substitute
1293	1293	guardians and conservators, standby guardians and conservators, successor
1294	1294	guardians and conservators and emergency guardians and conservators.
1295	1295	New Sec. 33. (a) The court at any time may appoint a co-guardian or
1296	1296	co-conservator who may act when that co-guardian or co-conservator
1297	1297	complies with section 31(a) or (b), and amendments thereto, respectively.
1298	1298	(b) If the court appoints co-guardians or co-conservators, the court
1299	1299	shall specify in the letters of office whether such co-guardians or co-
1300	1300	conservators may act independently, whether they must act jointly, or
1301	1301	under what circumstances or with regard to what matters they may act
1302	1302	independently or must act jointly.
1303	1303	New Sec. 34. (a) The court at any time may appoint a successor
1304	1304	guardian or successor conservator to serve immediately or when a
1305	1305	designated event occurs, including the absence, impairment, resignation or
1306	1306	death of the guardian or conservator.
1307	1307	(b) A person entitled under section 52 or 65, and amendments thereto,
1308	1308	to petition the court to appoint a guardian may petition the court to appoint
1309	1309	a successor guardian. A person entitled under section 84, and amendments
1310	1310	thereto, to petition the court to appoint a conservator may petition the court
1311	1311	to appoint a successor conservator.
1312	1312	(c) A successor guardian or successor conservator appointed to serve
1313	1313	when a designated event occurs may act as guardian or conservator when:
1314	1314	(1) The event occurs; and
1315	1315	(2) the successor complies with section 31(a) or (b), and amendments
1316	1316	thereto, respectively.
1317	1317	(d) A successor guardian or successor conservator has the
1318	1318	predecessor's powers unless otherwise provided by the court.
1319	1319	New Sec. 35. (a) Any corporation organized under the Kansas general
1320	1320	corporation code may act as guardian for an individual found to be in need
1321	1321	of a guardian under the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and
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1365	1365	other protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and
1366	1366	amendments thereto, if the corporation has been certified by the secretary
1367	1367	for children and families as a suitable agency to perform the duties of a
1368	1368	guardian.
1369	1369	(b) The secretary for children and families shall establish criteria for
1370	1370	determining whether a corporation should be certified as a suitable agency
1371	1371	to perform the duties of a guardian. The criteria shall be designed for the
1372	1372	protection of the ward and shall include, but not be limited to, the
1373	1373	following:
1374	1374	(1) Whether the corporation is capable of performing the duties of a
1375	1375	guardian;
1376	1376	(2) whether the staff of the corporation is accessible and available to
1377	1377	wards and to other persons concerned about their well-being and is
1378	1378	adequate in number to properly perform the duties and responsibilities of a
1379	1379	guardian;
1380	1380	(3) whether the corporation is a stable organization which is likely to
1381	1381	continue in existence for some time; and
1382	1382	(4) whether the corporation will agree to submit such reports and
1383	1383	answer such questions as the secretary may require in monitoring
1384	1384	corporate guardianships.
1385	1385	(c) Application for certification under this section shall be made to
1386	1386	the secretary for children and families in such manner as the secretary may
1387	1387	direct. The secretary for children and families may suspend or revoke
1388	1388	certification of a corporation under this section, after notice and hearing,
1389	1389	upon a finding that such corporation has failed to comply with the criteria
1390	1390	established by rules and regulations under subsection (b). Such corporation
1391	1391	shall not be appointed as a guardian during the period of time the
1392	1392	certificate is suspended or revoked.
1393	1393	(d) No corporation shall be eligible for appointment as provided for
1394	1394	in sections 55 and 71, and amendments thereto, as the guardian of any
1395	1395	person if such corporation provides care, treatment or housing to that
1396	1396	person or is the owner, part owner or operator of any adult care home,
1397	1397	lodging establishment or institution utilized for the care, treatment or
1398	1398	housing of that person.
1399	1399	(e) The secretary for children and families may adopt rules and
1400	1400	regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section.
1401	1401	New Sec. 36. (a) Appointment of a guardian or conservator
1402	1402	terminates on the death or removal of the guardian or conservator, or when
1403	1403	the court under subsection (b) approves a resignation of the guardian or
1404	1404	conservator.
1405	1405	(b) A guardian or conservator must petition the court for approval to
1406	1406	resign. The petition may include a request that the court appoint a
1407	1407	successor. Notice of the petition must be given to the person subject to
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1452	1452	determines. Resignation of a guardian or conservator is effective on the
1453	1453	date the resignation is approved by the court.
1454	1454	(c) Death, removal or resignation of a guardian or conservator does
1455	1455	not affect liability for a previous act or the obligation to account for:
1456	1456	(1) An action taken on behalf of the individual subject to
1457	1457	guardianship or conservatorship; or
1458	1458	(2) the individual's funds or other property.
1459	1459	New Sec. 37. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 53, 57, 66,
1460	1460	85 and 123, and amendments thereto, if notice of a hearing under this act
1461	1461	is required, the movant shall give notice of the date, time and place of the
1462	1462	hearing to the person to be notified unless otherwise ordered by the court
1463	1463	for good cause. Except as otherwise provided in this act, notice must be
1464	1464	given in compliance with K.S.A. 59-2208, and amendments thereto, at
1465	1465	least 14 days before the hearing.
1466	1466	(b) Proof of notice of a hearing under this act must be made before or
1467	1467	at the hearing and filed in the proceeding.
1468	1468	(c) Notice of a hearing under this act must be in at least 16-point font,
1469	1469	in plain language, and, to the extent feasible, in a language in which the
1470	1470	person to be notified is proficient.
1471	1471	New Sec. 38. A respondent, individual subject to guardianship,
1472	1472	individual subject to conservatorship or individual subject to a protective
1473	1473	arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto, may not
1474	1474	waive notice under this act. Any other person may waive notice in a record
1475	1475	signed by the person or person's attorney and filed in the proceeding.
1476	1476	New Sec. 39. The court at any time may appoint a guardian ad litem
1477	1477	for an individual if the court determines the individual's interest otherwise
1478	1478	would not be adequately represented. If no conflict of interest exists, a
1479	1479	guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent multiple individuals or
1480	1480	interests. The guardian ad litem may not be the same individual as the
1481	1481	attorney representing the respondent. The court shall state the duties of the
1482	1482	guardian ad litem and the reasons for the appointment in the order of
1483	1483	appointment.
1484	1484	New Sec. 40. (a) A person may file with the court a request for notice
1485	1485	under this act if the person is:
1486	1486	(1) Not otherwise entitled to notice; and
1487	1487	(2) interested in the welfare of a respondent, individual subject to
1488	1488	guardianship or conservatorship or individual subject to a protective
1489	1489	arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto.
1490	1490	(b) A request under subsection (a) must include a statement showing
1491	1491	the interest of the person making the request and the address of the person
1492	1492	or an attorney for the person to whom notice is to be given.
1493	1493	(c) If the court approves a request under subsection (a), the court shall
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1538	1538	appointed, or the respondent if no guardian or conservator has been
1539	1539	appointed.
1540	1540	New Sec. 41. (a) Before accepting appointment as a guardian or
1541	1541	conservator, a person shall disclose to the court whether the person:
1542	1542	(1) Is or has been a debtor in a bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership
1543	1543	proceeding;
1544	1544	(2) has been convicted of:
1545	1545	(A) A felony;
1546	1546	(B) a crime involving dishonesty, neglect, violence or use of physical
1547	1547	force; or
1548	1548	(C) other crime relevant to the functions the individual would assume
1549	1549	as guardian or conservator;
1550	1550	(3) has committed an act of physical, mental or emotional abuse or
1551	1551	neglect or sexual abuse as validated by the Kansas department for children
1552	1552	and families pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2226, and amendments thereto; or
1553	1553	(4) has been found to have committed an act of abuse, neglect or
1554	1554	exploitation of an adult as contained in the register of reports under K.S.A.
1555	1555	39-1434, and amendments thereto.
1556	1556	(b) A guardian or conservator that engages or anticipates engaging a
1557	1557	service provider the guardian or conservator knows has been convicted of
1558	1558	a felony, a crime involving dishonesty, neglect, violence or use of physical
1559	1559	force, or other crime relevant to the functions the service provider is being
1560	1560	engaged to perform promptly shall disclose that knowledge to the court in
1561	1561	writing.
1562	1562	(c) If a conservator engages or anticipates engaging a service provider
1563	1563	under section 47, and amendments thereto, to manage finances of the
1564	1564	individual subject to conservatorship and knows the service provider is or
1565	1565	has been a debtor in a bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceeding,
1566	1566	the conservator promptly shall disclose that knowledge to the court in
1567	1567	writing.
1568	1568	New Sec. 42. (a) Unless otherwise compensated or reimbursed, an
1569	1569	attorney for a respondent in a proceeding under this act is entitled to
1570	1570	reasonable compensation for services and reimbursement of reasonable
1571	1571	expenses from the property of the respondent.
1572	1572	(b) Unless otherwise compensated or reimbursed, an attorney or other
1573	1573	person whose services resulted in an order beneficial to an individual
1574	1574	subject to guardianship or conservatorship or for whom a protective
1575	1575	arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto, was
1576	1576	ordered is entitled to reasonable compensation for services and
1577	1577	reimbursement of reasonable expenses from the property of the individual.
1578	1578	(c) The court must approve compensation and expenses payable
1579	1579	under this section before payment. Approval is not required before a
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1623	1623	service is provided or an expense is incurred. The costs may be taxed to
1624	1624	the property of the respondent or individual subject to guardianship or
1625	1625	conservatorship or for whom a protective arrangement under section 120
1626	1626	or 121, and amendments thereto, was ordered, to those bound by law to
1627	1627	support such person, to other parties whenever it would be just and
1628	1628	equitable to do so, or to the county of residence of the respondent or
1629	1629	individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship or for whom a
1630	1630	protective arrangement under section 120 or 121, and amendments thereto,
1631	1631	was ordered as the court having venue shall direct.
1632	1632	(d) If the court dismisses a petition under this act and determines the
1633	1633	petition was filed in bad faith, the court may assess the cost of any court-
1634	1634	ordered professional evaluation or court liaison and attorney fees against
1635	1635	the petitioner or the petitioner's counsel.
1636	1636	(e) In any contested proceeding the court, in its discretion, may
1637	1637	require one or more parties to give security for the costs of the proceeding
1638	1638	or, in lieu of such security, to file a poverty affidavit as provided for in the
1639	1639	code of civil procedure.
1640	1640	(f) Any district court receiving a statement of costs from another
1641	1641	district court shall approve the same for payment out of the general fund of
1642	1642	its county except that it may refuse to approve the same for payment only
1643	1643	on the grounds that the respondent or person under guardianship or
1644	1644	conservatorship is not a resident of that county. In such case it shall
1645	1645	transmit the statement of costs to the secretary of the department for
1646	1646	children and families who shall determine the question of residence and
1647	1647	certify those findings to each district court. If the claim for costs is not
1648	1648	paid within 30 days after such certification, an action may be maintained
1649	1649	thereon by the claimant county in the district court of the claimant county
1650	1650	against the debtor county. The findings made by the secretary of the
1651	1651	department for children and families as to the residence of the respondent
1652	1652	or person subject to guardianship or conservatorship shall be applicable
1653	1653	only to the assessment of costs. Any county of residence which pays from
1654	1654	its general fund court costs to the district court of another county may
1655	1655	recover the same in any court of competent jurisdiction from the estate of
1656	1656	the respondent or person subject to guardianship or conservatorship or
1657	1657	from those bound by law to support the respondent or person subject to
1658	1658	guardianship or conservatorship, unless the court finds that the
1659	1659	proceedings in which such costs were incurred were instituted without
1660	1660	good cause and not in good faith.
1661	1661	New Sec. 43. (a) Subject to court approval, a guardian is entitled to
1662	1662	reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement
1663	1663	for room, board, clothing and other appropriate expenses advanced for the
1664	1664	benefit of the individual subject to guardianship.
1665	1665	(b) Subject to court approval, a conservator is entitled to reasonable
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1709	1709	compensation for services and reimbursement for appropriate expenses
1710	1710	from the property of the individual subject to conservatorship.
1711	1711	(c) In determining reasonable compensation for a guardian or
1712	1712	conservator, the court, or a conservator in determining reasonable
1713	1713	compensation for a guardian as provided in subsection (a), shall consider:
1714	1714	(1) The necessity and quality of the services provided;
1715	1715	(2) the experience, training, professional standing and skills of the
1716	1716	guardian or conservator;
1717	1717	(3) the difficulty of the services performed, including the degree of
1718	1718	skill and care required;
1719	1719	(4) the conditions and circumstances under which a service was
1720	1720	performed, including whether the service was provided outside regular
1721	1721	business hours or under dangerous or extraordinary conditions;
1722	1722	(5) the effect of the services on the individual subject to guardianship
1723	1723	or conservatorship;
1724	1724	(6) the extent to which the services provided were or were not
1725	1725	consistent with the guardian's plan under section 79, and amendments
1726	1726	thereto, or conservator's plan under section 103, and amendments thereto;
1727	1727	and
1728	1728	(7) the fees customarily paid to a person that performs a like service
1729	1729	in the community.
1730	1730	(d) A guardian or conservator need not use personal funds of the
1731	1731	guardian or conservator for the expenses of the individual subject to
1732	1732	guardianship or conservatorship.
1733	1733	(e) If an individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship seeks
1734	1734	to modify or terminate the guardianship or conservatorship or remove the
1735	1735	guardian or conservator, the court may order compensation to the guardian
1736	1736	or conservator for time spent opposing modification, termination or
1737	1737	removal only to the extent the court determines the opposition was
1738	1738	reasonably necessary to protect the interest of the individual subject to
1739	1739	guardianship or conservatorship.
1740	1740	(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a guardian or a conservator
1741	1741	associated with the Kansas guardianship program from receiving a stipend
1742	1742	from that program.
1743	1743	New Sec. 44. A guardian or conservator is not personally liable to
1744	1744	another person solely because of the guardianship or conservatorship for
1745	1745	an act or omission of the individual subject to guardianship or
1746	1746	conservatorship.
1747	1747	New Sec. 45. (a) A guardian or conservator may petition the court for
1748	1748	instruction concerning fiduciary responsibility or ratification of a
1749	1749	particular act related to the guardianship or conservatorship.
1750	1750	(b) Upon the filing of a petition under this section, the court may
1751	1751	appoint counsel for the individual subject to guardianship or
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1795	1795	conservatorship.
1796	1796	(c) On notice and hearing on a petition under subsection (a), the court
1797	1797	may give an instruction and issue an appropriate order.
1798	1798	New Sec. 46. (a) A person must recognize the authority of a guardian
1799	1799	or conservator to act on behalf of an individual subject to guardianship or
1800	1800	conservatorship unless:
1801	1801	(1) The person has actual knowledge or a reasonable belief that the
1802	1802	letters of office of the guardian or conservator are invalid or the
1803	1803	conservator or guardian is exceeding or improperly exercising authority
1804	1804	granted by the court;
1805	1805	(2) the person has actual knowledge that the individual subject to
1806	1806	guardianship or conservatorship is subject to physical or financial abuse,
1807	1807	neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the guardian or conservator or a
1808	1808	person acting for or with the guardian or conservator; or
1809	1809	(3) the person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person
1810	1810	has made, a report under K.S.A. 39-1402 or 39-1431, and amendments
1811	1811	thereto, stating a good-faith belief that the individual subject to
1812	1812	guardianship or conservatorship is subject to physical or financial abuse,
1813	1813	neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the guardian or conservator or a
1814	1814	person acting for or with the guardian or conservator.
1815	1815	(b) A person that refuses to accept the authority of a guardian or
1816	1816	conservator must, within 10 days of the refusal, report the refusal and the
1817	1817	reason for refusal to the court. Upon receiving the report, the clerk of the
1818	1818	district court shall forward the report to the presiding judge who shall
1819	1819	consider whether further action is appropriate. A report of a refusal under
1820	1820	this section shall be treated in the same manner as a grievance under
1821	1821	section 50, and amendments thereto.
1822	1822	(c) A guardian or conservator may petition the court to require a third
1823	1823	party to accept a decision made by the guardian or conservator on behalf
1824	1824	of the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship.
1825	1825	New Sec. 47. (a) A guardian or conservator may retain a third person
1826	1826	to provide any service to an individual subject to guardianship or
1827	1827	conservatorship if retaining such third person, hereinafter referred to as a
1828	1828	service provider, is consistent with the guardian's or conservator's fiduciary
1829	1829	duties and the guardian's plan under section 79, and amendments thereto,
1830	1830	or conservator's plan under section 103, and amendments thereto.
1831	1831	(b) In retaining a service provider under subsection (a), the guardian
1832	1832	or conservator shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in:
1833	1833	(1) Selecting the service provider;
1834	1834	(2) establishing the scope and terms of the service provider's work in
1835	1835	accordance with the guardian's plan under section 79, and amendments
1836	1836	thereto, or the conservator's plan under section 103, and amendments
1837	1837	thereto;
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1881	1881	(3) monitoring the service provider's performance and compliance
1882	1882	with the scope and terms of work; and
1883	1883	(4) redressing an act or omission of the service provider which would
1884	1884	constitute a breach of the guardian's or conservator's duties if done by the
1885	1885	guardian or conservator.
1886	1886	(c) In providing services under this section, a service provider shall
1887	1887	exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the work
1888	1888	and use reasonable care in the performance of the work.
1889	1889	(d) A service provider who agrees to provide services under
1890	1890	subsection (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state
1891	1891	in an action involving the service provider's performance.
1892	1892	(e) A guardian or conservator that retains and monitors a service
1893	1893	provider in compliance with this section is not liable for the decision, act
1894	1894	or omission of the service provider.
1895	1895	New Sec. 48. (a) The court may appoint a temporary substitute
1896	1896	guardian for an individual subject to guardianship for a period not
1897	1897	exceeding six months if:
1898	1898	(1) A proceeding to remove a guardian for the individual is pending;
1899	1899	or
1900	1900	(2) the court finds a guardian is not effectively performing the
1901	1901	guardian's duties and the welfare of the individual requires immediate
1902	1902	action.
1903	1903	(b) The court may appoint a temporary substitute conservator for an
1904	1904	individual subject to conservatorship for a period not exceeding six
1905	1905	months if:
1906	1906	(1) A proceeding to remove a conservator for the individual is
1907	1907	pending; or
1908	1908	(2) the court finds that a conservator for the individual is not
1909	1909	effectively performing the conservator's duties and the welfare of the
1910	1910	individual or the conservatorship estate requires immediate action.
1911	1911	(c) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, a temporary substitute
1912	1912	guardian or temporary substitute conservator appointed under this section
1913	1913	has the powers stated in the order of appointment of the guardian or
1914	1914	conservator. The authority of the existing guardian or conservator is
1915	1915	suspended for as long as the temporary substitute guardian or conservator
1916	1916	has authority.
1917	1917	(d) (1) The court shall give notice of appointment of a temporary
1918	1918	substitute guardian or temporary substitute conservator, not later than five
1919	1919	days after the appointment, to:
1920	1920	(A) The individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship;
1921	1921	(B) the affected guardian or conservator; and
1922	1922	(C) in the case of a minor, each parent of the minor and any person
1923	1923	currently having care or custody of the minor.
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1967	1967	(2) If the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship is not
1968	1968	represented by an attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney under the
1969	1969	same conditions as in sections 54 and 68, and amendments thereto. The
1970	1970	court shall set the matter for hearing if any person entitled to notice so
1971	1971	requests.
1972	1972	(e) The court may remove a temporary substitute guardian or
1973	1973	temporary substitute conservator at any time. The temporary substitute
1974	1974	guardian or temporary substitute conservator shall make any report the
1975	1975	court requires.
1976	1976	New Sec. 49. (a) If a guardian has been appointed in another state for
1977	1977	an individual, and a petition for guardianship for the individual is not
1978	1978	pending in this state, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving
1979	1979	notice to the appointing court, may register the guardianship order in this
1980	1980	state by filing as a foreign judgment, in a court of an appropriate county of
1981	1981	this state, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
1982	1982	(b) If a conservator has been appointed in another state for an
1983	1983	individual, and a petition for conservatorship for the individual is not
1984	1984	pending in this state, the conservator appointed for the individual in the
1985	1985	other state, after giving notice to the appointing court, may register the
1986	1986	conservatorship in this state by filing as a foreign judgment, in a court of a
1987	1987	county in which property belonging to the individual subject to
1988	1988	conservatorship is located, certified copies of the order of conservatorship,
1989	1989	letters of office and any bond or other asset-protection arrangement
1990	1990	required by the court.
1991	1991	(c) On registration under this section of a guardianship or
1992	1992	conservatorship order from another state, the guardian or conservator may
1993	1993	exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order except as
1994	1994	prohibited by this act and law of this state other than this act. If the
1995	1995	guardian or conservator is not a resident of this state, the guardian or
1996	1996	conservator may maintain an action or proceeding in this state subject to
1997	1997	any condition imposed by this state on an action or proceeding by a
1998	1998	nonresident party.
1999	1999	(d) The court may grant any relief available under this act and law of
2000	2000	this state other than this act to enforce an order registered under this
2001	2001	section. However, absent a transfer pursuant to section 28, and
2002	2002	amendments thereto, jurisdiction remains with the court that established
2003	2003	the guardianship or conservatorship.
2004	2004	New Sec. 50. (a) An individual who is subject to guardianship or
2005	2005	conservatorship, or person interested in the welfare of an individual
2006	2006	subject to guardianship or conservatorship, who reasonably believes the
2007	2007	guardian or conservator is breaching the guardian's or conservator's
2008	2008	fiduciary duty or otherwise acting in a manner inconsistent with this act
2009	2009	may file a grievance in a record with the court. The clerk of the district
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2053	2053	court shall forward the grievance to the presiding judge.
2054	2054	(b) Subject to subsection (c), after receiving a grievance under
2055	2055	subsection (a), the court:
2056	2056	(1) Shall review the grievance and, if necessary to determine the
2057	2057	appropriate response, court records related to the guardianship or
2058	2058	conservatorship;
2059	2059	(2) shall schedule a hearing if the individual subject to guardianship
2060	2060	or conservatorship is an adult and the grievance supports a reasonable
2061	2061	belief that:
2062	2062	(A) Removal of the guardian and appointment of a successor may be
2063	2063	appropriate under section 81, and amendments thereto;
2064	2064	(B) termination or modification of the guardianship may be
2065	2065	appropriate under section 82, and amendments thereto;
2066	2066	(C) removal of the conservator and appointment of a successor may
2067	2067	be appropriate under section 112, and amendments thereto; or
2068	2068	(D) termination or modification of the conservatorship may be
2069	2069	appropriate under section 113, and amendments thereto; and
2070	2070	(3) may take any action supported by the evidence, including:
2071	2071	(A) Ordering the guardian or conservator to provide the court a
2072	2072	report, accounting, inventory, updated plan or other information;
2073	2073	(B) appointing a guardian ad litem;
2074	2074	(C) appointing an attorney for the individual subject to guardianship
2075	2075	or conservatorship; or
2076	2076	(D) holding a hearing.
2077	2077	(c) The court may decline to act under subsection (b) if a similar
2078	2078	grievance was filed within the six months preceding the filing of the
2079	2079	current grievance and the court followed the procedures of subsection (b)
2080	2080	in considering the earlier grievance.
2081	2081	New Sec. 51. (a) A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on
2082	2082	appointment by the court.
2083	2083	(b) After a hearing under section 53, and amendments thereto, the
2084	2084	court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if
2085	2085	the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and:
2086	2086	(1) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature
2087	2087	and consequences of guardianship, consents;
2088	2088	(2) all parental rights have been terminated;
2089	2089	(3) there is clear and convincing evidence that the parents of the
2090	2090	minor are unwilling, unable or unfit to exercise the powers the court is
2091	2091	granting the guardian; or
2092	2092	(4) there is clear and convincing evidence that highly unusual or
2093	2093	extraordinary circumstances exist that cause the court to appoint the
2094	2094	guardian over the objection of a parent of the minor.
2095	2095	New Sec. 52. (a) A person interested in the welfare of a minor,
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2139	2139	including the minor, may file a verified petition for appointment of a
2140	2140	guardian for the minor.
2141	2141	(b) A petition under subsection (a) must state the petitioner's name,
2142	2142	principal residence, current street address if different, relationship to the
2143	2143	minor, interest in the appointment, the name and address of any attorney
2144	2144	representing the petitioner and, to the extent known, the following:
2145	2145	(1) The minor's name, age, principal residence, current street address
2146	2146	if different and address of the dwelling in which it is proposed the minor
2147	2147	will reside if the appointment is made;
2148	2148	(2) the names and current street addresses of the minor's parents;
2149	2149	(3) the name and address, if known, of each person that had primary
2150	2150	care or custody of the minor for at least 60 days during the two years
2151	2151	immediately before the filing of the petition or for at least 730 days during
2152	2152	the five years immediately before the filing of the petition;
2153	2153	(4) the name and address of any attorney for the minor and any
2154	2154	attorney for each parent of the minor;
2155	2155	(5) the reason guardianship is sought and would be in the best interest
2156	2156	of the minor;
2157	2157	(6) the name and address of any proposed guardian and the reason the
2158	2158	proposed guardian should be selected;
2159	2159	(7) the name, address and relationship of any other person entitled to
2160	2160	notice under section 53, and amendments thereto;
2161	2161	(8) if the minor has property other than personal effects, a general
2162	2162	statement of the minor's property with an estimate of its value;
2163	2163	(9) whether the minor needs an interpreter, translator or other form of
2164	2164	support to communicate effectively with the court or understand court
2165	2165	proceedings;
2166	2166	(10) whether any parent of the minor needs an interpreter, translator
2167	2167	or other form of support to communicate effectively with the court or
2168	2168	understand court proceedings; and
2169	2169	(11) identify any other proceeding concerning the care or custody of
2170	2170	the minor that is pending in any court in this state or another jurisdiction.
2171	2171	(c) The petition shall contain, or be accompanied by an affidavit
2172	2172	which contains, the information required by K.S.A. 23-37,209, and
2173	2173	amendments thereto.
2174	2174	New Sec. 53. (a) When a petition is filed under section 52, and
2175	2175	amendments thereto, the court shall schedule a hearing, and the petitioner
2176	2176	shall:
2177	2177	(1) Serve notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, together
2178	2178	with a copy of the petition, personally on each of the following that is not
2179	2179	the petitioner:
2180	2180	(A) The minor, if the minor will be 12 years of age or older at the
2181	2181	time of the hearing;
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2225	2225	(B) each parent of the minor or, if there is none, the adult nearest in
2226	2226	kinship who can be found with reasonable diligence;
2227	2227	(C) any adult with whom the minor resides;
2228	2228	(D) each person that had primary care or custody of the minor for at
2229	2229	least 60 days during the two years immediately before the filing of the
2230	2230	petition or for at least 730 days during the five years immediately before
2231	2231	the filing of the petition; and
2232	2232	(E) any other person the court determines should receive personal
2233	2233	service of notice; and
2234	2234	(2) give notice under section 37, and amendments thereto, of the date,
2235	2235	time and place of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, to:
2236	2236	(A) Any person nominated as guardian by the minor, if the minor is
2237	2237	12 years of age or older;
2238	2238	(B) any nominee of a parent;
2239	2239	(C) each grandparent and adult sibling of the minor who can be found
2240	2240	with reasonable diligence;
2241	2241	(D) any guardian or conservator acting for the minor in any
2242	2242	jurisdiction; and
2243	2243	(E) any other person the court determines.
2244	2244	(b) Notice required by subsection (a) must include a statement of the
2245	2245	right to request appointment of an attorney for the minor or object to
2246	2246	appointment of a guardian and a description of the nature, purpose and
2247	2247	consequences of appointment of a guardian.
2248	2248	(c) The court may not grant a petition for guardianship of a minor if
2249	2249	notice substantially complying with subsection (a)(1) is not served on:
2250	2250	(1) the minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older; and
2251	2251	(2) each parent of the minor, unless the court finds by clear and
2252	2252	convincing evidence that the parent cannot with due diligence be located
2253	2253	and served or the parent waived, in a record, the right to notice.
2254	2254	(d) If a petitioner is unable to serve notice under subsection (a)(1) on
2255	2255	a parent of a minor or alleges that the parent waived, in a record, the right
2256	2256	to notice under this section, the court may appoint a court liaison who
2257	2257	shall:
2258	2258	(1) Interview the petitioner and the minor;
2259	2259	(2) if the petitioner alleges the parent cannot be located, ascertain
2260	2260	whether the parent cannot be located with due diligence; and
2261	2261	(3) investigate any other matter relating to the petition the court
2262	2262	directs.
2263	2263	New Sec. 54. (a) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent a
2264	2264	minor who is the subject of a proceeding under section 52, and
2265	2265	amendments thereto, if:
2266	2266	(1) Requested by the minor and the minor is 12 years of age or older;
2267	2267	(2) recommended by a guardian ad litem; or
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2311	2311	(3) the court determines the minor needs representation.
2312	2312	(b) An attorney appointed under subsection (a) shall:
2313	2313	(1) Make a reasonable effort to ascertain the minor's wishes;
2314	2314	(2) advocate for the minor's wishes to the extent reasonably
2315	2315	ascertainable; and
2316	2316	(3) if the minor's wishes are not reasonably ascertainable, advocate
2317	2317	for the minor's best interest.
2318	2318	(c) A minor who is the subject of a proceeding under section 52, and
2319	2319	amendments thereto, may retain an attorney to represent the minor in the
2320	2320	proceeding.
2321	2321	(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent a parent of a
2322	2322	minor who is the subject of a proceeding under section 52, and
2323	2323	amendments thereto, if the court determines the parent needs
2324	2324	representation.
2325	2325	New Sec. 55. (a) The court may require a minor who is the subject of
2326	2326	a hearing under section 53, and amendments thereto, to attend and
2327	2327	participate in the hearing. If the court orders the minor to attend the
2328	2328	hearing but later rescinds that order, the court shall enter in the record of
2329	2329	the proceedings the facts upon which the court found that the presence of
2330	2330	the minor should be excused.
2331	2331	(b) Unless excused by the court for good cause, the person proposed
2332	2332	to be appointed as guardian for a minor shall attend a hearing under
2333	2333	section 53, and amendments thereto.
2334	2334	(c) The minor who is the subject of a hearing under section 53, and
2335	2335	amendments thereto, has the right to attend the hearing. Each parent of a
2336	2336	minor who is the subject of a hearing under section 53, and amendments
2337	2337	thereto, has the right to attend the hearing.
2338	2338	(d) A person may request permission to participate in a hearing under
2339	2339	section 53, and amendments thereto. The court may grant the request, with
2340	2340	or without hearing, on determining that it is in the best interest of the
2341	2341	minor who is the subject of the hearing. The court may impose appropriate
2342	2342	conditions on the person's participation.
2343	2343	New Sec. 56. (a) After a hearing under section 53, and amendments
2344	2344	thereto, the court may appoint a guardian for a minor, if appointment is
2345	2345	proper under section 51, and amendments thereto, dismiss the proceeding
2346	2346	or take other appropriate action.
2347	2347	(b) In appointing a guardian under subsection (a), the following rules
2348	2348	apply:
2349	2349	(1) The court shall appoint a person nominated as guardian by a
2350	2350	parent of the minor in a will or other record unless the court finds the
2351	2351	appointment is contrary to the best interest of the minor.
2352	2352	(2) If multiple parents have nominated different persons to serve as
2353	2353	guardian, the court shall appoint the nominee whose appointment is in the
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2397	2397	best interest of the minor, unless the court finds that appointment of none
2398	2398	of the nominees is in the best interest of the minor.
2399	2399	(3) If a guardian is not appointed under paragraph (1) or (2), the court
2400	2400	shall appoint the person nominated by the minor if the minor is 12 years of
2401	2401	age or older unless the court finds that appointment is contrary to the best
2402	2402	interest of the minor, in which case, the court shall appoint as guardian a
2403	2403	person whose appointment is in the best interest of the minor.
2404	2404	(c) An order granting a guardianship for a minor must state that each
2405	2405	parent of the minor is entitled to notice that:
2406	2406	(1) The guardian has changed the residence or school of the minor
2407	2407	subject to guardianship;
2408	2408	(2) the court has modified or limited the powers of the guardian; or
2409	2409	(3) the court has removed the guardian.
2410	2410	(d) An order granting a guardianship for a minor must identify any
2411	2411	person, in addition to a parent of the minor, who is entitled to notice of the
2412	2412	events listed in subsection (c).
2413	2413	(e) The appointment of a guardian under this section shall not be
2414	2414	construed to relieve a parent of any obligation imposed by law for the
2415	2415	support, maintenance, care, treatment, habilitation or education of that
2416	2416	parent's minor child.
2417	2417	New Sec. 57. (a) A standby guardian appointed under this section
2418	2418	may act as guardian, with all duties and powers of a guardian under
2419	2419	sections 59 and 60, and amendments thereto, when no parent of the minor
2420	2420	is willing or able to exercise the duties and powers granted to the guardian.
2421	2421	(b) A parent of a minor, in a signed record, may nominate a person to
2422	2422	be appointed by the court as standby guardian for the minor. The parent, in
2423	2423	a signed record, may revoke or amend the nomination at any time before
2424	2424	the court appoints a standby guardian.
2425	2425	(c) The court may appoint a standby guardian for a minor on:
2426	2426	(1) Petition by a parent of the minor or a person nominated under
2427	2427	subsection (b); and
2428	2428	(2) finding that no parent of the minor likely will be able or willing to
2429	2429	care for or make decisions with respect to the minor not later than two
2430	2430	years after the appointment.
2431	2431	(d) A petition under subsection (c)(1) must include the same
2432	2432	information required under section 52, and amendments thereto, for the
2433	2433	appointment of a guardian for a minor.
2434	2434	(e) On filing a petition under subsection (c)(1), the petitioner shall:
2435	2435	(1) Serve a copy of the petition personally on:
2436	2436	(A) The minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older, and the
2437	2437	minor's attorney, if any;
2438	2438	(B) each parent of the minor;
2439	2439	(C) the person nominated as the standby guardian; and
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2483	2483	(D) any other person the court determines; and
2484	2484	(2) include with the copy of the petition served under paragraph (1) a
2485	2485	statement of the right to request appointment of an attorney for the minor
2486	2486	or to object to appointment of the standby guardian, and a description of
2487	2487	the nature, purpose and consequences of appointment of a standby
2488	2488	guardian.
2489	2489	(f) A person entitled to notice under subsection (e), not later than 30
2490	2490	days after service of the petition and statement, may object to appointment
2491	2491	of the standby guardian by filing an objection with the court and giving
2492	2492	notice of the objection to each other person entitled to notice under
2493	2493	subsection (e).
2494	2494	(g) If an objection is filed under subsection (f), the court shall hold a
2495	2495	hearing to determine whether a standby guardian should be appointed and,
2496	2496	if so, the person that should be appointed. If no objection is filed, the court
2497	2497	may make the appointment.
2498	2498	(h) The court may not grant a petition for a standby guardian of the
2499	2499	minor if notice substantially complying with subsection (e) is not served
2500	2500	on:
2501	2501	(1) The minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older; and
2502	2502	(2) each parent of the minor, unless the court finds by clear and
2503	2503	convincing evidence that the parent, in a record, waived the right to notice
2504	2504	or cannot be located and served with due diligence.
2505	2505	(i) If a petitioner is unable to serve notice under subsection (e) on a
2506	2506	parent of the minor or alleges that a parent of the minor waived the right to
2507	2507	notice under this section, the court may appoint a court liaison who shall:
2508	2508	(1) Interview the petitioner and the minor;
2509	2509	(2) if the petitioner alleges the parent cannot be located and served,
2510	2510	ascertain whether the parent cannot be located with due diligence; and
2511	2511	(3) investigate any other matter relating to the petition the court
2512	2512	directs.
2513	2513	(j) If the court finds under subsection (c) that a standby guardian
2514	2514	should be appointed, the following rules apply:
2515	2515	(1) The court shall appoint the person nominated under subsection (b)
2516	2516	unless the court finds that the appointment is contrary to the best interest
2517	2517	of the minor.
2518	2518	(2) If the parents have nominated different persons to serve as
2519	2519	standby guardian, the court shall appoint the nominee whose appointment
2520	2520	is in the best interest of the minor, unless the court finds that appointment
2521	2521	of none of the nominees is in the best interest of the minor.
2522	2522	(k) An order appointing a standby guardian under this section must
2523	2523	state that each parent of the minor is entitled to notice, and identify any
2524	2524	other person entitled to notice, if:
2525	2525	(1) The standby guardian assumes the duties and powers of the
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2570	2570	(2) the standby guardian changes the residence or school of the
2571	2571	minor;
2572	2572	(3) the court modifies or limits the powers of the standby guardian; or
2573	2573	(4) the court removes the standby guardian.
2574	2574	(l) Before assuming the duties and powers of a guardian, a standby
2575	2575	guardian must file with the court an acceptance of appointment as guardian
2576	2576	and give notice of the acceptance to:
2577	2577	(1) Each parent of the minor, unless the parent, in a record, waived
2578	2578	the right to notice or cannot be located and served with due diligence;
2579	2579	(2) the minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older; and
2580	2580	(3) any person, other than the parent, having care or custody of the
2581	2581	minor.
2582	2582	(m) A person that receives notice under subsection (k) or any other
2583	2583	person interested in the welfare of the minor may file with the court an
2584	2584	objection to the standby guardian's assumption of duties and powers of a
2585	2585	guardian. The court shall hold a hearing if the objection supports a
2586	2586	reasonable belief that the conditions for assumption of duties and powers
2587	2587	have not been satisfied.
2588	2588	New Sec. 58. (a) On its own, or on verified petition by a person
2589	2589	interested in a minor's welfare, the court may appoint an emergency
2590	2590	guardian for the minor if the court finds a sufficient factual basis to
2591	2591	establish probable cause that:
2592	2592	(1) Appointment of an emergency guardian is necessary to prevent
2593	2593	imminent and substantial harm to the minor's health, safety or welfare; and
2594	2594	(2) no other person has authority and willingness to act in the
2595	2595	circumstances.
2596	2596	(b) The duration of authority of an emergency guardian for a minor
2597	2597	may not exceed 30 days, and the emergency guardian may exercise only
2598	2598	the powers specified in the order of appointment. The emergency
2599	2599	guardian's authority may be extended up to three times for not more than
2600	2600	30 days per extension if the court finds good cause and that the conditions
2601	2601	for appointment of an emergency guardian in subsection (a) continue.
2602	2602	(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), reasonable notice
2603	2603	of the date, time and place of a hearing on a petition for appointment of an
2604	2604	emergency guardian for a minor must be given to:
2605	2605	(1) The minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older;
2606	2606	(2) any attorney appointed under section 54, and amendments thereto;
2607	2607	(3) each parent of the minor;
2608	2608	(4) any person, other than a parent, having care or custody of the
2609	2609	minor; and
2610	2610	(5) any other person the court determines.
2611	2611	(d) The court may appoint an emergency guardian for a minor
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2655	2655	without notice under subsection (c) and without a hearing only if the court
2656	2656	finds from an affidavit or testimony that the minor's health, safety or
2657	2657	welfare will be substantially harmed before a hearing with notice on the
2658	2658	appointment can be held. If the court appoints an emergency guardian
2659	2659	without notice to an unrepresented minor or the attorney for a represented
2660	2660	minor, notice of the appointment must be given not later than 48 hours
2661	2661	after the appointment to the individuals listed in subsection (c). Not later
2662	2662	than seven days after the appointment, the court shall hold a hearing on the
2663	2663	appropriateness of the appointment.
2664	2664	(e) Appointment of an emergency guardian under this section, with or
2665	2665	without notice, is not a determination that a basis exists for appointment of
2666	2666	a guardian under section 51, and amendments thereto.
2667	2667	(f) The emergency guardian shall make any report the court requires.
2668	2668	(g) The court may remove an emergency guardian appointed under
2669	2669	this section at any time.
2670	2670	New Sec. 59. (a) A guardian for a minor is a fiduciary. Except as
2671	2671	otherwise limited by the court, a guardian for a minor has the duties and
2672	2672	responsibilities of a parent regarding the minor's support, care, education,
2673	2673	health, safety and welfare. A guardian shall act in the minor's best interest
2674	2674	and exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence.
2675	2675	(b) A guardian for a minor shall:
2676	2676	(1) Be personally acquainted with the minor and maintain sufficient
2677	2677	contact with the minor to know the minor's abilities, limitations, needs,
2678	2678	opportunities and physical and mental health;
2679	2679	(2) take reasonable care of the minor's personal effects and bring a
2680	2680	proceeding for a conservatorship, or protective arrangement instead of
2681	2681	conservatorship, if necessary to protect other property of the minor;
2682	2682	(3) if authorized by the court under section 61, and amendments
2683	2683	thereto, expend funds of the minor which have been received by the
2684	2684	guardian for the minor's current needs for support, care, education, health,
2685	2685	safety and welfare;
2686	2686	(4) conserve any funds of the minor not expended under paragraph
2687	2687	(3) for the minor's future needs, but if a conservator is appointed for the
2688	2688	minor, pay the funds at least quarterly to the conservator to be conserved
2689	2689	for the minor's future needs;
2690	2690	(5) report the condition of the minor and account for funds and other
2691	2691	property of the minor in the guardian's possession or subject to the
2692	2692	guardian's control, as required by court rule or ordered by the court on
2693	2693	application of a person interested in the minor's welfare;
2694	2694	(6) inform the court of any change in the minor's dwelling or address;
2695	2695	and
2696	2696	(7) in determining what is in the minor's best interest, take into
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2742	2742	New Sec. 60. (a) Except as otherwise limited by court order, a
2743	2743	guardian of a minor has the powers a parent otherwise would have
2744	2744	regarding the minor's support, care, education, health, safety and welfare.
2745	2745	(b) Except as otherwise limited by court order, a guardian for a minor
2746	2746	may:
2747	2747	(1) If authorized by the court under section 61, and amendments
2748	2748	thereto, apply for and receive funds and benefits otherwise payable for the
2749	2749	support of the minor to the minor's parent, guardian or custodian under a
2750	2750	statutory system of benefits or insurance or any private contract, devise,
2751	2751	trust, conservatorship or custodianship;
2752	2752	(2) unless inconsistent with a court order entitled to recognition in
2753	2753	this state, take custody of the minor and establish the minor's place of
2754	2754	dwelling and, on authorization of the court, establish or move the minor's
2755	2755	dwelling outside this state;
2756	2756	(3) if the minor is not subject to conservatorship, commence a
2757	2757	proceeding, including an administrative proceeding, or take other
2758	2758	appropriate action to compel a person to support the minor or make a
2759	2759	payment for the benefit of the minor; and
2760	2760	(4) consent to health or other care, treatment or service for the minor.
2761	2761	(c) The court may authorize a guardian for a minor to consent to the
2762	2762	adoption of the minor if the minor does not have a parent.
2763	2763	(d) A guardian for a minor may consent to the marriage of the minor
2764	2764	if authorized by the court, and the guardianship shall terminate upon such
2765	2765	marriage.
2766	2766	New Sec. 61. A guardian for a minor may not exercise any control or
2767	2767	authority over the minor's estate, unless specifically authorized by the
2768	2768	court. Any guardian who is granted such authority must prepare an
2769	2769	inventory and provide notice of the inventory as provided in section 104,
2770	2770	and amendments thereto. The court may assign such authority to the
2771	2771	guardian and may waive the requirement of the posting of a bond, only if:
2772	2772	(a) Initially, the combined value of any funds and assets owned by the
2773	2773	minor equals $25,000 or less;
2774	2774	(b) either the court requires the guardian to report to the court the
2775	2775	commencement of the exercising of such authority, or requires the
2776	2776	guardian to obtain court authorization to commence the exercise of such
2777	2777	authority, as the court shall specify; and
2778	2778	(c) the court also requires the guardian, whenever the combined value
2779	2779	of such funds and property exceeds $25,000, to:
2780	2780	(1) File a guardian's plan as provided for in section 63, and
2781	2781	amendments thereto, that contains elements similar to those that would be
2782	2782	contained in a conservator's plan as provided for in section 103, and
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2827	2827	(2) petition the court for appointment of a conservator; or
2828	2828	(3) notify the court as the court shall specify that the value of the
2829	2829	minor's estate has equaled or exceeded $25,000, if the court has earlier
2830	2830	appointed a conservator but did not issue letters of conservatorship
2831	2831	pending such notification.
2832	2832	New Sec. 62. (a) Guardianship under this act for a minor terminates:
2833	2833	(1) On the minor's death, adoption, emancipation or attainment of
2834	2834	majority; or
2835	2835	(2) when the court finds that the standard in section 51, and
2836	2836	amendments thereto, for appointment of a guardian is not satisfied, unless
2837	2837	the court finds that:
2838	2838	(A) Termination of the guardianship would be harmful to the minor;
2839	2839	and
2840	2840	(B) the minor's interest in the continuation of the guardianship
2841	2841	outweighs the interest of any parent of the minor in restoration of the
2842	2842	parent's right to make decisions for the minor.
2843	2843	(b) A minor subject to guardianship or a person interested in the
2844	2844	welfare of the minor may petition the court to terminate the guardianship,
2845	2845	modify the guardianship, remove the guardian and appoint a successor
2846	2846	guardian or remove a standby guardian and appoint a different standby
2847	2847	guardian.
2848	2848	(c) A petitioner under subsection (b) shall give notice of the hearing
2849	2849	on the petition to the minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older and is
2850	2850	not the petitioner, the guardian, each parent of the minor and any other
2851	2851	person the court determines.
2852	2852	(d) The court shall follow the priorities in section 56(b), and
2853	2853	amendments thereto, when selecting a successor guardian for a minor.
2854	2854	(e) Not later than 30 days after appointment of a successor guardian
2855	2855	for a minor, the court shall give notice of the appointment to the minor
2856	2856	subject to guardianship, if the minor is 12 years of age or older, each
2857	2857	parent of the minor and any other person the court determines.
2858	2858	(f) When terminating a guardianship for a minor under this section,
2859	2859	the court may issue an order providing for transitional arrangements that
2860	2860	will assist the minor with a transition of custody and is in the best interest
2861	2861	of the minor.
2862	2862	(g) A removed guardian for a minor shall cooperate with a successor
2863	2863	guardian to facilitate transition of the guardian's responsibilities and
2864	2864	protect the best interest of the minor.
2865	2865	(h) Not later than 30 days after entering an order under this section,
2866	2866	the court or the court's designee shall give notice of the order to the minor
2867	2867	subject to guardianship and any person entitled to notice under section 56,
2868	2868	and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
2869	2869	New Sec. 63. (a) At any time, the court may require the guardian of a
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2913	2913	minor, or the guardian of a minor may choose, to develop and file with the
2914	2914	court a plan of care for the minor. Any such plan must be based on the
2915	2915	needs of the minor and take into account the best interest of the minor as
2916	2916	well as the minor's preferences, to the extent known to or reasonably
2917	2917	ascertainable by the guardian. The guardian may include in the plan:
2918	2918	(1) Where the minor will reside and attend school;
2919	2919	(2) whether the parents of the minor will have contact or visitation
2920	2920	with the minor;
2921	2921	(3) whether the parents of the minor will have access to medical,
2922	2922	educational or other records of the minor;
2923	2923	(4) whether the parents of the minor will retain any rights to decision
2924	2924	making regarding the minor's healthcare, education or other matters;
2925	2925	(5) any other provisions the guardian deems appropriate; and
2926	2926	(6) any other provisions the court requires.
2927	2927	(b) The guardian for a minor shall give notice of the filing of the
2928	2928	guardian's plan under subsection (a), together with a copy of the plan, to
2929	2929	the minor if the minor is 12 years of age or older, any attorney representing
2930	2930	the minor in the guardianship proceeding or any other proceeding
2931	2931	concerning the care or custody of the minor identified in the petition, each
2932	2932	parent of the minor, a person entitled to notice under section 56(d), and
2933	2933	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
2934	2934	determines. The notice shall include a statement of the right to object to
2935	2935	the plan and shall be given at the time of the filing.
2936	2936	(c) The minor, a parent of the minor and any person entitled under
2937	2937	subsection (b) to receive notice and a copy of the guardian's plan may
2938	2938	object to the plan in writing not later than 21 days after the filing.
2939	2939	(d) The court shall review the guardian's plan filed under subsection
2940	2940	(a) and determine whether to approve the plan, modify the plan or require
2941	2941	a new plan. In deciding whether to approve the plan, the court shall
2942	2942	consider an objection under subsection (c) and whether the plan is
2943	2943	consistent with the guardian's duties and powers under sections 59 and 60,
2944	2944	and amendments thereto. The court may not approve the plan until 30 days
2945	2945	after the filing.
2946	2946	(e) After the guardian's plan filed under this section is approved by
2947	2947	the court, the guardian shall provide a copy of the plan to the minor if the
2948	2948	minor is 12 years of age or older, to any attorney representing the minor in
2949	2949	the guardianship proceeding or any other proceeding concerning the care
2950	2950	or custody of the minor identified in the petition, to each parent of the
2951	2951	minor, to any person entitled to notice under section 56(d), and
2952	2952	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
2953	2953	determines.
2954	2954	New Sec. 64. (a) On petition and after notice and hearing, the court
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2999	2999	(1) Appoint a guardian for an adult if the court finds by clear and
3000	3000	convincing evidence that:
3001	3001	(A) The respondent lacks the ability to meet essential requirements
3002	3002	for physical health, safety or self-care because the respondent is unable to
3003	3003	receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions, even
3004	3004	with appropriate supportive services, technological assistance or supported
3005	3005	decision making; and
3006	3006	(B) the respondent's identified needs cannot be met by a protective
3007	3007	arrangement instead of guardianship or other less restrictive alternative; or
3008	3008	(2) with appropriate findings, treat the petition as one for a
3009	3009	conservatorship under sections 83 through 118, and amendments thereto,
3010	3010	or a protective arrangement under sections 119 through 130, and
3011	3011	amendments thereto, issue any appropriate order or dismiss the
3012	3012	proceeding.
3013	3013	(b) The court shall grant a guardian appointed under subsection (a)
3014	3014	only those powers necessitated by the demonstrated needs and limitations
3015	3015	of the respondent and issue orders that will encourage development of the
3016	3016	respondent's maximum self-determination and independence. The court
3017	3017	may not establish a full guardianship if a limited guardianship, protective
3018	3018	arrangement instead of guardianship or other less restrictive alternatives
3019	3019	would meet the needs of the respondent.
3020	3020	New Sec. 65. (a) A person interested in an adult's welfare, including
3021	3021	the adult for whom the order is sought, may file a verified petition for
3022	3022	appointment of a guardian for the adult.
3023	3023	(b) A petition under subsection (a) must state the petitioner's name,
3024	3024	principal residence, current street address if different, relationship to the
3025	3025	respondent, interest in the appointment, the name and address of any
3026	3026	attorney representing the petitioner and, to the extent known, the
3027	3027	following:
3028	3028	(1) The respondent's name, age, principal residence, current street
3029	3029	address if different and address of the dwelling in which it is proposed the
3030	3030	respondent will reside if the petition is granted;
3031	3031	(2) the name and address of the respondent's:
3032	3032	(A) Spouse or, if the respondent has none, an adult with whom the
3033	3033	respondent has shared household responsibilities for more than six months
3034	3034	in the 12-month period immediately before the filing of the petition;
3035	3035	(B) adult children, adult stepchildren, adult grandchildren and each
3036	3036	parent and adult sibling of the respondent, or, if none, at least one adult
3037	3037	nearest in kinship to the respondent who can be found with reasonable
3038	3038	diligence; and
3039	3039	(C) adult former stepchildren with whom the respondent had an
3040	3040	ongoing relationship in the two-year period immediately before the filing
3041	3041	of the petition;
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3085	3085	(3) the name and current address of each of the following, if
3086	3086	applicable:
3087	3087	(A) A person primarily responsible for care of the respondent;
3088	3088	(B) any attorney currently representing the respondent;
3089	3089	(C) any representative payee appointed by the social security
3090	3090	administration for the respondent;
3091	3091	(D) a guardian or conservator acting for the respondent in this state or
3092	3092	in another jurisdiction;
3093	3093	(E) a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the
3094	3094	respondent is a beneficiary;
3095	3095	(F) any fiduciary for the respondent appointed by the department of
3096	3096	veterans affairs and any curator appointed under K.S.A. 73-507, and
3097	3097	amendments thereto;
3098	3098	(G) an agent designated under a power of attorney for healthcare in
3099	3099	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
3100	3100	(H) an agent designated under a power of attorney for finances in
3101	3101	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
3102	3102	(I) a person nominated as guardian by the respondent;
3103	3103	(J) a person nominated as guardian by the respondent's parent or
3104	3104	spouse in a will or other signed record; and
3105	3105	(K) a person known to have routinely assisted the respondent with
3106	3106	decision making during the six months immediately before the filing of the
3107	3107	petition;
3108	3108	(4) (A) The proposed guardian's name, age, date of birth, gender,
3109	3109	address, place of employment and relationship to the respondent, if any;
3110	3110	(B) the reason the proposed guardian should be selected;
3111	3111	(C) any potential conflict of interest including any personal or agency
3112	3112	interest of the proposed guardian that may be perceived as self-serving or
3113	3113	adverse to the position or best interest of the respondent; and
3114	3114	(D) whether the proposed guardian is under contract with the Kansas
3115	3115	guardianship program;
3116	3116	(5) the reason a guardianship is necessary, including a description of:
3117	3117	(A) The nature and extent of the respondent's alleged need;
3118	3118	(B) any protective arrangement instead of guardianship or other less
3119	3119	restrictive alternatives for meeting the respondent's alleged need which
3120	3120	have been considered or implemented;
3121	3121	(C) if no protective arrangement instead of guardianship or other less
3122	3122	restrictive alternatives have been considered or implemented, the reason
3123	3123	they have not been considered or implemented; and
3124	3124	(D) the reason a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or
3125	3125	other less restrictive alternative is insufficient to meet the respondent's
3126	3126	alleged need;
3127	3127	(6) whether the petitioner seeks a limited guardianship or full
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3171	3171	guardianship;
3172	3172	(7) if the petitioner seeks a full guardianship, the reason a limited
3173	3173	guardianship or protective arrangement instead of guardianship is not
3174	3174	appropriate;
3175	3175	(8) if a limited guardianship is requested, the powers to be granted to
3176	3176	the guardian;
3177	3177	(9) the name and current address, if known, of any person with whom
3178	3178	the petitioner seeks to limit the respondent's contact;
3179	3179	(10) if the respondent has property other than personal effects, a
3180	3180	general statement of the respondent's property, with an estimate of its
3181	3181	value, including any insurance or pension, and the source and amount of
3182	3182	other anticipated income or receipts; and
3183	3183	(11) whether the respondent needs an interpreter, translator or other
3184	3184	form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand
3185	3185	court proceedings.
3186	3186	New Sec. 66. (a) On filing of a petition under section 65, and
3187	3187	amendments thereto, for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the court
3188	3188	shall set a date, time and place for hearing the petition.
3189	3189	(b) A copy of a petition under section 65, and amendments thereto,
3190	3190	and notice of a hearing on the petition must be served personally on the
3191	3191	respondent. The notice must inform the respondent of the respondent's
3192	3192	rights at the hearing, including the right to an attorney and to attend the
3193	3193	hearing. The notice must include a description of the nature, purpose and
3194	3194	consequences of granting the petition. The court may not grant the petition
3195	3195	if notice substantially complying with this subsection is not served on the
3196	3196	respondent. The court may order any of the following persons to serve the
3197	3197	notice upon the respondent:
3198	3198	(1) The petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner;
3199	3199	(2) the attorney appointed by the court to represent the respondent;
3200	3200	(3) any law enforcement officer; or
3201	3201	(4) any other person whom the court finds to be a proper person to
3202	3202	serve this notice.
3203	3203	(c) In a proceeding on a petition under section 65, and amendments
3204	3204	thereto, the notice required under subsection (b) must be given to the
3205	3205	persons required to be listed in the petition under section 65(b)(1) through
3206	3206	(3), and amendments thereto, and any other person interested in the
3207	3207	respondent's welfare the court determines. Failure to give notice under this
3208	3208	subsection does not preclude the court from appointing a guardian.
3209	3209	(d) After the appointment of a guardian, notice of a hearing on a
3210	3210	petition for any other order under sections 64 through 82, and amendments
3211	3211	thereto, together with a copy of the petition, must be given to:
3212	3212	(1) The adult subject to guardianship;
3213	3213	(2) the guardian; and
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3257	3257	(3) any other person the court determines.
3258	3258	New Sec. 67. (a) On receipt of a petition under section 65, and
3259	3259	amendments thereto, for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the court
3260	3260	may appoint a court liaison. The court liaison must be an individual with
3261	3261	training or experience in the type of abilities, limitations and needs alleged
3262	3262	in the petition.
3263	3263	(b) (1) A court liaison appointed under subsection (a) shall interview
3264	3264	the respondent in person and, in a manner the respondent is best able to
3265	3265	understand:
3266	3266	(A) Explain, in general, the petition and the nature and purpose of the
3267	3267	proceeding, including the potential loss of rights as a result of the
3268	3268	proceeding; and
3269	3269	(B) obtain the respondent's views about the appointment sought by
3270	3270	the petitioner, including views about a proposed guardian, the guardian's
3271	3271	proposed powers and duties and the scope and duration of the proposed
3272	3272	guardianship.
3273	3273	(2) These explanations and discussions are not intended to be a
3274	3274	substitute for the attorney appointed to represent the respondent to inform
3275	3275	the respondent of the respondent's rights and the nature and purpose of the
3276	3276	proceeding.
3277	3277	(c) The court liaison appointed under subsection (a) may be assigned
3278	3278	any or all of the following duties, in the discretion of the presiding judge:
3279	3279	(1) Interview the petitioner and proposed guardian, if any;
3280	3280	(2) visit the respondent's present dwelling and any dwelling in which
3281	3281	it is reasonably believed the respondent will live if the appointment is
3282	3282	made;
3283	3283	(3) obtain information from any physician or other provider known to
3284	3284	have treated, advised or assessed the respondent's relevant physical or
3285	3285	mental condition, to the extent that such information has not already been
3286	3286	provided to the court; and
3287	3287	(4) investigate the allegations in the petition and any other matter
3288	3288	relating to the petition as directed by the court, including, but not limited
3289	3289	to, the respondent's family relationships, past conduct, the nature and
3290	3290	extent of any property or income of the respondent, whether the
3291	3291	respondent is likely to injure self or others and other matters as the court
3292	3292	may specify.
3293	3293	(d) A court liaison appointed under subsection (a) shall file a report
3294	3294	with the court at least 10 days prior to the hearing on the petition, or other
3295	3295	hearing as directed by the court. Unless otherwise ordered by the court,
3296	3296	such report must include:
3297	3297	(1) A summary of self-care and independent-living tasks the
3298	3298	respondent can manage without assistance or with existing supports, could
3299	3299	manage with the assistance of appropriate supportive services,
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3343	3343	technological assistance or supported decision making, and cannot
3344	3344	manage;
3345	3345	(2) a recommendation regarding the appropriateness of guardianship,
3346	3346	including whether a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or
3347	3347	other less restrictive alternative for meeting the respondent's needs is
3348	3348	available and:
3349	3349	(A) If a guardianship is recommended, whether it should be full or
3350	3350	limited; and
3351	3351	(B) if a limited guardianship is recommended, the powers to be
3352	3352	granted to the guardian;
3353	3353	(3) a statement of the qualifications of the proposed guardian and
3354	3354	whether the respondent approves or disapproves of the proposed guardian;
3355	3355	(4) a statement whether the proposed dwelling meets the respondent's
3356	3356	needs and whether the respondent has expressed a preference as to
3357	3357	residence;
3358	3358	(5) a statement whether the respondent is able to attend a hearing at
3359	3359	the location court proceedings typically are held;
3360	3360	(6) a statement whether the respondent is able to participate in a
3361	3361	hearing and which identifies any technology or other form of support that
3362	3362	would enhance the respondent's ability to participate; and
3363	3363	(7) any other matter the court directs.
3364	3364	(e) The costs of an investigation by a court liaison shall be assessed
3365	3365	as provided for in section 42, and amendments thereto.
3366	3366	New Sec. 68. (a) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the
3367	3367	respondent, regardless of the respondent's ability to pay. The court shall
3368	3368	give preference in the appointment of an attorney to any attorney who has
3369	3369	represented the respondent in other matters if the court has knowledge of
3370	3370	that prior representation or to an attorney whom the respondent has
3371	3371	requested. Any appointment made by the court shall terminate after the
3372	3372	guardian's plan has been approved and after any appeal from the
3373	3373	appointment of a guardian, unless the court continues the appointment by
3374	3374	further order. Thereafter, an attorney may be appointed by the court if
3375	3375	requested, in writing, by the adult subject to guardianship, the guardian, or
3376	3376	upon the court's own motion.
3377	3377	(b) An attorney representing the respondent in a proceeding for
3378	3378	appointment of a guardian for an adult shall:
3379	3379	(1) Make reasonable efforts to ascertain the respondent's wishes;
3380	3380	(2) advocate for the respondent's wishes to the extent reasonably
3381	3381	ascertainable; and
3382	3382	(3) if the respondent's wishes are not reasonably ascertainable,
3383	3383	advocate for the result that is the least restrictive in type, duration and
3384	3384	scope, consistent with the respondent's interests.
3385	3385	(c) An attorney representing the respondent shall interview the
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3429	3429	respondent in person and, in a manner the respondent is best able to
3430	3430	understand:
3431	3431	(1) Explain to the respondent the substance of the petition, the nature,
3432	3432	purpose and effect of the proceeding, the respondent's rights at the hearing
3433	3433	on the petition and the general powers and duties of a guardian;
3434	3434	(2) determine the respondent's views about the appointment sought by
3435	3435	the petitioner, including views about a proposed guardian, the guardian's
3436	3436	proposed powers and duties and the scope and duration of the proposed
3437	3437	guardianship; and
3438	3438	(3) inform the respondent that all costs and expenses of the
3439	3439	proceeding, including respondent's attorney fees, may be paid from the
3440	3440	respondent's assets.
3441	3441	New Sec. 69. (a) Upon the filing of the petition or any other time at
3442	3442	or before the hearing, if the contents of the petition or evidence at the
3443	3443	hearing support a prima facie case of the need for a guardian, the court
3444	3444	shall order an examination and evaluation of the respondent to be
3445	3445	conducted through a general hospital, psychiatric hospital, community
3446	3446	mental health center, community developmental disability organization or
3447	3447	by a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physician assistant,
3448	3448	nurse practitioner, social worker or other professional appointed by the
3449	3449	court who is qualified to evaluate the respondent's alleged cognitive and
3450	3450	functional abilities and limitations and will not be advantaged or
3451	3451	disadvantaged by a decision to grant the petition or otherwise have a
3452	3452	conflict of interest.
3453	3453	(b) Unless otherwise specified by the court, the report of the
3454	3454	examination and evaluation submitted to the court shall contain:
3455	3455	(1) The respondent's name, age and date of birth;
3456	3456	(2) a description of the respondent's physical and mental condition;
3457	3457	(3) a description of the nature and extent of the respondent's cognitive
3458	3458	and functional abilities and limitations, including adaptive behaviors and
3459	3459	social skills, and, as appropriate, educational and developmental potential;
3460	3460	(4) a summary of self-care and independent-living tasks the
3461	3461	respondent can manage without assistance or with existing supports, could
3462	3462	manage with the assistance of appropriate supportive services,
3463	3463	technological assistance or supported decision making, and cannot
3464	3464	manage;
3465	3465	(5) a prognosis for any improvement and, as appropriate, any
3466	3466	recommendation for treatment or rehabilitation;
3467	3467	(6) a list and description of any prior assessments, evaluations or
3468	3468	examinations of the respondent, including the dates thereof, which were
3469	3469	relied upon in the preparation of this evaluation;
3470	3470	(7) the date and location where this examination and evaluation
3471	3471	occurred, and the name or names of the professional or professionals
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3515	3515	performing the examination and evaluation and such professional's
3516	3516	qualifications;
3517	3517	(8) a statement by the professional that the professional has
3518	3518	personally completed an independent examination and evaluation of the
3519	3519	respondent, and that the report submitted to the court contains the results
3520	3520	of that examination and evaluation, and the professional's opinion with
3521	3521	regard to the issues of whether or not the respondent is in need of a
3522	3522	guardian and whether there are barriers to the respondent's attendance and
3523	3523	participation at the hearing on the petition; and
3524	3524	(9) the signature of the professional who prepared the report.
3525	3525	(c) The professional shall file with the court, at least five days prior to
3526	3526	the date of the trial, such professional's written report concerning the
3527	3527	examination and evaluation ordered by the court. The report shall be made
3528	3528	available by the court to counsel for all parties.
3529	3529	(d) In lieu of entering an order for an examination and evaluation as
3530	3530	provided for in this section, the court may determine that the report
3531	3531	accompanying the petition is in compliance with the requirements of this
3532	3532	section and that no further examination or evaluation should be required,
3533	3533	unless the respondent, or such person's attorney, requests such an
3534	3534	examination and evaluation in writing. Any such request shall be filed with
3535	3535	the court, and a copy thereof delivered to the petitioner, at least four days
3536	3536	prior to the date of the trial. Accompanying the request shall be a statement
3537	3537	of the reasons why an examination and evaluation is requested and the
3538	3538	name and address of a qualified professional or facility willing and able to
3539	3539	conduct this examination and evaluation. If the court orders a further
3540	3540	examination and evaluation, the court may continue the trial and fix a new
3541	3541	date, time and place of the trial at a time not to exceed 30 days from the
3542	3542	date of the filing of the request.
3543	3543	New Sec. 70. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a
3544	3544	hearing under section 66, and amendments thereto, may not proceed unless
3545	3545	the respondent attends the hearing. If it is not reasonably feasible for the
3546	3546	respondent to attend a hearing at the location court proceedings typically
3547	3547	are held, the court shall make reasonable efforts to hold the hearing at an
3548	3548	alternative location convenient to the respondent or allow the respondent
3549	3549	to attend the hearing using real-time audio-visual technology.
3550	3550	(b) A hearing under section 66, and amendments thereto, may
3551	3551	proceed without the respondent in attendance if the court finds by clear
3552	3552	and convincing evidence that:
3553	3553	(1) The respondent is choosing not to attend the hearing after having
3554	3554	been fully informed of the right to attend and the potential consequences
3555	3555	of failing to do so; or
3556	3556	(2) there is no practicable way for the respondent to attend and
3557	3557	participate in the hearing even with appropriate supportive services and
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3602	3602	(c) The respondent may be assisted in a hearing under section 66, and
3603	3603	amendments thereto, by a person or persons of the respondent's choosing,
3604	3604	assistive technology or an interpreter or translator, or a combination of
3605	3605	these supports. If assistance would facilitate the respondent's participation
3606	3606	in the hearing, but is not otherwise available to the respondent, the court
3607	3607	shall make reasonable efforts to provide it.
3608	3608	(d) The respondent has a right to retain an attorney to represent the
3609	3609	respondent at a hearing under section 66, and amendments thereto.
3610	3610	(e) At a hearing held under section 66, and amendments thereto, the
3611	3611	respondent may:
3612	3612	(1) Present evidence and subpoena witnesses and documents;
3613	3613	(2) examine witnesses, including any court-appointed evaluator and
3614	3614	the court liaison; and
3615	3615	(3) otherwise participate in the hearing.
3616	3616	(f) Unless excused by the court for good cause, a proposed guardian
3617	3617	shall attend a hearing under section 66, and amendments thereto.
3618	3618	(g) A hearing under section 66, and amendments thereto, must be
3619	3619	closed on request of the respondent and a showing of good cause.
3620	3620	(h) Any person may request to participate in a hearing under section
3621	3621	66, and amendments thereto. The court may grant the request, with or
3622	3622	without a hearing, on determining that the best interest of the respondent
3623	3623	will be served. The court may impose appropriate conditions on the
3624	3624	person's participation.
3625	3625	New Sec. 71. (a) The existence of a proceeding for or the existence of
3626	3626	a guardianship for an adult is a matter of public record unless the court
3627	3627	seals the record after:
3628	3628	(1) The respondent or individual subject to guardianship requests the
3629	3629	record be sealed; and
3630	3630	(2) either:
3631	3631	(A) The petition for guardianship is dismissed; or
3632	3632	(B) the guardianship is terminated.
3633	3633	(b) (1) The following court records are a matter of public record
3634	3634	unless sealed by the court:
3635	3635	(A) Letters of guardianship;
3636	3636	(B) orders suspending or removing a guardian; and
3637	3637	(C) orders terminating a guardianship.
3638	3638	(2) All other court records of a guardianship proceeding are not a
3639	3639	matter of public record except as further provided.
3640	3640	(3) The following persons are entitled to access court records of the
3641	3641	proceeding and resulting guardianship, including the guardian's plan under
3642	3642	section 79, and amendments thereto, and report under section 80, and
3643	3643	amendments thereto:
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3687	3687	(A) An adult subject to a proceeding for a guardianship, whether or
3688	3688	not a guardian is appointed;
3689	3689	(B) an attorney designated by the adult;
3690	3690	(C) a person entitled to notice under section 73(e), and amendments
3691	3691	thereto, or a subsequent order; and
3692	3692	(D) a licensed attorney, abstractor or title insurance agent.
3693	3693	(4) A person not otherwise entitled to access court records under this
3694	3694	subsection for good cause may request permission from the court for
3695	3695	access to court records of the guardianship, including the guardian's report
3696	3696	and plan. The court shall grant access if access is in the best interest of the
3697	3697	respondent or adult subject to guardianship or furthers the public interest
3698	3698	and does not endanger the welfare or financial interests of the adult.
3699	3699	(c) A report under section 67, and amendments thereto, of a court
3700	3700	liaison or a professional evaluation under section 69, and amendments
3701	3701	thereto, is confidential and must be sealed on filing, but is available to:
3702	3702	(1) The court;
3703	3703	(2) the individual who is the subject of the report or evaluation,
3704	3704	without limitation as to use;
3705	3705	(3) the petitioner, court liaison and petitioner's and respondent's
3706	3706	attorneys, for purposes of the proceeding;
3707	3707	(4) unless the court orders otherwise, an agent appointed under a
3708	3708	power of attorney for healthcare or power of attorney for finances in which
3709	3709	the respondent is the principal; and
3710	3710	(5) any other person if it is in the public interest or for a purpose the
3711	3711	court orders for good cause.
3712	3712	New Sec. 72. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the
3713	3713	court in appointing a guardian for an adult shall consider persons qualified
3714	3714	to be guardian in the following order of priority:
3715	3715	(1) A guardian, other than a temporary or emergency guardian,
3716	3716	currently acting for the respondent in another jurisdiction;
3717	3717	(2) a person nominated as guardian by the respondent, including the
3718	3718	respondent's most recent nomination made in a power of attorney;
3719	3719	(3) an agent appointed by the respondent under a power of attorney
3720	3720	for healthcare;
3721	3721	(4) a spouse of the respondent;
3722	3722	(5) a family member or other individual who has shown special care
3723	3723	and concern for the respondent; and
3724	3724	(6) a person nominated as guardian by the spouse, adult child or other
3725	3725	close family member of the respondent.
3726	3726	(b) If two or more persons have equal priority under subsection (a),
3727	3727	the court shall select as guardian the person the court considers best
3728	3728	qualified. In determining the best qualified person, the court shall consider
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3773	3773	expressed wishes of the respondent, the extent to which the person and the
3774	3774	respondent have similar values and preferences and the likelihood the
3775	3775	person will be able to perform the duties of a guardian successfully.
3776	3776	(c) The court, acting in the best interest of the respondent, may
3777	3777	decline to appoint as guardian a person having priority under subsection
3778	3778	(a) and appoint a person having a lower priority or no priority.
3779	3779	(d) In determining whether the appointment of a proposed guardian is
3780	3780	in the best interest of the respondent, the court shall consider the number
3781	3781	of other cases in which the proposed guardian, other than a corporation, is
3782	3782	currently serving as guardian, particularly if that number is more than 15.
3783	3783	(e) The following persons shall not be appointed as guardian unless
3784	3784	the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is the best
3785	3785	qualified person available for appointment and the appointment is in the
3786	3786	best interest of the respondent:
3787	3787	(1) A person that provides paid services to the respondent, or an
3788	3788	individual who is employed by a person that provides paid services to the
3789	3789	respondent, or is the spouse, parent or child of an individual who provides
3790	3790	or is employed to provide paid services to the respondent;
3791	3791	(2) an owner, operator or employee of any entity at which the
3792	3792	respondent is receiving care; and
3793	3793	(3) a person who provides care or other services, or is an employee of
3794	3794	an agency, partnership or corporation that provides care or other services
3795	3795	to persons with needs similar to those of the respondent.
3796	3796	New Sec. 73. (a) A court order appointing a guardian for an adult
3797	3797	must:
3798	3798	(1) Include a specific finding that clear and convincing evidence
3799	3799	established that the identified needs of the respondent cannot be met by a
3800	3800	protective arrangement instead of guardianship or other less restrictive
3801	3801	alternative, including use of appropriate supportive services, technological
3802	3802	assistance or supported decision making; and
3803	3803	(2) include a specific finding that clear and convincing evidence
3804	3804	established the respondent was given proper notice of the hearing on the
3805	3805	petition.
3806	3806	(b) A court order establishing a full guardianship for an adult must
3807	3807	state the basis for granting a full guardianship and include specific findings
3808	3808	that support the conclusion that a limited guardianship would not meet the
3809	3809	functional needs of the adult subject to guardianship.
3810	3810	(c) A court order establishing a limited guardianship for an adult must
3811	3811	state the specific powers granted to the guardian.
3812	3812	(d) A court order appointing a guardian for an adult must include the
3813	3813	date of a review hearing to be set 90 days after the order of appointment is
3814	3814	entered. At that hearing, the court shall review the guardian's plan filed
3815	3815	pursuant to section 79, and amendments thereto.
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3859	3859	(e) The court, as part of an order establishing a guardianship for an
3860	3860	adult, shall identify any person that subsequently is entitled to:
3861	3861	(1) Notice of the rights of the adult under section 74(b), and
3862	3862	amendments thereto;
3863	3863	(2) notice of a change in the primary dwelling of the adult;
3864	3864	(3) notice that the guardian will be unavailable to visit the adult for
3865	3865	more than two months or unavailable to perform the guardian's duties for
3866	3866	more than one month;
3867	3867	(4) a copy of the guardian's plan under section 79, and amendments
3868	3868	thereto, and the guardian's report under section 80, and amendments
3869	3869	thereto;
3870	3870	(5) access to court records relating to the guardianship;
3871	3871	(6) notice of the death or significant change in the condition of the
3872	3872	adult;
3873	3873	(7) notice of a petition or hearing to limit or modify the powers of the
3874	3874	guardian or that the court has limited or modified the powers of the
3875	3875	guardian; and
3876	3876	(8) notice of a petition or hearing to remove the guardian or that the
3877	3877	court has removed the guardian.
3878	3878	(f) A spouse and adult children of an adult subject to guardianship are
3879	3879	entitled to notice under subsection (e) unless the court determines notice
3880	3880	would be contrary to the preferences or prior directions of the adult subject
3881	3881	to guardianship or not in the best interest of the adult.
3882	3882	New Sec. 74. (a) Not later than 14 days after the appointment, a
3883	3883	guardian appointed under section 72, and amendments thereto, shall give
3884	3884	the adult subject to guardianship and all other persons given notice under
3885	3885	section 66, and amendments thereto, a copy of the order of appointment.
3886	3886	(b) Not later than 30 days after appointment of a guardian under
3887	3887	section 72, and amendments thereto, the court or the court's designee shall
3888	3888	give to the adult subject to guardianship, the guardian and any other person
3889	3889	entitled to notice under section 72(e), and amendments thereto, or a
3890	3890	subsequent order a statement of the rights of the adult subject to
3891	3891	guardianship and procedures to seek relief if the adult is denied those
3892	3892	rights. The statement must be in at least 16-point font, in plain language
3893	3893	and, to the extent feasible, in a language in which the adult subject to
3894	3894	guardianship is proficient. The statement must notify the adult subject to
3895	3895	guardianship of the right to:
3896	3896	(1) Seek termination or modification of the guardianship, or removal
3897	3897	of the guardian, and choose an attorney to represent the adult in these
3898	3898	matters;
3899	3899	(2) file a grievance against the guardian under section 50, and
3900	3900	amendments thereto;
3901	3901	(3) be involved in decisions affecting the adult, including decisions
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3945	3945	about the adult's care, dwelling, activities or social interactions, to the
3946	3946	extent reasonably feasible, and that the adult retains the right to vote and
3947	3947	the right to marry;
3948	3948	(4) be involved in healthcare decision making to the extent
3949	3949	reasonably feasible and supported in understanding the risks and benefits
3950	3950	of healthcare options to the extent reasonably feasible;
3951	3951	(5) be notified at least 14 days before a change in the adult's primary
3952	3952	dwelling or permanent move to a nursing home, mental health facility or
3953	3953	other facility that places restrictions on the individual's ability to leave or
3954	3954	have visitors unless the change or move is proposed in the guardian's plan
3955	3955	under section 79, and amendments thereto, or authorized by the court by
3956	3956	specific order;
3957	3957	(6) object to a change or move described in paragraph (5) and the
3958	3958	process for objecting;
3959	3959	(7) communicate, visit or interact with others, including receiving
3960	3960	visitors, and making or receiving telephone calls, personal mail or
3961	3961	electronic communications, including through social media, unless:
3962	3962	(A) The guardian has been authorized by the court by specific order
3963	3963	to restrict communications, visits or interactions;
3964	3964	(B) a protective order or protective arrangement instead of
3965	3965	guardianship is in effect that limits contact between the adult and a person;
3966	3966	or
3967	3967	(C) the guardian has good cause to believe restriction is necessary
3968	3968	because interaction with a specified person poses a risk of significant
3969	3969	physical, psychological or financial harm to the adult, and the restriction
3970	3970	is:
3971	3971	(i) For a period of not more than seven business days if the person
3972	3972	has a family or pre-existing social relationship with the adult; or
3973	3973	(ii) for a period of not more than 60 days if the person does not have
3974	3974	a family or pre-existing social relationship with the adult;
3975	3975	(8) receive a copy of the guardian's plan under section 79, and
3976	3976	amendments thereto, and the guardian's report under section 80, and
3977	3977	amendments thereto; and
3978	3978	(9) object to the guardian's plan or report.
3979	3979	(c) Any person required to provide notice under this section shall file
3980	3980	proof of service of such notice with the court.
3981	3981	New Sec. 75. (a) On its own after a petition has been filed under
3982	3982	section 65, and amendments thereto, or on verified petition by a person
3983	3983	interested in an adult's welfare, the court may appoint an emergency
3984	3984	guardian for the adult if the court finds a sufficient factual basis to
3985	3985	establish probable cause that:
3986	3986	(1) Appointment of an emergency guardian is necessary to prevent
3987	3987	imminent and substantial harm to the adult's physical health, safety or
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4032	4032	(2) no other person has authority and willingness to act in the
4033	4033	circumstances; and
4034	4034	(3) a basis for appointment of a guardian under section 64, and
4035	4035	amendments thereto, exists.
4036	4036	(b) The duration of authority of an emergency guardian for an adult
4037	4037	may not exceed 30 days, and the emergency guardian may exercise only
4038	4038	the powers specified in the order of appointment. The emergency
4039	4039	guardian's authority may be extended up to three times for not more than
4040	4040	30 days per extension if the court finds good cause and that the conditions
4041	4041	for appointment of an emergency guardian in subsection (a) continue.
4042	4042	(c) Immediately upon filing of a petition for appointment of an
4043	4043	emergency guardian for an adult, the court shall appoint an attorney to
4044	4044	represent the respondent in the proceeding. Except as otherwise provided
4045	4045	in subsection (d), reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of a
4046	4046	hearing on the petition must be given to the respondent, the respondent's
4047	4047	attorney and any other person the court determines.
4048	4048	(d) The court may appoint an emergency guardian for an adult
4049	4049	without notice to the adult and any attorney for the adult only if the court
4050	4050	finds from an affidavit or testimony that the respondent's physical health,
4051	4051	safety or welfare will be substantially harmed before a hearing with notice
4052	4052	on the appointment can be held. If the court appoints an emergency
4053	4053	guardian without giving notice under subsection (c), the court must:
4054	4054	(1) Give notice of the appointment not later than 48 hours after the
4055	4055	appointment to:
4056	4056	(A) The respondent;
4057	4057	(B) the respondent's attorney; and
4058	4058	(C) any other person the court determines; and
4059	4059	(2) hold a hearing on the appropriateness of the appointment not later
4060	4060	than five days after the appointment.
4061	4061	(e) Appointment of an emergency guardian under this section is not a
4062	4062	determination that a basis exists for appointment of a guardian under
4063	4063	section 64, and amendments thereto.
4064	4064	(f) The court may remove an emergency guardian appointed under
4065	4065	this section at any time. The emergency guardian shall make any report the
4066	4066	court requires.
4067	4067	New Sec. 76. (a) A guardian for an adult is a fiduciary. A guardian
4068	4068	shall strive to assure that the personal, civil and human rights of the
4069	4069	individual subject to guardianship are protected. Except as otherwise
4070	4070	limited by the court, a guardian for an adult shall make decisions regarding
4071	4071	the support, care, education, health and welfare of the adult subject to
4072	4072	guardianship to the extent necessitated by the adult's limitations and in
4073	4073	accordance with the guardian's plan under section 79, and amendments
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4118	4118	(b) A guardian for an adult shall promote the self-determination of the
4119	4119	adult and, to the extent reasonably feasible, include the adult in decision
4120	4120	making, and encourage the adult to participate in decisions, act on the
4121	4121	adult's own behalf, and develop or regain the capacity to manage the
4122	4122	adult's personal affairs. In furtherance of this duty, the guardian shall:
4123	4123	(1) Become or remain personally acquainted with the adult and
4124	4124	maintain sufficient contact with the adult, including through regular
4125	4125	visitation, to know the adult's abilities, limitations, needs, opportunities
4126	4126	and physical and mental health;
4127	4127	(2) to the extent reasonably feasible, identify the values and
4128	4128	preferences of the adult and involve the adult in decisions affecting the
4129	4129	adult, including decisions about the adult's care, dwelling, activities or
4130	4130	social interactions; and
4131	4131	(3) make reasonable efforts to identify and facilitate supportive
4132	4132	relationships and services for the adult.
4133	4133	(c) A guardian for an adult at all times shall exercise reasonable care,
4134	4134	diligence and prudence when acting on behalf of or making decisions for
4135	4135	the adult. In furtherance of this duty, the guardian shall:
4136	4136	(1) Take reasonable care of the personal effects and service or support
4137	4137	animals of the adult and bring a proceeding for a conservatorship or
4138	4138	protective arrangement instead of conservatorship if necessary to protect
4139	4139	the adult's property;
4140	4140	(2) if authorized by the court under section 78, and amendments
4141	4141	thereto, expend funds and other property of the adult received by the
4142	4142	guardian for the adult's current needs for support, care, education, health
4143	4143	and welfare;
4144	4144	(3) conserve any funds and other property of the adult not expended
4145	4145	under paragraph (2) for the adult's future needs, but if a conservator has
4146	4146	been appointed for the adult, pay the funds and other property at least
4147	4147	quarterly to the conservator to be conserved for the adult's future needs;
4148	4148	and
4149	4149	(4) monitor the quality of services, including long-term care services,
4150	4150	provided to the adult.
4151	4151	(d) In making a decision for an adult subject to guardianship, the
4152	4152	guardian shall make the decision the guardian reasonably believes the
4153	4153	adult would make if the adult were able unless doing so would
4154	4154	unreasonably harm or endanger the welfare or personal or financial
4155	4155	interests of the adult. To determine the decision the adult subject to
4156	4156	guardianship would make if able, the guardian shall consider the adult's
4157	4157	previous or current directions, preferences, opinions, cultural practices,
4158	4158	religious beliefs, values and actions, to the extent actually known or
4159	4159	reasonably ascertainable by the guardian.
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4203	4203	(e) If a guardian for an adult cannot make a decision under subsection
4204	4204	(d) because the guardian does not know and cannot reasonably determine
4205	4205	the decision the adult probably would make if able, or the guardian
4206	4206	reasonably believes the decision the adult would make would
4207	4207	unreasonably harm or endanger the welfare or personal or financial
4208	4208	interests of the adult, the guardian shall act in accordance with the best
4209	4209	interest of the adult. In determining the best interest of the adult, the
4210	4210	guardian shall consider:
4211	4211	(1) Information received from professionals and persons that
4212	4212	demonstrate sufficient interest in the welfare of the adult;
4213	4213	(2) other information the guardian believes the adult would have
4214	4214	considered if the adult were able to act; and
4215	4215	(3) other factors a reasonable person in the circumstances of the adult
4216	4216	would consider, including consequences for others.
4217	4217	(f) A guardian for an adult shall notify the court immediately if the
4218	4218	condition of the adult has changed so that the adult is capable of exercising
4219	4219	rights previously removed.
4220	4220	New Sec. 77. (a) Except as limited by court order, a guardian for an
4221	4221	adult may:
4222	4222	(1) If authorized by the court under section 78, and amendments
4223	4223	thereto, apply for and receive funds and benefits for the support of the
4224	4224	adult, unless a conservator is appointed for the adult and the application or
4225	4225	receipt is within the powers of the conservator;
4226	4226	(2) establish the adult's place of dwelling;
4227	4227	(3) consent to health, including mental health, or other care, treatment
4228	4228	or service for the adult;
4229	4229	(4) if a conservator for the adult has not been appointed, commence a
4230	4230	proceeding including an administrative proceeding, or take other
4231	4231	appropriate action to compel another person to support the adult or pay
4232	4232	funds for the adult's benefit; and
4233	4233	(5) receive personally identifiable healthcare information regarding
4234	4234	the adult.
4235	4235	(b) The court by specific order may authorize a guardian for an adult
4236	4236	to consent to the adoption of the adult.
4237	4237	(c) The court by specific order may authorize a guardian for an adult
4238	4238	to litigate as petitioner or respondent an action for divorce, dissolution or
4239	4239	annulment of marriage of the individual subject to guardianship, including
4240	4240	negotiation of a settlement thereof.
4241	4241	(d) In determining whether to authorize a power under subsection (b)
4242	4242	or (c), the court shall consider whether the underlying act would be in
4243	4243	accordance with the adult's preferences, values and prior directions and
4244	4244	whether the underlying act would be in the adult's best interest.
4245	4245	(e) In exercising a guardian's power under subsection (a)(2) to
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4289	4289	establish the adult's place of dwelling, the guardian shall:
4290	4290	(1) Select a residential setting the guardian believes the adult would
4291	4291	select if the adult were able, in accordance with the decision-making
4292	4292	standard in section 76(d) and (e), and amendments thereto. If the guardian
4293	4293	does not know and cannot reasonably determine what setting the adult
4294	4294	subject to guardianship probably would choose if able, or the guardian
4295	4295	reasonably believes the decision the adult would make would
4296	4296	unreasonably harm or endanger the welfare or personal or financial
4297	4297	interests of the adult, the guardian shall choose in accordance with section
4298	4298	76(e), and amendments thereto, a residential setting that is consistent with
4299	4299	the adult's best interest;
4300	4300	(2) in selecting among residential settings, give priority to a
4301	4301	residential setting in a location that will allow the adult to interact with
4302	4302	persons important to the adult and meet the adult's needs in the least
4303	4303	restrictive manner reasonably feasible unless to do so would be
4304	4304	inconsistent with the decision-making standard in section 76(d) and (e),
4305	4305	and amendments thereto;
4306	4306	(3) not later than 30 days after a change in the dwelling of the adult:
4307	4307	(A) Give notice of the change to the court, the adult and any person
4308	4308	identified as entitled to the notice in the court order appointing the
4309	4309	guardian or a subsequent order; and
4310	4310	(B) include in the notice the address and nature of the new dwelling
4311	4311	and state whether the adult received advance notice of the change and
4312	4312	whether the adult objected to the change;
4313	4313	(4) establish or move the permanent place of dwelling of the adult to
4314	4314	a nursing home, mental health facility or other facility that places
4315	4315	restrictions on the adult's ability to leave or have visitors only if:
4316	4316	(A) The establishment or move is in the guardian's plan under section
4317	4317	79, and amendments thereto;
4318	4318	(B) the court authorizes the establishment or move; or
4319	4319	(C) the guardian gives notice of the establishment or move at least 14
4320	4320	days before the establishment or move to the adult and all persons entitled
4321	4321	to notice under section 73(e)(2), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent
4322	4322	order, and no objection is filed;
4323	4323	(5) establish or move the place of dwelling of the adult outside this
4324	4324	state only if consistent with the guardian's plan and authorized by the court
4325	4325	by specific order; and
4326	4326	(6) take action that would result in the sale of or surrender of the lease
4327	4327	to the primary dwelling of the adult only if:
4328	4328	(A) The action is specifically included in the guardian's plan under
4329	4329	section 79, and amendments thereto;
4330	4330	(B) the court authorizes the action by specific order; or
4331	4331	(C) notice of the action was given at least 14 days before the action to
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4375	4375	the adult and all persons entitled to the notice under section 73(e)(2), and
4376	4376	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order and no objection has been
4377	4377	filed.
4378	4378	(f) In exercising a guardian's power under subsection (a)(3) to make
4379	4379	healthcare decisions, the guardian shall:
4380	4380	(1) Involve the adult in decision making to the extent reasonably
4381	4381	feasible, including, when practicable, by encouraging and supporting the
4382	4382	adult in understanding the risks and benefits of healthcare options;
4383	4383	(2) act in accordance with any declaration of the adult made pursuant
4384	4384	to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-28,101 through 65-28,109, and amendments
4385	4385	thereto; and
4386	4386	(3) take into account:
4387	4387	(A) The risks and benefits of treatment options; and
4388	4388	(B) the current and previous wishes and values of the adult, if known
4389	4389	or reasonably ascertainable by the guardian.
4390	4390	New Sec. 78. (a) A guardian for an adult may not initiate the
4391	4391	commitment of the adult to a mental health facility except in accordance
4392	4392	with the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons, K.S.A. 59-2945 et
4393	4393	seq., and amendments thereto.
4394	4394	(b) A guardian for an adult may not restrict the ability of the adult to
4395	4395	communicate, visit or interact with others, including receiving visitors and
4396	4396	making or receiving telephone calls, personal mail or electronic
4397	4397	communications, including through social media, or participating in social
4398	4398	activities, unless:
4399	4399	(1) Authorized by the court by specific order;
4400	4400	(2) a protective order or a protective arrangement instead of
4401	4401	guardianship is in effect that limits contact between the adult and a person;
4402	4402	or
4403	4403	(3) the guardian has good cause to believe restriction is necessary
4404	4404	because interaction with a specified person poses a risk of significant
4405	4405	physical, psychological or financial harm to the adult and the restriction is:
4406	4406	(A) For a period of not more than seven business days if the person
4407	4407	has a family or pre-existing social relationship with the adult; or
4408	4408	(B) for a period of not more than 60 days if the person does not have
4409	4409	a family or pre-existing social relationship with the adult.
4410	4410	(c) A guardian for an adult may not consent, on behalf of the adult, to:
4411	4411	(1) Any psychosurgery, removal of any bodily organ or amputation of
4412	4412	any limb, unless such surgery, removal or amputation has been approved
4413	4413	in advance by the court, except in an emergency and when necessary to
4414	4414	preserve the life of the adult or to prevent serious and irreparable
4415	4415	impairment to the physical health of the adult;
4416	4416	(2) the sterilization of the adult, unless approved by the court
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4461	4461	whether to approve such, and during which hearing the adult is represented
4462	4462	by an attorney appointed by the court;
4463	4463	(3) the performance of any experimental biomedical or behavioral
4464	4464	procedure on the adult, or for the adult to be a participant in any
4465	4465	biomedical or behavioral experiment, without the prior review and
4466	4466	approval of such by either an institutional review board as provided for in
4467	4467	title 45, part 46 of the code of federal regulations, or if such regulations do
4468	4468	not apply, then by a review committee established by the agency,
4469	4469	institution or treatment facility at which the procedure or experiment is
4470	4470	proposed to occur, composed of members selected for the purposes of
4471	4471	determining whether the proposed procedure or experiment:
4472	4472	(A) Does not involve any significant risk of harm to the physical or
4473	4473	mental health of the adult, or the use of aversive stimulants, and is
4474	4474	intended to preserve the life or health of the adult or to assist the adult to
4475	4475	develop or regain skills or abilities; or
4476	4476	(B) involves a significant risk of harm to the physical or mental
4477	4477	health of the adult, or the use of an aversive stimulant, but that the
4478	4478	conducting of the proposed procedure or experiment is intended either to
4479	4479	preserve the life of the adult, or to significantly improve the quality of life
4480	4480	of the adult, or to assist the adult to develop or regain significant skills or
4481	4481	abilities, and that the guardian has been fully informed concerning the
4482	4482	potential risks and benefits of the proposed procedure or experiment or of
4483	4483	any aversive stimulant proposed to be used, and as to how and under what
4484	4484	circumstances the aversive stimulant may be used, and has specifically
4485	4485	consented to such;
4486	4486	(4) the withholding or withdrawal of life-saving or life-sustaining
4487	4487	medical care, treatment, services or procedures, except:
4488	4488	(A) In accordance with the provisions of any declaration of the adult
4489	4489	made pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-28,101 through 65-28,109,
4490	4490	and amendments thereto; or
4491	4491	(B) if the adult, prior to the court's appointment of a guardian, has
4492	4492	executed a durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions pursuant to
4493	4493	K.S.A. 58-625, et seq., and amendments thereto, and that durable power of
4494	4494	attorney has not previously been revoked by the adult, and it includes any
4495	4495	provision relevant to the withholding or withdrawal of life-saving or life-
4496	4496	sustaining medical care, treatment, services or procedures, then the
4497	4497	guardian shall have the authority to act as provided for in that power of
4498	4498	attorney, even if the guardian has revoked or amended that power of
4499	4499	attorney pursuant to the authority of K.S.A. 58-627, and amendments
4500	4500	thereto; or
4501	4501	(C) in the circumstances where the adult's treating physician certifies
4502	4502	in writing to the guardian that the adult is in a persistent vegetative state or
4503	4503	is suffering from an illness or other medical condition for which further
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4547	4547	treatment, other than for the relief of pain, would not likely prolong the life
4548	4548	of the adult other than by artificial means, nor would be likely to restore to
4549	4549	the adult any significant degree of capabilities beyond those the adult
4550	4550	currently possesses, and which opinion is concurred in by either a second
4551	4551	physician or by any medical ethics or similar committee to which the
4552	4552	healthcare provider has access established for the purposes of reviewing
4553	4553	such circumstances and the appropriateness of any type of physician's
4554	4554	order which would have the effect of withholding or withdrawing life-
4555	4555	saving or life-sustaining medical care, treatment, services or procedures.
4556	4556	The court shall review the written certification within 72 hours at a due
4557	4557	process hearing during which the adult is represented by an attorney
4558	4558	appointed by the court. The court may request that the state protection and
4559	4559	advocacy agency as provided by K.S.A. 65-5603(a)(10) or K.S.A. 74-
4560	4560	5515(a)(2)(A) and (B), and amendments thereto, or 42 U.S.C. 15043, 42
4561	4561	U.S.C. 10805 or 29 U.S.C. 794e represent the adult. Upon completion of
4562	4562	the hearing, if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the
4563	4563	adult meets the conditions set forth in this section, the court shall approve
4564	4564	the written certification. If the court does not find by clear and convincing
4565	4565	evidence that the adult meets the conditions set forth in this section, then
4566	4566	the written certification shall not be approved.
4567	4567	(d) A guardian for an adult may not exercise any control or authority
4568	4568	over the adult's estate, unless specifically authorized by the court. Any
4569	4569	guardian who is granted such authority must prepare an inventory and
4570	4570	provide notice of the inventory as provided in section 104, and
4571	4571	amendments thereto. The court may assign such authority to the guardian
4572	4572	and may waive the requirement of the posting of a bond, only if:
4573	4573	(1) Initially, the combined value of any funds and assets owned by the
4574	4574	adult equals $25,000 or less; and
4575	4575	(2) either the court requires the guardian to report to the court the
4576	4576	commencement of the exercising of such authority, or requires the
4577	4577	guardian to obtain court authorization to commence the exercise of such
4578	4578	authority, as the court shall specify; and
4579	4579	(3) the court also requires the guardian, whenever the combined value
4580	4580	of such funds and property exceeds $25,000, to:
4581	4581	(A) File a guardian's plan as provided for in section 79, and
4582	4582	amendments thereto, that contains elements similar to those that would be
4583	4583	contained in a conservator's plan as provided for in section 103, and
4584	4584	amendments thereto;
4585	4585	(B) petition the court for appointment of a conservator; or
4586	4586	(C) notify the court as the court shall specify that the value of the
4587	4587	adult's estate has equaled or exceeded $25,000, if the court has earlier
4588	4588	appointed a conservator but did not issue letters of conservatorship
4589	4589	pending such notification;
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4633	4633	(e) A guardian for an adult may not access digital assets of the adult
4634	4634	except if authorized by the court pursuant to K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-4814,
4635	4635	and amendments thereto.
4636	4636	New Sec. 79. (a) Not later than 60 days after appointment and when
4637	4637	there is a significant change in circumstances, or the guardian seeks to
4638	4638	deviate significantly from the existing guardian's plan, a guardian for an
4639	4639	adult shall file with the court a plan for the care of the adult. The plan must
4640	4640	be based on the needs of the adult and take into account the best interest of
4641	4641	the adult as well as the adult's preferences, values and prior directions, to
4642	4642	the extent known to or reasonably ascertainable by the guardian. The
4643	4643	guardian shall include in the plan:
4644	4644	(1) The living arrangement, services and supports the guardian
4645	4645	expects to arrange, facilitate or continue for the adult;
4646	4646	(2) social and educational activities the guardian expects to facilitate
4647	4647	on behalf of the adult;
4648	4648	(3) any person with whom the adult has a close personal relationship
4649	4649	or relationship involving regular visitation and any plan the guardian has
4650	4650	for facilitating visits with the person;
4651	4651	(4) the anticipated nature and frequency of the guardian's visits and
4652	4652	communication with the adult;
4653	4653	(5) goals for the adult, including any goal related to the restoration of
4654	4654	the adult's rights, and how the guardian anticipates achieving the goals;
4655	4655	(6) whether the adult has an existing plan and, if so, whether the
4656	4656	guardian's plan is consistent with the adult's plan; and
4657	4657	(7) a statement or list of the amount the guardian proposes to charge
4658	4658	for each service the guardian anticipates providing to the adult.
4659	4659	(b) A guardian shall give notice of the filing of the guardian's plan
4660	4660	under subsection (a), together with a copy of the plan, to the adult subject
4661	4661	to guardianship, any attorney representing the adult subject to
4662	4662	guardianship, a person entitled to notice under section 73(e), and
4663	4663	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
4664	4664	determines. The notice must include a statement of the right to object to
4665	4665	the plan and must be given at the time of the filing.
4666	4666	(c) An adult subject to guardianship and any person entitled under
4667	4667	subsection (b) to receive notice and a copy of the guardian's plan may
4668	4668	object to the plan in writing no later than 21 days after the filing.
4669	4669	(d) The court shall review the guardian's plan filed under subsection
4670	4670	(a) and determine whether to approve the plan or require a new plan. In
4671	4671	deciding whether to approve the plan, the court shall consider an objection
4672	4672	under subsection (c) and whether the plan is consistent with the guardian's
4673	4673	duties and powers under sections 76 and 77, and amendments thereto. The
4674	4674	court shall review an initial guardian's plan at the review hearing
4675	4675	scheduled under section 73(b), and amendments thereto. When reviewing
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4719	4719	subsequent guardian's plans, the court has discretion whether to set the
4720	4720	matter for hearing but may not approve the plan until 30 days after the
4721	4721	filing.
4722	4722	(e) After the guardian's plan filed under this section is approved by
4723	4723	the court, the guardian shall provide a copy of the plan to the adult subject
4724	4724	to guardianship, any attorney representing the adult subject to
4725	4725	guardianship, a person entitled to notice under section 73(e), and
4726	4726	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
4727	4727	determines.
4728	4728	New Sec. 80. (a) A guardian for an adult shall file with the court at
4729	4729	least annually and at any other time the court directs a report in a record
4730	4730	regarding the condition of the adult and accounting for funds and other
4731	4731	property in the guardian's possession or subject to the guardian's control.
4732	4732	(b) A report under subsection (a) must state or contain:
4733	4733	(1) The mental, physical and social condition of the adult;
4734	4734	(2) the living arrangements of the adult during the reporting period;
4735	4735	(3) a summary of the supported decision making, technological
4736	4736	assistance, medical services, educational and vocational services and other
4737	4737	supports and services provided to the adult and the guardian's opinion as to
4738	4738	the adequacy of the adult's care;
4739	4739	(4) a summary of the guardian's visits with the adult, including the
4740	4740	frequency of the visits;
4741	4741	(5) action taken on behalf of the adult;
4742	4742	(6) the extent to which the adult has participated in decision making;
4743	4743	(7) if the adult is living in a mental health facility or living in a
4744	4744	facility that provides the adult with healthcare or other personal services,
4745	4745	whether the guardian considers the facility's current plan for support, care,
4746	4746	treatment or habilitation consistent with the adult's preferences, values,
4747	4747	prior directions and best interest;
4748	4748	(8) anything of more than de minimis value which the guardian, any
4749	4749	individual who resides with the guardian, or the spouse, parent, child or
4750	4750	sibling of the guardian has received from an individual providing goods or
4751	4751	services to the adult;
4752	4752	(9) any circumstance that may constitute a conflict of interest
4753	4753	between the guardian and the adult. A conflict of interest occurs where the
4754	4754	guardian has some personal, business or agency interest that could be
4755	4755	perceived as self-serving or adverse to the position or best interest of the
4756	4756	adult, including, but not limited to, being paid for providing caregiver
4757	4757	services to the adult;
4758	4758	(10) if a guardian has been granted financial authority under section
4759	4759	78(c), and amendments thereto, an accounting that lists property included
4760	4760	in the adult's estate and the receipts, disbursements, liabilities and
4761	4761	distributions during the period for which the report is made;
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4805	4805	(11) a copy of the guardian's most recently approved plan under
4806	4806	section 79, and amendments thereto, and a statement whether the guardian
4807	4807	has deviated from the plan and, if so, how the guardian has deviated and
4808	4808	why;
4809	4809	(12) plans for future care and support of the adult;
4810	4810	(13) a recommendation as to the need for continued guardianship and
4811	4811	any recommended change in the scope of the guardianship, including
4812	4812	whether the condition of the adult has changed so that the adult is capable
4813	4813	of exercising rights previously removed; and
4814	4814	(14) whether any co-guardian or successor guardian appointed to
4815	4815	serve when a designated event occurs is alive and able to serve.
4816	4816	(c) A guardian for an adult shall file a special report with the court
4817	4817	upon the occurrence of any of the following:
4818	4818	(1) A change of address of the guardian;
4819	4819	(2) a change of residence or placement of the adult;
4820	4820	(3) a significant change in the health or impairment of the adult;
4821	4821	(4) the acquisition by the adult of any real property, or the receipt or
4822	4822	accumulation of other property or income by the adult or by the guardian
4823	4823	on behalf of the adult, which causes the total value of the adult's estate to
4824	4824	equal or exceed $25,000;
4825	4825	(5) the death of the adult; or
4826	4826	(6) a change in the circumstances of the guardian or the adult that
4827	4827	may constitute a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest occurs where the
4828	4828	guardian has some personal, business or agency interest that could be
4829	4829	perceived as self-serving or adverse to the position or best interest of the
4830	4830	adult.
4831	4831	(d) The court may appoint a court liaison to review a report submitted
4832	4832	under this section or a guardian's plan submitted under section 79, and
4833	4833	amendments thereto, interview the guardian or adult subject to
4834	4834	guardianship or investigate any other matter involving the guardianship.
4835	4835	(e) Notice of the filing under this section of a guardian's report or
4836	4836	special report, together with a copy of the report, must be given to the
4837	4837	adult subject to guardianship, a person entitled to notice under section
4838	4838	73(e), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other
4839	4839	person the court determines. The notice and report must be given not later
4840	4840	than 14 days after the filing.
4841	4841	(f) The court shall establish procedures for monitoring a report
4842	4842	submitted under this section and review each report at least annually to
4843	4843	determine whether:
4844	4844	(1) The report provides sufficient information to establish the
4845	4845	guardian has complied with the guardian's duties;
4846	4846	(2) the guardianship should continue; and
4847	4847	(3) the guardian's requested fees, if any, should be approved.
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4891	4891	(g) If the court determines that there is reason to believe a guardian
4892	4892	for an adult has not complied with the guardian's duties or the
4893	4893	guardianship should be modified or terminated, the court:
4894	4894	(1) Shall notify the adult, the guardian and any other person entitled
4895	4895	to notice under section 73(e), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent
4896	4896	order;
4897	4897	(2) may require additional information from the guardian;
4898	4898	(3) may appoint a court liaison to interview the adult or guardian or
4899	4899	investigate any matter involving the guardianship; and
4900	4900	(4) consistent with sections 81 and 82, and amendments thereto, may
4901	4901	hold a hearing to consider removal of the guardian, termination of the
4902	4902	guardianship or a change in the powers granted to the guardian or terms of
4903	4903	the guardianship.
4904	4904	(h) If the court has reason to believe fees requested by a guardian for
4905	4905	an adult are not reasonable, the court shall hold a hearing to determine
4906	4906	whether to adjust the requested fees.
4907	4907	(i) A guardian for an adult may petition the court for approval of a
4908	4908	report filed under this section. The court after review may approve the
4909	4909	report. If the court approves the report, there is a rebuttable presumption
4910	4910	the report is accurate as to a matter adequately disclosed in the report.
4911	4911	New Sec. 81. (a) The court may remove a guardian for an adult for
4912	4912	failure to perform the guardian's duties or for other good cause and appoint
4913	4913	a successor guardian to assume the duties of guardian.
4914	4914	(b) The court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to remove a
4915	4915	guardian for an adult and appoint a successor guardian on:
4916	4916	(1) Petition of the adult, guardian or person interested in the welfare
4917	4917	of the adult, which contains allegations that, if true, would support a
4918	4918	reasonable belief that removal of the guardian and appointment of a
4919	4919	successor guardian may be appropriate, but the court may decline to hold a
4920	4920	hearing if a petition based on the same or substantially similar facts was
4921	4921	filed during the preceding six months;
4922	4922	(2) communication from the adult, guardian or person interested in
4923	4923	the welfare of the adult which supports a reasonable belief that removal of
4924	4924	the guardian and appointment of a successor guardian may be appropriate;
4925	4925	(3) determination by the court that a hearing would be in the best
4926	4926	interest of the adult; or
4927	4927	(4) determination by the court that the guardian's annual reports are
4928	4928	delinquent or deficient as filed.
4929	4929	(c) Notice of a petition under subsection (b)(1) or a hearing under this
4930	4930	section must be given to the adult subject to guardianship, the guardian, a
4931	4931	person entitled to notice under section 73(e), and amendments thereto, or a
4932	4932	subsequent order, and any other person the court determines.
4933	4933	(d) If the adult subject to guardianship is not represented by an
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4977	4977	attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney under the same conditions as
4978	4978	in section 68, and amendments thereto. The court shall award reasonable
4979	4979	attorney fees to the attorney for the adult as provided in section 42, and
4980	4980	amendments thereto.
4981	4981	(e) In selecting a successor guardian for an adult, the court shall
4982	4982	follow the priorities under section 72, and amendments thereto.
4983	4983	(f) Not later than 30 days after appointing a successor guardian, the
4984	4984	court or the court's designee shall give notice of the appointment to the
4985	4985	adult subject to guardianship and any person entitled to notice under
4986	4986	section 73(e), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
4987	4987	New Sec. 82. (a) An adult subject to guardianship, the guardian for
4988	4988	the adult or a person interested in the welfare of the adult may petition for:
4989	4989	(1) Termination of the guardianship on the ground that a basis for
4990	4990	appointment under section 64, and amendments thereto, does not exist or
4991	4991	termination would be in the best interest of the adult or for other good
4992	4992	cause; or
4993	4993	(2) modification of the guardianship on the ground that the extent of
4994	4994	protection or assistance granted is not appropriate or for other good cause.
4995	4995	(b) The court shall hold a hearing to determine whether termination
4996	4996	or modification of a guardianship for an adult is appropriate on:
4997	4997	(1) Petition under subsection (a) which contains allegations that, if
4998	4998	true, would support a reasonable belief that termination or modification of
4999	4999	the guardianship may be appropriate, but the court may decline to hold a
5000	5000	hearing if a petition based on the same or substantially similar facts was
5001	5001	filed during the preceding six months;
5002	5002	(2) communication from the adult, guardian or person interested in
5003	5003	the welfare of the adult which supports a reasonable belief that termination
5004	5004	or modification of the guardianship may be appropriate, including because
5005	5005	the functional needs of the adult or supports or services available to the
5006	5006	adult have changed;
5007	5007	(3) a report from a guardian or conservator which indicates that
5008	5008	termination or modification may be appropriate because the functional
5009	5009	needs of the adult or supports or services available to the adult have
5010	5010	changed or a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or other less
5011	5011	restrictive alternative for meeting the adult's needs is available; or
5012	5012	(4) a determination by the court that a hearing would be in the best
5013	5013	interest of the adult.
5014	5014	(c) Notice of a petition under subsection (b)(1) or of a hearing under
5015	5015	this section must be given to the adult subject to guardianship, the
5016	5016	guardian, a person entitled to notice under section 73(e), and amendments
5017	5017	thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court determines.
5018	5018	(d) After the hearing, the court shall order termination unless it is
5019	5019	proven that a basis for appointment of a guardian under section 64, and
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5063	5063	amendments thereto, continues to exist.
5064	5064	(e) The court shall modify the powers granted to a guardian for an
5065	5065	adult if the powers are excessive or inadequate due to a change in the
5066	5066	abilities or limitations of the adult, the adult's supports or other
5067	5067	circumstances.
5068	5068	(f) Unless the court otherwise orders for good cause, before
5069	5069	terminating or modifying a guardianship for an adult, the court shall
5070	5070	follow the same procedures to safeguard the rights of the adult which
5071	5071	apply to a petition for guardianship.
5072	5072	(g) An adult subject to guardianship who seeks to terminate or
5073	5073	modify the terms of the guardianship has the right to choose an attorney to
5074	5074	represent the adult in the matter. If the adult is not represented by an
5075	5075	attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney under the same conditions as
5076	5076	in section 68, and amendments thereto. The court shall award reasonable
5077	5077	attorney fees to the attorney for the adult as provided in section 42, and
5078	5078	amendments thereto.
5079	5079	(h) Not later than 30 days after entering an order under this section,
5080	5080	the court or the court's designee shall give notice of the order to the adult
5081	5081	subject to guardianship and any person entitled to notice under section
5082	5082	73(e), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
5083	5083	New Sec. 83. (a) On petition and after notice and hearing, the court
5084	5084	may appoint a conservator for the property or financial affairs of a minor if
5085	5085	the court finds by a preponderance of evidence that the minor owns funds
5086	5086	or other property exceeding $25,000 in value derived from court
5087	5087	settlements, death transfers or sources other than the minor's employment
5088	5088	earnings or accounts established under the uniform transfers to minors act,
5089	5089	and either:
5090	5090	(1) The minor owns funds or other property requiring management or
5091	5091	protection that otherwise cannot be provided;
5092	5092	(2) the minor has or may have financial affairs that may be put at
5093	5093	unreasonable risk or hindered because of the minor's age; or
5094	5094	(3) appointment is necessary or desirable to obtain or provide funds
5095	5095	or other property needed for the support, care, education, health or welfare
5096	5096	of the minor.
5097	5097	(b) On petition and after notice and hearing, the court may appoint a
5098	5098	conservator for the property or financial affairs of an adult if the court
5099	5099	finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
5100	5100	(1) The adult is unable to manage property or financial affairs
5101	5101	because:
5102	5102	(A) Of a limitation in the adult's ability to receive and evaluate
5103	5103	information or make or communicate decisions, even with the use of
5104	5104	appropriate supportive services, technological assistance or supported
5105	5105	decision making; or
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5149	5149	(B) the adult is missing, detained or unable to return to the United
5150	5150	States;
5151	5151	(2) appointment is necessary to:
5152	5152	(A) Avoid harm to the adult or significant dissipation of the property
5153	5153	of the adult; or
5154	5154	(B) obtain or provide funds or other property needed for the support,
5155	5155	care, education, health or welfare of the adult or of an individual entitled to
5156	5156	the adult's support; and
5157	5157	(3) the adult's identified needs cannot be met by a protective
5158	5158	arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive alternative.
5159	5159	(c) The court shall grant a conservator only those powers necessitated
5160	5160	by demonstrated limitations and needs of the adult and issue orders that
5161	5161	will encourage development of the adult's maximum self-determination
5162	5162	and independence. The court may not establish a full conservatorship if a
5163	5163	limited conservatorship, protective arrangement instead of conservatorship
5164	5164	or other less restrictive alternative would meet the needs of the adult.
5165	5165	New Sec. 84. (a) The following may file a verified petition for the
5166	5166	appointment of a conservator:
5167	5167	(1) The individual for whom the order is sought;
5168	5168	(2) a person interested in the estate, financial affairs or welfare of the
5169	5169	individual, including a person that would be adversely affected by lack of
5170	5170	effective management of property or financial affairs of the individual; or
5171	5171	(3) the guardian for the individual.
5172	5172	(b) A petition under subsection (a) must state the petitioner's name,
5173	5173	principal residence, current street address if different, relationship to the
5174	5174	respondent, interest in the appointment, the name and address of any
5175	5175	attorney representing the petitioner and, to the extent known, the
5176	5176	following:
5177	5177	(1) The respondent's name, age, principal residence, current street
5178	5178	address if different and, if different, address of the dwelling in which it is
5179	5179	proposed the respondent will reside if the petition is granted;
5180	5180	(2) the name and address of the respondent's:
5181	5181	(A) Spouse or, if the respondent has none, an adult with whom the
5182	5182	respondent has shared household responsibilities for more than six months
5183	5183	in the 12-month period before the filing of the petition;
5184	5184	(B) adult children, adult stepchildren, adult grandchildren and each
5185	5185	parent and adult sibling of the respondent, or, if none, at least one adult
5186	5186	nearest in kinship to the respondent who can be found with reasonable
5187	5187	diligence; and
5188	5188	(C) adult former stepchildren with whom the respondent had an
5189	5189	ongoing relationship during the two years immediately before the filing of
5190	5190	the petition;
5191	5191	(3) the name and current address of each of the following, if
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5235	5235	applicable:
5236	5236	(A) A person primarily responsible for the care or custody of the
5237	5237	respondent;
5238	5238	(B) any attorney currently representing the respondent;
5239	5239	(C) the representative payee appointed by the social security
5240	5240	administration for the respondent;
5241	5241	(D) a guardian or conservator acting for the respondent in this state or
5242	5242	another jurisdiction;
5243	5243	(E) a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the
5244	5244	respondent is a beneficiary;
5245	5245	(F) the fiduciary appointed for the respondent by the department of
5246	5246	veterans affairs and any curator appointed under K.S.A. 73-507, and
5247	5247	amendments thereto;
5248	5248	(G) an agent designated under a power of attorney for healthcare in
5249	5249	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
5250	5250	(H) an agent designated under a power of attorney for finances in
5251	5251	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
5252	5252	(I) a person known to have routinely assisted the respondent with
5253	5253	decision making in the six-month period immediately before the filing of
5254	5254	the petition; and
5255	5255	(J) if the individual for whom a conservator is sought is a minor:
5256	5256	(i) An adult not otherwise listed with whom the minor resides; and
5257	5257	(ii) each person not otherwise listed that had primary care or custody
5258	5258	of the minor for at least 60 days during the two years immediately before
5259	5259	the filing of the petition or for at least 730 days during the five years
5260	5260	immediately before the filing of the petition;
5261	5261	(4) (A) The name, age, date of birth, gender, address, place of
5262	5262	employment and relationship to the respondent, if any, of the proposed
5263	5263	conservator;
5264	5264	(B) the reason the proposed conservator should be selected; and
5265	5265	(C) any potential conflict of interest including any personal or agency
5266	5266	interest of the proposed conservator that may be perceived as self-serving
5267	5267	or adverse to the position or best interest of the respondent;
5268	5268	(5) a general statement of the respondent's property with an estimate
5269	5269	of its value, including any insurance or pension, and the source and
5270	5270	amount of other anticipated income or receipts;
5271	5271	(6) the reason conservatorship is necessary, including a description
5272	5272	of:
5273	5273	(A) The nature and extent of the respondent's alleged need;
5274	5274	(B) if the petition alleges the respondent is missing, detained or
5275	5275	unable to return to the United States, the relevant circumstances, including
5276	5276	the time and nature of the disappearance or detention and any search or
5277	5277	inquiry concerning the respondent's whereabouts;
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5321	5321	(C) any protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other
5322	5322	less restrictive alternative for meeting the respondent's alleged need which
5323	5323	has been considered or implemented;
5324	5324	(D) if no protective arrangement or other less restrictive alternatives
5325	5325	have been considered or implemented, the reason it has not been
5326	5326	considered or implemented; and
5327	5327	(E) the reason a protective arrangement or other less restrictive
5328	5328	alternative is insufficient to meet the respondent's need;
5329	5329	(7) whether the petitioner seeks a limited conservatorship or a full
5330	5330	conservatorship;
5331	5331	(8) if the petitioner seeks a full conservatorship, the reason a limited
5332	5332	conservatorship or protective arrangement instead of conservatorship is
5333	5333	not appropriate;
5334	5334	(9) if the petition is for a limited conservatorship, a description of the
5335	5335	property to be placed under the conservator's control and any requested
5336	5336	limitation on the authority of the conservator;
5337	5337	(10) whether the respondent needs an interpreter, translator or other
5338	5338	form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand
5339	5339	court proceedings; and
5340	5340	(11) the name and address of an attorney representing the petitioner,
5341	5341	if any.
5342	5342	New Sec. 85. (a) On filing of a petition under section 84, and
5343	5343	amendments thereto, for appointment of a conservator, the court shall set a
5344	5344	date, time and place for a hearing on the petition.
5345	5345	(b) A copy of a petition under section 84, and amendments thereto,
5346	5346	and notice of a hearing on the petition must be served personally on the
5347	5347	respondent. If the respondent's whereabouts are unknown or personal
5348	5348	service cannot be made, service on the respondent must be made by
5349	5349	substituted service, as ordered by the court. The notice must inform the
5350	5350	respondent of the respondent's rights at the hearing, including the right to
5351	5351	an attorney and to attend the hearing. The notice must include a
5352	5352	description of the nature, purpose and consequences of granting the
5353	5353	petition. The court may not grant a petition for appointment of a
5354	5354	conservator if notice substantially complying with this subsection is not
5355	5355	served on the respondent. The court may order any of the following
5356	5356	persons to serve the notice upon the respondent:
5357	5357	(1) The petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner;
5358	5358	(2) the attorney appointed by the court to represent the respondent;
5359	5359	(3) any law enforcement officer; or
5360	5360	(4) any other person whom the court finds to be a proper person to
5361	5361	serve this notice.
5362	5362	(c) In a proceeding on a petition under section 84, and amendments
5363	5363	thereto, the notice required under subsection (b) must be given to the
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5407	5407	persons required to be listed in the petition under section 84(b)(1) through
5408	5408	(3), and amendments thereto, and any other person interested in the
5409	5409	respondent's welfare the court determines. Failure to give notice under this
5410	5410	subsection does not preclude the court from appointing a conservator.
5411	5411	(d) After the appointment of a conservator, notice of a hearing on a
5412	5412	petition for any other order under sections 83 through 118, and
5413	5413	amendments thereto, together with a copy of the petition, must be given to:
5414	5414	(1) The individual subject to conservatorship, if the individual is 12
5415	5415	years of age or older and not missing, detained or unable to return to the
5416	5416	United States;
5417	5417	(2) the conservator; and
5418	5418	(3) any other person the court determines.
5419	5419	New Sec. 86. While a petition under section 84, and amendments
5420	5420	thereto, is pending, after preliminary hearing and without notice to others,
5421	5421	the court may issue an order to preserve and apply property of the
5422	5422	respondent as required for the support of the respondent or an individual
5423	5423	who is in fact dependent on the respondent. The court may appoint an
5424	5424	emergency conservator to assist in implementing the order.
5425	5425	New Sec. 87. (a) If the respondent in a proceeding to appoint a
5426	5426	conservator is a minor, the court may appoint a court liaison to investigate
5427	5427	a matter related to the petition or inform the minor or a parent of the minor
5428	5428	about the petition or a related matter.
5429	5429	(b) If the respondent in a proceeding to appoint a conservator is an
5430	5430	adult, the court may appoint a court liaison. The duties and reporting
5431	5431	requirements of the court liaison are limited to the relief requested in the
5432	5432	petition. The court liaison must be an individual with training or
5433	5433	experience in the type of abilities, limitations and needs alleged in the
5434	5434	petition.
5435	5435	(c) (1) A court liaison appointed under subsection (b) for an adult
5436	5436	shall interview the respondent in person and in a manner the respondent is
5437	5437	best able to understand:
5438	5438	(A) Explain, in general, the petition, and the nature and purpose of
5439	5439	the proceeding, including the potential loss of rights as a result of the
5440	5440	proceeding; and
5441	5441	(B) obtain the respondent's views about the appointment sought by
5442	5442	the petitioner, including views about a proposed conservator, the
5443	5443	conservator's proposed powers and duties and the scope and duration of
5444	5444	the proposed conservatorship.
5445	5445	(2) These explanations and discussions are not intended to be a
5446	5446	substitute for the attorney appointed to represent the respondent to inform
5447	5447	the respondent of the respondent's rights and the nature and purpose of the
5448	5448	proceeding.
5449	5449	(d) A court liaison appointed under subsection (b) for an adult may be
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5493	5493	assigned any or all of the following duties, in the discretion of the
5494	5494	presiding judge:
5495	5495	(1) Interview the petitioner and proposed conservator, if any;
5496	5496	(2) review financial records of the respondent, if relevant to the court
5497	5497	liaison's recommendation under subsection (e)(1);
5498	5498	(3) investigate whether the respondent's needs could be met by a
5499	5499	protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive
5500	5500	alternative and, if so, identify the arrangement or other less restrictive
5501	5501	alternative; and
5502	5502	(4) investigate the allegations in the petition and any other matter
5503	5503	relating to the petition as directed by the court, including, but not limited
5504	5504	to, the respondent's family relationships, past conduct, the nature and
5505	5505	extent of any property or income of the respondent, whether the
5506	5506	respondent is likely to injure self or others and other matters as the court
5507	5507	may specify.
5508	5508	(e) A court liaison appointed under subsection (b) for an adult shall
5509	5509	file a report with the court at least 10 days prior to the hearing on the
5510	5510	petition or other hearing as directed by the court. Unless otherwise ordered
5511	5511	by the court, such report must include:
5512	5512	(1) A recommendation:
5513	5513	(A) Regarding the appropriateness of conservatorship, or whether a
5514	5514	protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive
5515	5515	alternative for meeting the respondent's needs is available;
5516	5516	(B) if a conservatorship is recommended, whether it should be full or
5517	5517	limited; and
5518	5518	(C) if a limited conservatorship is recommended, the powers to be
5519	5519	granted to the conservator, and the property that should be placed under
5520	5520	the conservator's control;
5521	5521	(2) a statement of the qualifications of the proposed conservator and
5522	5522	whether the respondent approves or disapproves of the proposed
5523	5523	conservator;
5524	5524	(3) a statement whether the respondent is able to attend a hearing at
5525	5525	the location court proceedings typically are held;
5526	5526	(4) a statement whether the respondent is able to participate in a
5527	5527	hearing and which identifies any technology or other form of support that
5528	5528	would enhance the respondent's ability to participate; and
5529	5529	(5) any other matter the court directs.
5530	5530	(d) The costs of an investigation by a court liaison shall be assessed
5531	5531	as provided for in section 42, and amendments thereto.
5532	5532	New Sec. 88. (a) Unless the respondent in a proceeding for
5533	5533	appointment of a conservator is represented by an attorney, the court shall
5534	5534	appoint an attorney to represent the respondent, regardless of the
5535	5535	respondent's ability to pay. The court shall give preference in the
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5579	5579	appointment of an attorney to any attorney who has represented the
5580	5580	respondent in other matters if the court has knowledge of that prior
5581	5581	representation or to an attorney whom the respondent has requested. Any
5582	5582	appointment made by the court shall terminate after the conservator's plan
5583	5583	has been approved and after any appeal from the appointment of a
5584	5584	conservator, unless the court continues the appointment by further order.
5585	5585	Thereafter, an attorney may be appointed by the court if requested, in
5586	5586	writing, by the adult subject to conservatorship, the conservator or upon
5587	5587	the court's own motion.
5588	5588	(b) An attorney representing the respondent in a proceeding for
5589	5589	appointment of a conservator shall:
5590	5590	(1) Make reasonable efforts to ascertain the respondent's wishes;
5591	5591	(2) advocate for the respondent's wishes to the extent reasonably
5592	5592	ascertainable; and
5593	5593	(3) if the respondent's wishes are not reasonably ascertainable,
5594	5594	advocate for the result that is the least-restrictive in type, duration and
5595	5595	scope, consistent with the respondent's interests.
5596	5596	(c) An attorney representing the respondent shall interview the
5597	5597	respondent in person and, in a manner the respondent is best able to
5598	5598	understand:
5599	5599	(1) Explain to the respondent the substance of the petition, the nature,
5600	5600	purpose and effect of the proceeding, the respondent's rights at the hearing
5601	5601	on the petition and the general powers and duties of a conservator;
5602	5602	(2) determine the respondent's views about the appointment sought by
5603	5603	the petitioner, including views about a proposed conservator, the
5604	5604	conservator's proposed powers and duties and the scope and duration of
5605	5605	the proposed conservatorship; and
5606	5606	(3) inform the respondent that all costs and expenses of the
5607	5607	proceeding, including respondent's attorney fees, may be paid from the
5608	5608	respondent's assets.
5609	5609	(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent a parent of a
5610	5610	minor who is the subject of a proceeding under section 84, and
5611	5611	amendments thereto, if the court determines the parent needs
5612	5612	representation.
5613	5613	New Sec. 89. (a) Upon the filing of the petition or any other time at
5614	5614	or before the hearing, if the contents of the petition or evidence at the
5615	5615	hearing support a prima facie case of the need for a conservator, the court
5616	5616	shall order an examination and evaluation of the respondent to be
5617	5617	conducted through a general hospital, psychiatric hospital, community
5618	5618	mental health center or community developmental disability organization,
5619	5619	or by a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physician assistant,
5620	5620	nurse practitioner, social worker or other professional appointed by the
5621	5621	court who is qualified to evaluate the respondent's alleged cognitive and
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5666	5666	disadvantaged by a decision to grant the petition or otherwise have a
5667	5667	conflict of interest.
5668	5668	(b) Unless otherwise specified by the court, the report of the
5669	5669	examination and evaluation submitted to the court shall contain:
5670	5670	(1) The respondent's name, age and date of birth;
5671	5671	(2) a description of the respondent's physical and mental condition;
5672	5672	(3) a description of the nature and extent of the respondent's cognitive
5673	5673	and functional abilities and limitations, including adaptive behaviors and
5674	5674	social skills, and, as appropriate, educational and developmental potential;
5675	5675	(4) a prognosis for any improvement and, as appropriate, any
5676	5676	recommendation for treatment or rehabilitation;
5677	5677	(5) a list and description of any prior assessments, evaluations or
5678	5678	examinations of the respondent, including the dates thereof, which were
5679	5679	relied upon in the preparation of this evaluation;
5680	5680	(6) the date and location where this examination and evaluation
5681	5681	occurred, and the name or names of the professional or professionals
5682	5682	performing the examination and evaluation and such professional's
5683	5683	qualifications;
5684	5684	(7) a statement by the professional that the professional has
5685	5685	personally completed an independent examination and evaluation of the
5686	5686	respondent, and that the report submitted to the court contains the results
5687	5687	of that examination and evaluation, and the professional's opinion with
5688	5688	regard to the issues of whether or not the respondent is in need of a
5689	5689	conservator and whether there are barriers to the respondent's attendance
5690	5690	and participation at the hearing on the petition; and
5691	5691	(8) the signature of the professional who prepared the report.
5692	5692	(c) The professional shall file with the court, at least five days prior to
5693	5693	the date of the trial, such professional's written report concerning the
5694	5694	examination and evaluation ordered by the court. The report shall be made
5695	5695	available by the court to counsel for all parties.
5696	5696	(d) In lieu of entering an order for an examination and evaluation as
5697	5697	provided for in this section, the court may determine that the report
5698	5698	accompanying the petition is in compliance with the requirements of this
5699	5699	section and that no further examination or evaluation should be required,
5700	5700	unless the respondent, or such person's attorney, requests such an
5701	5701	examination and evaluation in writing. Any such request shall be filed with
5702	5702	the court, and a copy thereof delivered to the petitioner, at least four days
5703	5703	prior to the date of the trial. Accompanying the request shall be a statement
5704	5704	of the reasons why an examination and evaluation is requested and the
5705	5705	name and address of a qualified professional or facility willing and able to
5706	5706	conduct this examination and evaluation. If the court orders a further
5707	5707	examination and evaluation, the court may continue the trial and fix a new
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5752	5752	date of the filing of the request.
5753	5753	New Sec. 90. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a
5754	5754	hearing under section 85, and amendments thereto, may not proceed unless
5755	5755	the respondent attends the hearing. If it is not reasonably feasible for the
5756	5756	respondent to attend a hearing at the location court proceedings typically
5757	5757	are held, the court shall make reasonable efforts to hold the hearing at an
5758	5758	alternative location convenient to the respondent or allow the respondent
5759	5759	to attend the hearing using real-time audio-visual technology.
5760	5760	(b) A hearing under section 85, and amendments thereto, may
5761	5761	proceed without the respondent in attendance if the court finds by clear
5762	5762	and convincing evidence that:
5763	5763	(1) The respondent is choosing not to attend the hearing after having
5764	5764	been fully informed of the right to attend and the potential consequences
5765	5765	of failing to do so;
5766	5766	(2) there is no practicable way for the respondent to attend and
5767	5767	participate in the hearing even with appropriate supportive services or
5768	5768	technological assistance; or
5769	5769	(3) the respondent is a minor who has received proper notice and
5770	5770	attendance would be harmful to the minor.
5771	5771	(c) The respondent may be assisted in a hearing under section 85, and
5772	5772	amendments thereto, by a person or persons of the respondent's choosing,
5773	5773	assistive technology or an interpreter or translator, or a combination of
5774	5774	these supports. If assistance would facilitate the respondent's participation
5775	5775	in the hearing, but is not otherwise available to the respondent, the court
5776	5776	shall make reasonable efforts to provide it.
5777	5777	(d) The respondent has a right to retain an attorney to represent the
5778	5778	respondent at a hearing under section 85, and amendments thereto.
5779	5779	(e) At a hearing under section 85, and amendments thereto, the
5780	5780	respondent may:
5781	5781	(1) Present evidence and subpoena witnesses and documents;
5782	5782	(2) examine witnesses, including any court-appointed evaluator or
5783	5783	court liaison; and
5784	5784	(3) otherwise participate in the hearing.
5785	5785	(f) Unless excused by the court for good cause, a proposed
5786	5786	conservator shall attend a hearing under section 85, and amendments
5787	5787	thereto.
5788	5788	(g) A hearing under section 85, and amendments thereto, must be
5789	5789	closed on request of the respondent and a showing of good cause.
5790	5790	(h) Any person may request to participate in a hearing under section
5791	5791	85, and amendments thereto. The court may grant the request, with or
5792	5792	without a hearing, on determining that the best interest of the respondent
5793	5793	will be served. The court may impose appropriate conditions on the
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5838	5838	New Sec. 91. (a) The existence of a proceeding for or the existence of
5839	5839	conservatorship is a matter of public record unless the court seals the
5840	5840	record after:
5841	5841	(1) The respondent, the individual subject to conservatorship or the
5842	5842	parent of a minor subject to conservatorship requests the record be sealed;
5843	5843	and
5844	5844	(2) either:
5845	5845	(A) The petition for conservatorship is dismissed; or
5846	5846	(B) the conservatorship is terminated.
5847	5847	(b) (1) The following court records are a matter of public record
5848	5848	unless sealed by the court:
5849	5849	(A) Letters of conservatorship;
5850	5850	(B) orders suspending or removing a conservator; and
5851	5851	(C) orders terminating a conservatorship.
5852	5852	(2) All other court records of a conservatorship proceeding are not a
5853	5853	matter of public record except as further provided.
5854	5854	(3) The following persons may access court records of the proceeding
5855	5855	and resulting conservatorship, including the conservator's plan under
5856	5856	section 103, and amendments thereto, and the conservator's report under
5857	5857	section 105, and amendments thereto:
5858	5858	(A) An individual subject to a proceeding for a conservatorship,
5859	5859	whether or not a conservator is appointed;
5860	5860	(B) an attorney designated by the individual;
5861	5861	(C) a person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and amendments
5862	5862	thereto, or a subsequent order; and
5863	5863	(D) a licensed attorney, abstractor or title insurance agent.
5864	5864	(4) A person not otherwise entitled to access to court records under
5865	5865	this section for good cause may request permission from the court for
5866	5866	access to court records of the conservatorship, including the conservator's
5867	5867	plan and report. The court shall grant access if access is in the best interest
5868	5868	of the respondent or individual subject to conservatorship or furthers the
5869	5869	public interest and does not endanger the welfare or financial interests of
5870	5870	the respondent or individual.
5871	5871	(c) A report under section 87, and amendments thereto, of a court
5872	5872	liaison or professional evaluation under section 89, and amendments
5873	5873	thereto, is confidential and must be sealed on filing, but is available to:
5874	5874	(1) The court;
5875	5875	(2) the individual who is the subject of the report or evaluation,
5876	5876	without limitation as to use;
5877	5877	(3) the petitioner, court liaison and petitioner's and respondent's
5878	5878	attorneys, for purposes of the proceeding;
5879	5879	(4) unless the court directs otherwise, an agent appointed under a
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5924	5924	principal; and
5925	5925	(5) any other person if it is in the public interest or for a purpose the
5926	5926	court orders for good cause.
5927	5927	New Sec. 92. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the
5928	5928	court in appointing a conservator shall consider persons qualified to be a
5929	5929	conservator in the following order of priority:
5930	5930	(1) A conservator, other than a temporary or emergency conservator,
5931	5931	currently acting for the respondent in another jurisdiction;
5932	5932	(2) a person nominated as conservator by the respondent, including
5933	5933	the respondent's most recent nomination made in a power of attorney for
5934	5934	finances;
5935	5935	(3) an agent appointed by the respondent to manage the respondent's
5936	5936	property under a power of attorney for finances;
5937	5937	(4) a spouse of the respondent;
5938	5938	(5) a family member or other individual who has shown special care
5939	5939	and concern for the respondent; and
5940	5940	(6) a person nominated as conservator by the spouse, adult child or
5941	5941	other close family member of the respondent.
5942	5942	(b) If two or more persons have equal priority under subsection (a),
5943	5943	the court shall select as conservator the person the court considers best
5944	5944	qualified. In determining the best qualified person, the court shall consider
5945	5945	the person's relationship with the respondent, the person's skills, the
5946	5946	expressed wishes of the respondent, the extent to which the person and the
5947	5947	respondent have similar values and preferences and the likelihood the
5948	5948	person will be able to perform the duties of a conservator successfully.
5949	5949	(c) The court, acting in the best interest of the respondent, may
5950	5950	decline to appoint as conservator a person having priority under subsection
5951	5951	(a) and appoint a person having a lower priority or no priority.
5952	5952	(d) The following persons shall not be appointed as conservator
5953	5953	unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is
5954	5954	the best qualified person available for appointment and the appointment is
5955	5955	in the best interest of the respondent:
5956	5956	(1) A person that provides paid services to the respondent, or an
5957	5957	individual who is employed by a person that provides paid services to the
5958	5958	respondent, or is the spouse, parent or child of an individual who provides
5959	5959	or is employed to provide paid services to the respondent;
5960	5960	(2) an owner, operator or employee of any entity at which the
5961	5961	respondent is receiving care; and
5962	5962	(3) a person who provides care or other services, or is an employee of
5963	5963	an agency, partnership or corporation that provides care or other services
5964	5964	to persons with needs similar to those of the respondent.
5965	5965	New Sec. 93. (a) A court order appointing a conservator for a minor
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6010	6010	(b) A court order appointing a conservator for an adult must:
6011	6011	(1) Include a specific finding that clear and convincing evidence has
6012	6012	established that the identified needs of the respondent cannot be met by a
6013	6013	protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive
6014	6014	alternative, including use of appropriate supportive services, technological
6015	6015	assistance or supported decision making; and
6016	6016	(2) include a specific finding that clear and convincing evidence
6017	6017	established the respondent was given proper notice of the hearing on the
6018	6018	petition.
6019	6019	(c) A court order establishing a full conservatorship for an adult must
6020	6020	state the basis for granting a full conservatorship and include specific
6021	6021	findings to support the conclusion that a limited conservatorship would not
6022	6022	meet the functional needs of the adult.
6023	6023	(d) A court order establishing a limited conservatorship must state the
6024	6024	specific property placed under the control of the conservator and the
6025	6025	powers granted to the conservator.
6026	6026	(e) A court order appointing a conservator must include the date of a
6027	6027	review hearing to be set 90 days after the order of appointment is entered.
6028	6028	At that hearing, the court shall review the conservator's plan filed pursuant
6029	6029	to section 103, and amendments thereto, and the inventory filed pursuant
6030	6030	to section 104, and amendments thereto.
6031	6031	(f) The court, as part of an order establishing a conservatorship, shall
6032	6032	identify any person that subsequently is entitled to:
6033	6033	(1) Notice of the rights of the individual subject to conservatorship
6034	6034	under section 94(b), and amendments thereto;
6035	6035	(2) notice of a sale or other disposition of, encumbrance of an interest
6036	6036	in, or surrender of a lease to any real or personal property of the
6037	6037	individual;
6038	6038	(3) notice that the conservator will be unavailable to perform the
6039	6039	conservator's duties for more than one month;
6040	6040	(4) a copy of the conservator's plan under section 103, and
6041	6041	amendments thereto, and the conservator's report under section 105, and
6042	6042	amendments thereto;
6043	6043	(5) access to court records relating to the conservatorship;
6044	6044	(6) notice of a transaction involving a substantial conflict between the
6045	6045	conservator's fiduciary duties and personal interests;
6046	6046	(7) notice of the death or significant change in the condition of the
6047	6047	individual;
6048	6048	(8) notice that a petition has been filed to limit or modify the powers
6049	6049	of the conservator or that the court has limited or modified the powers of
6050	6050	the conservator; and
6051	6051	(9) notice that a petition has been filed to remove the conservator or
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6096	6096	(g) If an individual subject to conservatorship is an adult, the spouse
6097	6097	and adult children of the adult subject to conservatorship are entitled under
6098	6098	subsection (e) to notice unless the court determines notice would be
6099	6099	contrary to the preferences or prior directions of the adult subject to
6100	6100	conservatorship or not in the best interest of the adult.
6101	6101	(h) If an individual subject to conservatorship is a minor, each parent
6102	6102	and adult sibling of the minor is entitled under subsection (e) to notice
6103	6103	unless the court determines notice would not be in the best interest of the
6104	6104	minor.
6105	6105	New Sec. 94. (a) Not later than 14 days after the appointment, a
6106	6106	conservator appointed under section 93, and amendments thereto, shall
6107	6107	give to the individual subject to conservatorship and to all other persons
6108	6108	given notice under section 85, and amendments thereto, a copy of the
6109	6109	order of appointment.
6110	6110	(b) Not later than 30 days after appointment of a conservator under
6111	6111	section 93, and amendments thereto, the court or the court's designee shall
6112	6112	give to the individual subject to conservatorship, the conservator, and any
6113	6113	other person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and amendments
6114	6114	thereto, a statement of the rights of the individual subject to
6115	6115	conservatorship and procedures to seek relief if the individual is denied
6116	6116	those rights. The statement must be in plain language, in at least 16-point
6117	6117	font, and to the extent feasible, in a language in which the individual
6118	6118	subject to conservatorship is proficient. The statement must notify the
6119	6119	individual subject to conservatorship of the right to:
6120	6120	(1) Seek termination or modification of the conservatorship, or
6121	6121	removal of the conservator, and choose an attorney to represent the
6122	6122	individual in these matters;
6123	6123	(2) file a grievance against the conservator under section 50, and
6124	6124	amendments thereto;
6125	6125	(3) participate in decision making to the extent reasonably feasible;
6126	6126	(4) receive a copy of the conservator's plan under section 103, and
6127	6127	amendments thereto, the conservator's inventory under section 104, and
6128	6128	amendments thereto, and the conservator's report under section 105, and
6129	6129	amendments thereto; and
6130	6130	(5) object to the conservator's inventory, plan or report.
6131	6131	(c) If a conservator is appointed for the reasons stated in section 83(b)
6132	6132	(1)(B), and amendments thereto, and the individual subject to
6133	6133	conservatorship is missing, notice under this section to the individual is
6134	6134	not required. If the individual subject to conservatorship is a minor under
6135	6135	the age of 12, notice under this section to the minor is not required.
6136	6136	(d) Any person required to provide notice under this section shall file
6137	6137	proof of service of such notice with the court.
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6181	6181	New Sec. 95. (a) On its own after a petition has been filed under
6182	6182	section 84, and amendments thereto, or on a verified petition by a person
6183	6183	interested in an individual's welfare, the court may appoint an emergency
6184	6184	conservator for the individual if the court finds a sufficient factual basis to
6185	6185	establish probable cause that:
6186	6186	(1) Appointment of an emergency conservator is necessary to prevent
6187	6187	imminent, substantial and irreparable harm to the individual's property or
6188	6188	financial interests;
6189	6189	(2) no other person has authority and willingness to act in the
6190	6190	circumstances; and
6191	6191	(3) a basis for appointment of a conservator under section 83, and
6192	6192	amendments thereto, exists.
6193	6193	(b) The duration of authority of an emergency conservator may not
6194	6194	exceed 30 days and the emergency conservator may exercise only the
6195	6195	powers specified in the order of appointment. The emergency conservator's
6196	6196	authority may be extended up to three times for not more than 30 days per
6197	6197	extension if the court finds good cause and that the conditions for
6198	6198	appointment of an emergency conservator under subsection (a) continue.
6199	6199	(c) Immediately on filing of a petition for an emergency conservator,
6200	6200	the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the respondent in the
6201	6201	proceeding. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), reasonable
6202	6202	notice of the date, time and place of a hearing on the petition must be
6203	6203	given to the respondent, the respondent's attorney and any other person the
6204	6204	court determines.
6205	6205	(d) The court may appoint an emergency conservator without notice
6206	6206	to the respondent and any attorney for the respondent only if the court
6207	6207	finds from an affidavit or testimony that the respondent's property or
6208	6208	financial interests will be substantially and irreparably harmed before a
6209	6209	hearing with notice on the appointment can be held. If the court appoints
6210	6210	an emergency conservator without giving notice under subsection (c), the
6211	6211	court must give notice of the appointment not later than 48 hours after the
6212	6212	appointment to:
6213	6213	(1) The respondent;
6214	6214	(2) the respondent's attorney; and
6215	6215	(3) any other person the court determines.
6216	6216	(e) Not later than five days after the appointment, the court shall hold
6217	6217	a hearing on the appropriateness of the appointment.
6218	6218	(f) Appointment of an emergency conservator under this section is
6219	6219	not a determination that a basis exists for appointment of a conservator
6220	6220	under section 83, and amendments thereto.
6221	6221	(g) The court may remove an emergency conservator appointed under
6222	6222	this section at any time. The emergency conservator shall make any report
6223	6223	the court requires.
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6267	6267	New Sec. 96. An individual subject to conservatorship or a person
6268	6268	interested in the welfare of the individual may petition for an order:
6269	6269	(a) Modifying bond requirements;
6270	6270	(b) requiring an accounting for the administration of the
6271	6271	conservatorship estate;
6272	6272	(c) directing distribution;
6273	6273	(d) removing the conservator and appointing a temporary or
6274	6274	successor conservator;
6275	6275	(e) modifying the type of appointment or powers granted to the
6276	6276	conservator, if the extent of protection or management previously granted
6277	6277	is excessive or insufficient to meet the individual's needs, including
6278	6278	because the individual's abilities or supports have changed;
6279	6279	(f) rejecting or modifying the conservator's plan under section 103,
6280	6280	and amendments thereto, the conservator's inventory under section 104,
6281	6281	and amendments thereto, or the conservator's report under section 105, and
6282	6282	amendments thereto; or
6283	6283	(g) granting other appropriate relief.
6284	6284	New Sec. 97. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the
6285	6285	court shall require a conservator to furnish a bond with a surety, or require
6286	6286	an alternative asset-protection arrangement, conditioned on faithful
6287	6287	discharge of all duties of the conservator. The court may waive the
6288	6288	requirement only if the court finds that a bond or other asset-protection
6289	6289	arrangement is not necessary to protect the interests of the individual
6290	6290	subject to conservatorship. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c),
6291	6291	the court may not waive the requirement if the conservator is in the
6292	6292	business of serving as a conservator and is being paid for the conservator's
6293	6293	service.
6294	6294	(b) Unless the court directs otherwise, the bond required under this
6295	6295	section must be in the amount of the aggregate capital value of the
6296	6296	conservatorship estate, plus one year's estimated income, less the value of
6297	6297	property deposited under an arrangement requiring a court order for its
6298	6298	removal, and less the value of real property. The court, in place of surety
6299	6299	on a bond, may accept collateral for the performance of the bond,
6300	6300	including a pledge of securities or a mortgage of real property.
6301	6301	(c) A regulated financial-service institution qualified to do trust
6302	6302	business in this state is not required to give a bond under this section.
6303	6303	(d) If the conservator appointed is under contract with the Kansas
6304	6304	guardianship program, the Kansas department for children and families
6305	6305	shall act as surety on the bond.
6306	6306	New Sec. 98. (a) The following rules apply to the bond required
6307	6307	under section 97, and amendments thereto:
6308	6308	(1) Except as otherwise provided by the bond, the surety and the
6309	6309	conservator are jointly and severally liable.
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6353	6353	(2) By executing a bond provided by a conservator, the surety
6354	6354	submits to the personal jurisdiction of the court that issued letters of office
6355	6355	to the conservator in a proceeding relating to the duties of the conservator
6356	6356	in which the surety is named as a party. Notice of the proceeding must be
6357	6357	given to the surety at the address shown in the records of the court in
6358	6358	which the bond is filed and any other address of the surety then known to
6359	6359	the person required to provide the notice.
6360	6360	(3) On petition of a successor conservator or person affected by a
6361	6361	breach of the obligation of the bond, a proceeding may be brought against
6362	6362	the surety for breach of the obligation of the bond.
6363	6363	(4) A proceeding against the bond may be brought until liability
6364	6364	under the bond is exhausted.
6365	6365	(b) A proceeding may not be brought under this section against a
6366	6366	surety of a bond on a matter as to which a proceeding against the
6367	6367	conservator is barred.
6368	6368	(c) If a bond under section 97, and amendments thereto, is not
6369	6369	renewed by the conservator, the surety or sureties immediately shall give
6370	6370	notice to the court and the individual subject to conservatorship. Upon
6371	6371	receiving such notice, the clerk of the district court shall forward the notice
6372	6372	to the presiding judge who shall set the matter for hearing and determine
6373	6373	who should receive notice.
6374	6374	New Sec. 99. (a) A conservator is a fiduciary and has duties of
6375	6375	prudence, loyalty, reasonable care and diligence to the individual subject to
6376	6376	conservatorship.
6377	6377	(b) A conservator shall promote the self-determination of the
6378	6378	individual subject to conservatorship and, to the extent feasible, encourage
6379	6379	the individual to participate in decisions, act on the individual's own
6380	6380	behalf, and develop or regain the capacity to manage the individual's
6381	6381	personal affairs. A conservator shall strive to assure that the personal, civil
6382	6382	and human rights of the individual subject to conservatorship are
6383	6383	protected.
6384	6384	(c) In making a decision for an individual subject to conservatorship,
6385	6385	the conservator shall make the decision that the conservator reasonably
6386	6386	believes the individual would make if able, unless doing so would fail to
6387	6387	preserve the resources needed to maintain the individual's well-being and
6388	6388	lifestyle or otherwise unreasonably harm or endanger the welfare or
6389	6389	personal or financial interests of the individual. To determine the decision
6390	6390	the individual would make if able, the conservator shall consider the
6391	6391	individual's prior or current directions, preferences, opinions, values and
6392	6392	actions, to the extent actually known or reasonably ascertainable by the
6393	6393	conservator.
6394	6394	(d) If a conservator cannot make a decision under subsection (c)
6395	6395	because the conservator does not know and cannot reasonably determine
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6439	6439	the decision the individual subject to conservatorship probably would
6440	6440	make if able, or the conservator reasonably believes the decision the
6441	6441	individual would make would fail to preserve resources needed to
6442	6442	maintain the individual's well-being and lifestyle or otherwise
6443	6443	unreasonably harm or endanger the welfare or personal or financial
6444	6444	interests of the individual, the conservator shall act in accordance with the
6445	6445	best interest of the individual. In determining the best interest of the
6446	6446	individual, the conservator shall consider:
6447	6447	(1) Information received from professionals and persons that
6448	6448	demonstrate sufficient interest in the welfare of the individual;
6449	6449	(2) other information the conservator believes the individual would
6450	6450	have considered if the individual were able to act; and
6451	6451	(3) other factors a reasonable person in the circumstances of the
6452	6452	individual would consider, including consequences for others.
6453	6453	(e) Except when inconsistent with the conservator's duties under
6454	6454	subsections (a) through (d), a conservator shall invest and manage the
6455	6455	conservatorship estate as a prudent investor would, by considering:
6456	6456	(1) The circumstances of the individual subject to conservatorship
6457	6457	and the conservatorship estate;
6458	6458	(2) general economic conditions;
6459	6459	(3) the possible effect of inflation or deflation;
6460	6460	(4) the expected tax consequences of an investment decision or
6461	6461	strategy;
6462	6462	(5) the role of each investment or course of action in relation to the
6463	6463	conservatorship estate as a whole;
6464	6464	(6) the expected total return from income and appreciation of capital;
6465	6465	(7) the need for liquidity, regularity of income and preservation or
6466	6466	appreciation of capital; and
6467	6467	(8) the special relationship or value, if any, of specific property to the
6468	6468	individual subject to conservatorship.
6469	6469	(f) The propriety of a conservator's investment and management of
6470	6470	the conservatorship estate is determined in light of the facts and
6471	6471	circumstances existing when the conservator decides or acts and not by
6472	6472	hindsight.
6473	6473	(g) A conservator shall make a reasonable effort to verify facts
6474	6474	relevant to the investment and management of the conservatorship estate.
6475	6475	(h) A conservator that has special skills or expertise, or is named
6476	6476	conservator in reliance on the conservator's representation of special skills
6477	6477	or expertise, has a duty to use the special skills or expertise in carrying out
6478	6478	the conservator's duties.
6479	6479	(i) In investing, selecting specific property for distribution, and
6480	6480	invoking a power of revocation or withdrawal for the use or benefit of the
6481	6481	individual subject to conservatorship, a conservator shall consider any
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6525	6525	estate plan of the individual known or reasonably ascertainable to the
6526	6526	conservator and may examine the will or other donative, nominative or
6527	6527	appointive instrument of the individual.
6528	6528	(j) A conservator shall maintain insurance on the insurable real and
6529	6529	personal property of the individual subject to conservatorship, unless the
6530	6530	conservatorship estate lacks sufficient funds to pay for insurance or the
6531	6531	court finds:
6532	6532	(1) The property lacks sufficient equity; or
6533	6533	(2) insuring the property would unreasonably dissipate the
6534	6534	conservatorship estate or otherwise not be in the best interest of the
6535	6535	individual.
6536	6536	(k) A conservator has access to and authority over a digital asset of
6537	6537	the individual subject to conservatorship to the extent provided by the
6538	6538	revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act or court order.
6539	6539	(l) A conservator for an adult shall notify the court immediately if the
6540	6540	condition of the adult has changed so that the adult is capable of exercising
6541	6541	rights previously removed.
6542	6542	New Sec. 100. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 102, and
6543	6543	amendments thereto, or as qualified or limited in the court's order of
6544	6544	appointment and stated in the letters of office, a conservator has all powers
6545	6545	granted in this section.
6546	6546	(b) A conservator, acting reasonably and consistent with the fiduciary
6547	6547	duties of the conservator to accomplish the purpose of the conservatorship,
6548	6548	without specific court authorization or confirmation, may with respect to
6549	6549	the conservatorship estate:
6550	6550	(1) Collect, hold and retain property, including property in which the
6551	6551	conservator has a personal interest and real property in another state, until
6552	6552	the conservator determines disposition of the property should be made;
6553	6553	(2) receive additions to the conservatorship estate;
6554	6554	(3) manage any ongoing business that the individual subject to
6555	6555	conservatorship was managing and operating prior to the appointment of
6556	6556	the conservator;
6557	6557	(4) acquire an undivided interest in property in which the conservator,
6558	6558	in a fiduciary capacity, holds an undivided interest;
6559	6559	(5) invest assets;
6560	6560	(6) deposit funds or other property in a financial institution, including
6561	6561	one operated by the conservator;
6562	6562	(7) make ordinary or necessary repairs, replacements and renovations
6563	6563	for the use and benefit of the individual subject to conservatorship;
6564	6564	(8) enter for any purpose into a lease of property as lessor or lessee,
6565	6565	with or without an option to purchase or renew, for a term not exceeding
6566	6566	one year;
6567	6567	(9) vote a security, in person or by general or limited proxy;
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6611	6611	(10) pay a call, assessment or other sum chargeable or accruing
6612	6612	against or on account of a security;
6613	6613	(11) sell or exercise a stock subscription or conversion right;
6614	6614	(12) consent, directly or through a committee or agent, to the
6615	6615	reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution or liquidation of a
6616	6616	corporation or other business enterprise in which the conservatorship has
6617	6617	less than a 20% ownership interest;
6618	6618	(13) hold a security in the name of a nominee or in other form
6619	6619	without disclosure of the conservatorship so that title to the security may
6620	6620	pass by delivery;
6621	6621	(14) insure:
6622	6622	(A) The conservatorship estate, in whole or in part, against damage or
6623	6623	loss in accordance with section 99(j), and amendments thereto; and
6624	6624	(B) the conservator against liability with respect to a third person;
6625	6625	(15) borrow funds without security to be repaid from the
6626	6626	conservatorship estate or otherwise;
6627	6627	(16) advance the conservator's personal funds for the protection of the
6628	6628	conservatorship estate or the individual subject to conservatorship and all
6629	6629	expenses, losses and liability sustained in the administration of the
6630	6630	conservatorship estate or because of holding any property for which the
6631	6631	conservator has a lien on the conservatorship estate, subject to
6632	6632	reimbursement as provided in section 43, and amendments thereto;
6633	6633	(17) pay or contest a claim, settle a claim by or against the
6634	6634	conservatorship estate or the individual subject to conservatorship by
6635	6635	compromise, arbitration or otherwise, or release, in whole or in part, a
6636	6636	claim belonging to the conservatorship estate to the extent the claim is
6637	6637	uncollectible;
6638	6638	(18) pay a tax, assessment and other expense incurred in the
6639	6639	collection, care, administration and protection of the conservatorship
6640	6640	estate;
6641	6641	(19) pay a sum distributable to the individual subject to
6642	6642	conservatorship or an individual who is in fact dependent on the individual
6643	6643	subject to conservatorship by paying the sum to the distributee or for the
6644	6644	use of the distributee:
6645	6645	(A) To the guardian for the distributee;
6646	6646	(B) to the custodian of the distributee under the uniform transfers to
6647	6647	minors act or custodial trustee under the uniform custodial trust act; or
6648	6648	(C) if there is no guardian, custodian or custodial trustee, to a relative
6649	6649	or other person having physical custody of the distributee;
6650	6650	(20) bring or defend an action, claim or proceeding in any jurisdiction
6651	6651	for the protection of the conservatorship estate or the conservator in the
6652	6652	performance of the conservator's duties;
6653	6653	(21) structure the finances of the individual subject to conservatorship
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6697	6697	to establish eligibility for a public benefit, if the conservator's action does
6698	6698	not jeopardize the individual's welfare and otherwise is consistent with the
6699	6699	conservator's duties;
6700	6700	(22) assert spousal rights in an estate, including the spousal elective
6701	6701	share; and
6702	6702	(23) execute and deliver any instrument that will accomplish or
6703	6703	facilitate the exercise of a power of the conservator.
6704	6704	New Sec. 101. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, and
6705	6705	amendments thereto, or as qualified or limited in the court's order of
6706	6706	appointment and stated in the letters of office, and unless contrary to a
6707	6707	conservator's plan under section 103, and amendments thereto, the
6708	6708	conservator may expend or distribute income or principal of the
6709	6709	conservatorship estate without specific court authorization or confirmation
6710	6710	for the support, care, education, health or welfare of the individual subject
6711	6711	to conservatorship or an individual who is in fact dependent on the
6712	6712	individual subject to conservatorship, including the payment of child or
6713	6713	spousal support, in accordance with the following rules:
6714	6714	(a) The conservator shall consider a recommendation relating to the
6715	6715	appropriate standard of support, care, education, health, or welfare for the
6716	6716	individual subject to conservatorship or individual who is dependent on
6717	6717	the individual subject to conservatorship, made by a guardian for the
6718	6718	individual subject to conservatorship, if any, and, if the individual subject
6719	6719	to conservatorship is a minor, a recommendation made by a parent of the
6720	6720	minor.
6721	6721	(b) The conservator acting in compliance with the conservator's
6722	6722	duties under section 99, and amendments thereto, is not liable for an
6723	6723	expenditure or distribution made based on a recommendation under
6724	6724	subsection (a) unless the conservator knows the expenditure or distribution
6725	6725	is not in the best interest of the individual subject to conservatorship.
6726	6726	(c) In making an expenditure or distribution under this section, the
6727	6727	conservator shall consider:
6728	6728	(1) The size of the conservatorship estate, the estimated duration of
6729	6729	the conservatorship and the likelihood the individual subject to
6730	6730	conservatorship, at some future time, may be fully self-sufficient and able
6731	6731	to manage the individual's financial affairs and the conservatorship estate;
6732	6732	(2) the accustomed standard of living of the individual subject to
6733	6733	conservatorship and individual who is dependent on the individual subject
6734	6734	to conservatorship;
6735	6735	(3) other funds or source used for the support of the individual
6736	6736	subject to conservatorship; and
6737	6737	(4) the preferences, values and prior directions of the individual
6738	6738	subject to conservatorship.
6739	6739	(d) Subject to section 43, and amendments thereto, funds expended or
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6783	6783	distributed under this section may be paid by the conservator to any
6784	6784	person, including the individual subject to conservatorship, as
6785	6785	reimbursement for expenditures the conservator might have made, or in
6786	6786	advance for services to be provided to the individual subject to
6787	6787	conservatorship or individual who is dependent on the individual subject
6788	6788	to conservatorship if it is reasonable to expect the services will be
6789	6789	performed and advance payment is customary or reasonably necessary
6790	6790	under the circumstances.
6791	6791	New Sec. 102. (a) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, a
6792	6792	conservator must give notice to persons entitled to notice under section
6793	6793	85(d), and amendments thereto, and receive specific authorization by the
6794	6794	court before the conservator may exercise, with respect to the
6795	6795	conservatorship, the power to:
6796	6796	(1) Make a gift, except a gift of de minimis value, unless such power
6797	6797	to make a gift is included in a conservator's plan approved by the court and
6798	6798	by the attorney for the individual subject to conservatorship;
6799	6799	(2) sell or otherwise dispose of, encumber an interest in, or surrender
6800	6800	a lease to any real or personal property of the individual subject to
6801	6801	conservatorship, unless such power is included in a conservator's plan
6802	6802	approved by the court and by the attorney for the individual subject to
6803	6803	conservatorship;
6804	6804	(3) acquire or dispose of property, including real property in another
6805	6805	state, for cash or on credit, at public or private sale, and manage, develop,
6806	6806	improve, exchange, partition, change the character of or abandon property;
6807	6807	(4) make extraordinary repairs or alterations in a building or other
6808	6808	structure, demolish any improvement, or raze an existing or erect a new
6809	6809	party wall or building;
6810	6810	(5) subdivide or develop land, dedicate land to public use, make or
6811	6811	obtain the vacation of a plat and adjust a boundary, adjust a difference in
6812	6812	valuation of land, exchange or partition land by giving or receiving
6813	6813	consideration and dedicate an easement to public use without
6814	6814	consideration;
6815	6815	(6) enter for any purpose into a lease of property as lessor or lessee,
6816	6816	with or without an option to purchase or renew, for a term exceeding one
6817	6817	year;
6818	6818	(7) enter into a lease or arrangement for exploration and removal of
6819	6819	minerals or other natural resources or a pooling or unitization agreement;
6820	6820	(8) grant an option involving disposition of property or accept or
6821	6821	exercise an option for the acquisition of property;
6822	6822	(9) convey, release or disclaim a contingent or expectant interest in
6823	6823	property, including marital property and any right of survivorship incident
6824	6824	to joint tenancy;
6825	6825	(10) exercise or release a power of appointment;
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6869	6869	(11) create a revocable or irrevocable trust of property of the
6870	6870	conservatorship estate, including an irrevocable trust which will enable the
6871	6871	individual subject to conservatorship to qualify for benefits from any
6872	6872	federal, state or local government program, or which will accelerate the
6873	6873	individual's qualification for such benefits, whether or not the trust extends
6874	6874	beyond the duration of the conservatorship;
6875	6875	(12) revoke or amend a trust revocable by the individual subject to
6876	6876	conservatorship pursuant to K.S.A. 58a-411 or 58a-602, and amendments
6877	6877	thereto;
6878	6878	(13) exercise a right to elect an option or change a beneficiary under
6879	6879	an insurance policy or annuity or surrender the policy or annuity for its
6880	6880	cash value;
6881	6881	(14) renounce or disclaim a property interest;
6882	6882	(15) grant a creditor priority for payment over creditors of the same
6883	6883	or higher class if the creditor is providing property or services used to meet
6884	6884	the basic living and care needs of the individual subject to conservatorship
6885	6885	and preferential treatment otherwise would be impermissible under section
6886	6886	110(e), and amendments thereto; and
6887	6887	(16) litigate as petitioner or respondent an action for divorce,
6888	6888	dissolution or annulment of marriage of the individual subject to
6889	6889	conservatorship, including negotiation of a settlement thereof.
6890	6890	(b) The court shall set the matter for hearing and, if the individual
6891	6891	subject to conservatorship is not represented by an attorney, shall appoint
6892	6892	an attorney to represent the individual.
6893	6893	(c) In approving a conservator's exercise of a power listed in
6894	6894	subsection (a), the court shall consider primarily the decision the
6895	6895	individual subject to conservatorship would make if able, to the extent the
6896	6896	decision can be ascertained.
6897	6897	(d) To determine under subsection (b) the decision the individual
6898	6898	subject to conservatorship would make if able, the court shall consider the
6899	6899	individual's prior or current directions, preferences, opinions, values and
6900	6900	actions, to the extent actually known or reasonably ascertainable by the
6901	6901	conservator. The court shall also consider:
6902	6902	(1) The financial needs of the individual subject to conservatorship
6903	6903	and individuals who are in fact dependent on the individual subject to
6904	6904	conservatorship for support, and the interests of creditors of the individual;
6905	6905	(2) possible reduction of income, estate, inheritance or other tax
6906	6906	liabilities;
6907	6907	(3) eligibility for governmental assistance;
6908	6908	(4) the previous pattern of giving or level of support provided by the
6909	6909	individual;
6910	6910	(5) any existing estate plan or lack of estate plan of the individual;
6911	6911	(6) the life expectancy of the individual and the probability the
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6955	6955	conservatorship will terminate before the individual's death; and
6956	6956	(7) any other relevant factor.
6957	6957	New Sec. 103. (a) Not later than 60 days after appointment, and
6958	6958	whenever there is a significant change in circumstances or the conservator
6959	6959	seeks to deviate significantly from the existing conservator's plan, a
6960	6960	conservator shall file with the court a plan for protecting, managing,
6961	6961	expending and distributing the assets of the conservatorship estate. The
6962	6962	plan must be based on the needs of the individual subject to
6963	6963	conservatorship and take into account the best interest of the individual as
6964	6964	well as the individual's preferences, values and prior directions, to the
6965	6965	extent known to or reasonably ascertainable by the conservator. The
6966	6966	conservator shall include in the plan:
6967	6967	(1) A budget containing projected expenses and resources, including
6968	6968	an estimate of the total amount of fees the conservator anticipates charging
6969	6969	per year and a statement or list of the amount the conservator proposes to
6970	6970	charge for each service the conservator anticipates providing to the
6971	6971	individual;
6972	6972	(2) how the conservator will involve the individual in decisions about
6973	6973	management of the conservatorship estate;
6974	6974	(3) any step the conservator plans to take to develop or restore the
6975	6975	ability of the individual to manage the conservatorship estate; and
6976	6976	(4) an estimate of the duration of the conservatorship.
6977	6977	(b) A conservator shall give notice of the filing of the conservator's
6978	6978	plan under subsection (a), together with a copy of the plan, to the
6979	6979	individual subject to conservatorship, any attorney representing the
6980	6980	individual subject to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under
6981	6981	section 93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any
6982	6982	other person the court determines. The notice must include a statement of
6983	6983	the right to object to the plan and must be given at the time of the filing.
6984	6984	(c) An individual subject to conservatorship and any person entitled
6985	6985	under subsection (b) to receive notice and a copy of the conservator's plan
6986	6986	may object to the plan in writing not later than 21 days after the filing.
6987	6987	(d) The court shall review the conservator's plan filed under
6988	6988	subsection (a) and determine whether to approve the plan or require a new
6989	6989	plan. In deciding whether to approve the plan, the court shall consider an
6990	6990	objection under subsection (c) and whether the plan is consistent with the
6991	6991	conservator's duties and powers. The court shall review an initial
6992	6992	conservator's plan at the review hearing scheduled under section 93(e), and
6993	6993	amendments thereto. For subsequent conservator's plans, the court has
6994	6994	discretion whether to set the matter for hearing but may not approve the
6995	6995	plan until 30 days after the filing.
6996	6996	(e) After a conservator's plan under this section is approved by the
6997	6997	court, the conservator shall provide a copy of the plan to the individual
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7041	7041	subject to conservatorship, any attorney representing the individual subject
7042	7042	to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and
7043	7043	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
7044	7044	determines.
7045	7045	New Sec. 104. (a) Not later than 60 days after appointment, a
7046	7046	conservator shall prepare and file with the appointing court a detailed
7047	7047	inventory of the conservatorship estate, together with an oath or
7048	7048	affirmation that the inventory is believed to be complete and accurate as
7049	7049	far as information permits. The inventory shall include all of the property
7050	7050	and assets of the conservatorship estate, including any sources of regular
7051	7051	income to the estate, and information about how property is titled and any
7052	7052	beneficiary designations, including pay-on-death and transfer-on-death
7053	7053	beneficiaries.
7054	7054	(b) A conservator shall give notice of the filing of an inventory to the
7055	7055	individual subject to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under
7056	7056	section 93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any
7057	7057	other person the court determines. The notice must be given not later than
7058	7058	14 days after the filing.
7059	7059	(c) A conservator shall keep records of the administration of the
7060	7060	conservatorship estate and make them available for examination on
7061	7061	reasonable request of the individual subject to conservatorship, a guardian
7062	7062	for the individual, or any other person the conservator or the court
7063	7063	determines.
7064	7064	New Sec. 105. (a) A conservator shall file with the court a report in a
7065	7065	record regarding the administration of the conservatorship estate annually
7066	7066	unless the court otherwise directs, on resignation or removal, on
7067	7067	termination of the conservatorship, and at any other time the court directs.
7068	7068	(b) A report under subsection (a) must state or contain:
7069	7069	(1) An accounting that lists property included in the conservatorship
7070	7070	estate and the receipts, disbursements, liabilities and distributions during
7071	7071	the period for which the report is made;
7072	7072	(2) a list of the services provided to the individual subject to
7073	7073	conservatorship;
7074	7074	(3) a statement whether the conservator has deviated from the
7075	7075	conservator's most recently approved plan and, if so, how the conservator
7076	7076	has deviated and why;
7077	7077	(4) a recommendation as to the need for continued conservatorship
7078	7078	and any recommended change in the scope of the conservatorship;
7079	7079	(5) to the extent feasible, a copy of the most recent reasonably
7080	7080	available financial statements evidencing the status of bank accounts,
7081	7081	investment accounts and mortgages or other debts of the individual subject
7082	7082	to conservatorship with account numbers and social security number
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7127	7127	(6) anything of more than de minimis value which the conservator,
7128	7128	any individual who resides with the conservator, or the spouse, parent,
7129	7129	child or sibling of the conservator has received from a person providing
7130	7130	goods or services to the individual subject to conservatorship;
7131	7131	(7) any business relation the conservator has with a person the
7132	7132	conservator has paid or that has benefited from the property of the
7133	7133	individual subject to conservatorship;
7134	7134	(8) whether any co-conservator or successor conservator appointed to
7135	7135	serve when a designated event occurs is alive and able to serve; and
7136	7136	(9) a copy of the bond renewal.
7137	7137	(c) The court may appoint a court liaison to review a report under this
7138	7138	section or conservator's plan under section 103, and amendments thereto,
7139	7139	interview the individual subject to conservatorship or conservator, or
7140	7140	investigate any other matter involving the conservatorship. In connection
7141	7141	with the report, the court may order the conservator to submit the
7142	7142	conservatorship estate to appropriate examination in a manner the court
7143	7143	directs.
7144	7144	(d) Notice of the filing under this section of a conservator's report,
7145	7145	together with a copy of the report, must be provided to the individual
7146	7146	subject to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under section 93(f),
7147	7147	and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and other persons the
7148	7148	court determines. The notice and report must be given not later than 14
7149	7149	days after filing.
7150	7150	(e) The court shall establish procedures for monitoring a report
7151	7151	submitted under this section and review each report at least annually to
7152	7152	determine whether:
7153	7153	(1) The reports provide sufficient information to establish the
7154	7154	conservator has complied with the conservator's duties;
7155	7155	(2) the conservatorship should continue; and
7156	7156	(3) the conservator's requested fees, if any, should be approved.
7157	7157	(f) If the court determines there is reason to believe a conservator has
7158	7158	not complied with the conservator's duties or the conservatorship should
7159	7159	not continue, the court:
7160	7160	(1) Shall notify the individual subject to conservatorship, the
7161	7161	conservator and any other person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and
7162	7162	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order;
7163	7163	(2) may require additional information from the conservator;
7164	7164	(3) may appoint a court liaison to interview the individual subject to
7165	7165	conservatorship or conservator or investigate any matter involving the
7166	7166	conservatorship; and
7167	7167	(4) consistent with sections 112 and 113, and amendments thereto,
7168	7168	may hold a hearing to consider removal of the conservator, termination of
7169	7169	the conservatorship or a change in the powers granted to the conservator or
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7213	7213	terms of the conservatorship.
7214	7214	(g) If the court has reason to believe fees requested by a conservator
7215	7215	are not reasonable, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to
7216	7216	adjust the requested fees.
7217	7217	(h) A conservator may petition the court for approval of a report filed
7218	7218	under this section. The court after review may approve the report. If the
7219	7219	court approves the report, there is a rebuttable presumption the report is
7220	7220	accurate as to a matter adequately disclosed in the report.
7221	7221	(i) An order, after notice and hearing, approving an interim report of a
7222	7222	conservator filed under this section adjudicates liabilities concerning a
7223	7223	matter adequately disclosed in the report, as to a person given notice of the
7224	7224	report or accounting.
7225	7225	(j) An order, after notice and hearing, approving a final report filed
7226	7226	under this section discharges the conservator from all liabilities, claims
7227	7227	and causes of action by a person given notice of the report and the hearing
7228	7228	as to a matter adequately disclosed in the report.
7229	7229	New Sec. 106. (a) The interest of an individual subject to
7230	7230	conservatorship in property included in the conservatorship estate is not
7231	7231	transferrable or assignable by the individual and is not subject to levy,
7232	7232	garnishment, or similar process for claims against the individual unless
7233	7233	allowed under section 110, and amendments thereto.
7234	7234	(b) If an individual subject to conservatorship enters into a contract
7235	7235	after having the right to enter the contract removed by the court, the
7236	7236	contract is void against the individual and the individual's property but is
7237	7237	enforceable against the person that contracted with the individual.
7238	7238	(c) A person other than the conservator that deals with an individual
7239	7239	subject to conservatorship with respect to property included in the
7240	7240	conservatorship estate is entitled to protection provided by law of this state
7241	7241	other than this act.
7242	7242	New Sec. 107. A transaction involving a conservatorship estate which
7243	7243	is affected by a substantial conflict between the conservator's fiduciary
7244	7244	duties and personal interests is voidable unless the transaction is
7245	7245	authorized by court order after notice to persons entitled to notice under
7246	7246	section 93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order. A
7247	7247	transaction affected by a substantial conflict includes a sale, encumbrance
7248	7248	or other transaction involving the conservatorship estate entered into by
7249	7249	the conservator, an individual with whom the conservator resides, the
7250	7250	spouse, descendant, sibling, agent or attorney of the conservator, or a
7251	7251	corporation or other enterprise in which the conservator has a substantial
7252	7252	beneficial interest.
7253	7253	New Sec. 108. (a) A person that assists or deals with a conservator in
7254	7254	good faith and for value in any transaction, other than a transaction
7255	7255	requiring a court order under section 102, and amendments thereto, is
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7299	7299	protected as though the conservator properly exercised any power in
7300	7300	question. Knowledge alone by a person that the person is dealing with a
7301	7301	conservator does not require the person to inquire into the existence of
7302	7302	authority of the conservator or the propriety of the conservator's exercise
7303	7303	of authority, but restrictions on authority stated in letters of office, or
7304	7304	otherwise provided by law, are effective as to the person. A person that
7305	7305	pays or delivers property to a conservator is not responsible for proper
7306	7306	application of the property.
7307	7307	(b) Protection under subsection (a) extends to a procedural
7308	7308	irregularity or jurisdictional defect in the proceeding leading to the
7309	7309	issuance of letters of office and does not substitute for protection for a
7310	7310	person that assists or deals with a conservator provided by comparable
7311	7311	provisions in law of this state other than this act relating to a commercial
7312	7312	transaction or simplifying a transfer of securities by a fiduciary.
7313	7313	New Sec. 109. (a) If an individual subject to conservatorship dies, the
7314	7314	conservator shall deliver to the district court any will of the individual that
7315	7315	is in the conservator's possession and inform the personal representative
7316	7316	named in the will if feasible. The conservator shall give notice of the
7317	7317	delivery of the will under this section to any person entitled to notice under
7318	7318	section 93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
7319	7319	(b) On the death of an individual subject to conservatorship, the
7320	7320	conservator shall conclude the administration of the conservatorship estate
7321	7321	as provided in section 113, and amendments thereto.
7322	7322	New Sec. 110. (a) A conservator may pay a claim against the
7323	7323	conservatorship estate or the individual subject to conservatorship arising
7324	7324	before or during the conservatorship, on presentation and allowance in
7325	7325	accordance with the priorities under subsection (d). A claimant may
7326	7326	present a claim by:
7327	7327	(1) Sending or delivering to the conservator a statement in a record of
7328	7328	the claim, indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant and
7329	7329	the amount claimed; or
7330	7330	(2) filing the claim with the court, in a form acceptable to the court,
7331	7331	and sending or delivering a copy of the claim to the conservator.
7332	7332	(b) A claim under subsection (a) is presented on receipt by the
7333	7333	conservator of the statement of the claim or the filing with the court of the
7334	7334	claim, whichever occurs first. A presented claim is allowed, if it is not
7335	7335	disallowed in whole or in part, by the conservator in a record sent or
7336	7336	delivered to the claimant not later than 60 days after its presentation.
7337	7337	Before payment, the conservator may change an allowance of the claim to
7338	7338	a disallowance in whole or in part, but not after allowance under a court
7339	7339	order or order directing payment of the claim. Presentation of a claim tolls
7340	7340	until 30 days after disallowance of the claim the running of a statute of
7341	7341	limitations that has not expired relating to the claim.
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7385	7385	(c) A claimant whose claim under subsection (a) has not been paid
7386	7386	may petition the court to determine the claim at any time before it is barred
7387	7387	by a statute of limitations, and the court may order its allowance, payment
7388	7388	or security by encumbering property included in the conservatorship
7389	7389	estate. If a proceeding is pending against the individual subject to
7390	7390	conservatorship at the time of appointment of the conservator or is
7391	7391	initiated thereafter, the moving party shall give the conservator notice of
7392	7392	the proceeding if it could result in creating a claim against the
7393	7393	conservatorship estate.
7394	7394	(d) If a conservatorship estate is likely to be exhausted before all
7395	7395	existing claims are paid, the conservator shall distribute the estate in
7396	7396	money or in kind in payment of claims in the following order:
7397	7397	(1) Costs and expenses of administration;
7398	7398	(2) a claim of the federal or state government having priority under
7399	7399	law other than this act;
7400	7400	(3) a claim incurred by the conservator for support, care, education,
7401	7401	health or welfare previously provided to the individual subject to
7402	7402	conservatorship or an individual who is in fact dependent on the individual
7403	7403	subject to conservatorship;
7404	7404	(4) a claim arising before the conservatorship; and
7405	7405	(5) all other claims.
7406	7406	(e) Preference may not be given in the payment of a claim under
7407	7407	subsection (d) over another claim of the same class. A claim due and
7408	7408	payable may not be preferred over a claim not due unless:
7409	7409	(1) Doing so would leave the conservatorship estate without
7410	7410	sufficient funds to pay the basic living and healthcare expenses of the
7411	7411	individual subject to conservatorship; and
7412	7412	(2) the court authorizes the preference under section 102(a)(8), and
7413	7413	amendments thereto.
7414	7414	(f) If assets of a conservatorship estate are adequate to meet all
7415	7415	existing claims, the court, acting in the best interest of the individual
7416	7416	subject to conservatorship, may order the conservator to grant a security
7417	7417	interest in the conservatorship estate for payment of a claim at a future
7418	7418	date.
7419	7419	New Sec. 111. (a) Except as otherwise agreed by a conservator, the
7420	7420	conservator is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in a
7421	7421	fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the conservatorship
7422	7422	estate unless the conservator fails to reveal the conservator's representative
7423	7423	capacity in the contract or before entering into the contract.
7424	7424	(b) A conservator is personally liable for an obligation arising from
7425	7425	control of property of the conservatorship estate or an act or omission
7426	7426	occurring in the course of administration of the conservatorship estate only
7427	7427	if the conservator is personally at fault.
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7471	7471	(c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a conservator in a
7472	7472	fiduciary capacity, an obligation arising from control of property included
7473	7473	in the conservatorship estate, or a tort committed in the course of
7474	7474	administration of the conservatorship estate may be asserted against the
7475	7475	conservatorship estate in a proceeding against the conservator in a
7476	7476	fiduciary capacity, whether or not the conservator is personally liable for
7477	7477	the claim.
7478	7478	(d) A question of liability between a conservatorship estate and the
7479	7479	conservator personally may be determined in a proceeding for accounting,
7480	7480	surcharge, or indemnification or another appropriate proceeding or action.
7481	7481	New Sec. 112. (a) The court may remove a conservator for failure to
7482	7482	perform the conservator's duties or other good cause and appoint a
7483	7483	successor conservator to assume the duties of the conservator.
7484	7484	(b) The court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to remove a
7485	7485	conservator and appoint a successor on:
7486	7486	(1) Petition of the individual subject to conservatorship, conservator
7487	7487	or person interested in the welfare of the individual which contains
7488	7488	allegations that, if true, would support a reasonable belief that removal of
7489	7489	the conservator and appointment of a successor may be appropriate, but
7490	7490	the court may decline to hold a hearing if a petition based on the same or
7491	7491	substantially similar facts was filed during the preceding six months;
7492	7492	(2) communication from the individual subject to conservatorship,
7493	7493	conservator or person interested in the welfare of the individual which
7494	7494	supports a reasonable belief that removal of the conservator and
7495	7495	appointment of a successor may be appropriate;
7496	7496	(3) determination by the court that a hearing would be in the best
7497	7497	interest of the individual subject to conservatorship; or
7498	7498	(4) determination by the court that the conservator's reports and
7499	7499	accountings are delinquent or deficient as filed.
7500	7500	(c) Notice of a petition under subsection (b)(1) or any hearing under
7501	7501	this section must be given to the individual subject to conservatorship, the
7502	7502	conservator, a person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and
7503	7503	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
7504	7504	determines.
7505	7505	(d) If the individual subject to conservatorship is not represented by
7506	7506	an attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney under the same conditions
7507	7507	as in section 88, and amendments thereto. The court shall award
7508	7508	reasonable attorney fees to the attorney as provided in section 42, and
7509	7509	amendments thereto.
7510	7510	(e) In selecting a successor conservator, the court shall follow the
7511	7511	priorities under section 92, and amendments thereto.
7512	7512	(f) Not later than 30 days after appointing a successor conservator,
7513	7513	the court or court's designee shall give notice of the appointment to the
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7558	7558	under section 93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
7559	7559	New Sec. 113. (a) A conservatorship for a minor terminates on the
7560	7560	earliest of:
7561	7561	(1) A court order terminating the conservatorship;
7562	7562	(2) the minor becoming an adult except as provided in section 114,
7563	7563	and amendments thereto;
7564	7564	(3) emancipation of the minor; or
7565	7565	(4) death of the minor.
7566	7566	(b) A conservatorship for an adult terminates on order of the court or
7567	7567	when the adult dies.
7568	7568	(c) An individual subject to conservatorship, the conservator, or a
7569	7569	person interested in the welfare of the individual may petition for:
7570	7570	(1) Termination of the conservatorship on the ground that a basis for
7571	7571	appointment under section 83, and amendments thereto, does not exist or
7572	7572	termination would be in the best interest of the individual or for other good
7573	7573	cause; or
7574	7574	(2) modification of the conservatorship on the ground that the extent
7575	7575	of protection or assistance granted is not appropriate or for other good
7576	7576	cause.
7577	7577	(d) The court shall hold a hearing to determine whether termination
7578	7578	or modification of a conservatorship is appropriate on:
7579	7579	(1) Petition under subsection (c) which contains allegations that, if
7580	7580	true, would support a reasonable belief that termination or modification of
7581	7581	the conservatorship may be appropriate, but the court may decline to hold
7582	7582	a hearing if a petition based on the same or substantially similar facts was
7583	7583	filed within the preceding six months;
7584	7584	(2) a communication from the individual subject to conservatorship,
7585	7585	conservator or person interested in the welfare of the individual which
7586	7586	supports a reasonable belief that termination or modification of the
7587	7587	conservatorship may be appropriate, including because the functional
7588	7588	needs of the individual or supports or services available to the individual
7589	7589	have changed;
7590	7590	(3) a report from a guardian or conservator which indicates that
7591	7591	termination or modification may be appropriate because the functional
7592	7592	needs or supports or services available to the individual have changed or a
7593	7593	protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive
7594	7594	alternative is available; or
7595	7595	(4) a determination by the court that a hearing would be in the best
7596	7596	interest of the individual.
7597	7597	(e) Notice of a petition under subsection (c) or of a hearing under this
7598	7598	section must be given to the individual subject to conservatorship, the
7599	7599	conservator, a person entitled to notice under section 93(f), and
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7643	7643	amendments thereto, or a subsequent order, and any other person the court
7644	7644	determines.
7645	7645	(f) After the hearing, the court shall order termination unless it is
7646	7646	proven that a basis for appointment of a conservator under section 83, and
7647	7647	amendments thereto, continues to exist.
7648	7648	(g) The court shall modify the powers granted to a conservator if the
7649	7649	powers are excessive or inadequate due to a change in the abilities or
7650	7650	limitations of the individual subject to conservatorship, the individual's
7651	7651	supports or other circumstances.
7652	7652	(h) Unless the court otherwise orders for good cause, before
7653	7653	terminating a conservatorship, the court shall follow the same procedures
7654	7654	to safeguard the rights of the individual subject to conservatorship which
7655	7655	apply to a petition for conservatorship.
7656	7656	(i) An individual subject to conservatorship who seeks to terminate or
7657	7657	modify the terms of the conservatorship has the right to retain an attorney
7658	7658	to represent the individual in this matter. If the individual is not
7659	7659	represented by an attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney under the
7660	7660	same conditions as in section 88, and amendments thereto. The court shall
7661	7661	award reasonable attorney fees to the attorney as provided in section 42,
7662	7662	and amendments thereto.
7663	7663	(j) On termination of a conservatorship other than by reason of the
7664	7664	death of the individual subject to conservatorship, property of the
7665	7665	conservatorship estate passes to the individual. The order of termination
7666	7666	must direct the conservator to file a final report and petition for discharge
7667	7667	on approval by the court of the final report.
7668	7668	(k) On termination of a conservatorship by reason of the death of the
7669	7669	individual subject to conservatorship, the conservator promptly shall file a
7670	7670	final report and petition for discharge on approval by the court of the final
7671	7671	report. On approval of the final report, the conservator shall proceed
7672	7672	expeditiously to distribute the conservatorship estate to the individual's
7673	7673	estate or as otherwise ordered by the court. The conservator may take
7674	7674	reasonable measures necessary to preserve the conservatorship estate until
7675	7675	distribution can be made.
7676	7676	(l) The court shall issue a final order of discharge on the approval by
7677	7677	the court of the final report and satisfaction by the conservator of any other
7678	7678	condition the court imposed on the conservator's discharge.
7679	7679	(m) Not later than 30 days after entering an order under this section,
7680	7680	the court or the court's designee shall give notice of the order to the adult
7681	7681	subject to conservatorship and any person entitled to notice under section
7682	7682	93(f), and amendments thereto, or a subsequent order.
7683	7683	New Sec. 114. (a) A conservatorship for a minor may be extended
7684	7684	beyond the minor's 18
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7686	7686	birthday if the minor consents or the court finds by
7687	7687	clear and convincing evidence that substantial harm to the minor's interests
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7731	7731	is otherwise likely. A conservatorship may be extended under this section
7732	7732	until the minor reaches the age of 21 and may be extended for two
7733	7733	additional two-year periods upon the same finding by the court or upon
7734	7734	consent of the minor. Consent to the extension of a conservatorship may be
7735	7735	withdrawn at any time.
7736	7736	(b) Any request to extend a minor conservatorship under this section
7737	7737	must be accompanied by:
7738	7738	(1) A description of the funds or assets of the minor's estate which the
7739	7739	conservator proposes to distribute to the minor over an extended period
7740	7740	following the minor's 18
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7742	7742	birthday;
7743	7743	(2) the factual basis upon which the conservator alleges the need for
7744	7744	such an extended distribution plan; and
7745	7745	(3) a proposed conservator's plan that describes how the distribution
7746	7746	will occur.
7747	7747	(c) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the minor as
7748	7748	provided in section 88, and amendments thereto.
7749	7749	(d) After a hearing, the court may extend a conservatorship for a
7750	7750	minor and grant to the conservator the authority to establish an extended
7751	7751	distribution plan if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
7752	7752	(1) Substantial harm to the minor's interests is likely if the
7753	7753	conservatorship is not extended; and
7754	7754	(2) the plan approved by the court adequately provides for meeting
7755	7755	the expected needs of the minor from the minor's 18
7756	7756	th
7757	7757	birthday until the
7758	7758	final distribution of the funds or assets which the court authorizes to be set
7759	7759	aside or transferred from the estate are paid over to the minor, including
7760	7760	provisions for accelerated distribution in extraordinary circumstances,
7761	7761	which may require court approval.
7762	7762	(e) If the court orders a conservatorship for a minor to be extended
7763	7763	under this section, the court shall order the conservator to report any
7764	7764	expenditure or transfer of funds or assets from the minor's estate for the
7765	7765	purposes of effectuating an extended distribution plan within the
7766	7766	conservator's next accounting.
7767	7767	(f) The court may extend the conservatorship with regard to specific
7768	7768	funds or assets of the minor's estate, even though other funds or assets of
7769	7769	the minor's estate are paid over to the minor upon the minor's becoming 18
7770	7770	years of age.
7771	7771	(g) The minor shall be without the power, voluntarily or involuntarily,
7772	7772	to sell, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, assign, alienate, anticipate, transfer
7773	7773	or convey any interest in the principal or the income from any funds or
7774	7774	assets of the minor's estate set aside or transferred to effectuate a plan for
7775	7775	extended distribution until such is actually paid to the minor.
7776	7776	New Sec. 115. (a) Unless a person required to transfer funds or other
7777	7777	property to a minor knows that a conservator for the minor has been
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7821	7821	appointed or a proceeding is pending for conservatorship, the person may
7822	7822	transfer an amount or value not exceeding $25,000 in a 12-month period
7823	7823	to:
7824	7824	(1) A person that has care or custody of the minor and with whom the
7825	7825	minor resides;
7826	7826	(2) a guardian for the minor;
7827	7827	(3) a custodian under the uniform transfers to minors act; or
7828	7828	(4) a financial institution as a deposit in an interest-bearing account or
7829	7829	certificate solely in the name of the minor and shall give notice to the
7830	7830	minor of the deposit.
7831	7831	(b) A person that transfers funds or other property under this section
7832	7832	is not responsible for its proper application.
7833	7833	(c) A person that receives funds or other property for a minor under
7834	7834	subsection (a)(1) or (2) may apply it only to the support, care, education,
7835	7835	health or welfare of the minor, and may not derive a personal financial
7836	7836	benefit from it, except for reimbursement for necessary expenses. Funds
7837	7837	not applied for these purposes must be preserved for the future support,
7838	7838	care, education, health or welfare of the minor, and the balance, if any,
7839	7839	transferred to the minor when the minor becomes an adult or otherwise is
7840	7840	emancipated.
7841	7841	(d) Any accumulated balance under this section shall be subject to
7842	7842	other provisions of this act.
7843	7843	New Sec. 116. The parent of a minor has the right and responsibility
7844	7844	to hold in trust and manage for the minor's benefit all of the personal and
7845	7845	real property vested in such minor when the total of such property does not
7846	7846	exceed $25,000 in value, unless a guardian or conservator has been
7847	7847	appointed for the minor.
7848	7848	New Sec. 117. (a) Any court having either control over or possession
7849	7849	of any amount of money not exceeding $100,000, the right to which is
7850	7850	vested in a minor, shall have the discretion to authorize, without the
7851	7851	appointment of a conservator or the giving of bond, and notwithstanding
7852	7852	the authority of a parent as provided for in section 116, and amendments
7853	7853	thereto, the deposit of the money in a savings account of a bank, credit
7854	7854	union, savings and loan association or any other investment account that
7855	7855	the court may authorize, payable either to a conservator, if one shall be
7856	7856	appointed for the minor, or to the minor upon attaining 18 years of age.
7857	7857	(b) Any court having either control over or possession of any amount
7858	7858	of money not exceeding $25,000, the right to which is vested in a minor,
7859	7859	shall have the discretion to order the payment of the money to any person,
7860	7860	including the parent of the minor, or the minor. If the person is the
7861	7861	conservator for the minor, the court may waive or recommend the waiver
7862	7862	of the requirement of a bond. If the person is anyone other than the minor,
7863	7863	the court shall order that person to hold in trust and manage the minor's
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7908	7908	New Sec. 118. Any court having either control over or possession of
7909	7909	any amount of money not exceeding $25,000, the right to which is vested
7910	7910	in an adult subject to guardianship, shall have the discretion to authorize,
7911	7911	without the appointment of a conservator or the giving of bond, the deposit
7912	7912	of the money in a savings account of a bank, credit union or savings and
7913	7913	loan association, payable to the guardian for the benefit of the adult subject
7914	7914	to guardianship if authorized pursuant to section 78(c), and amendments
7915	7915	thereto, payable to a conservator, if one shall be appointed for the adult, or
7916	7916	payable to the adult subject to guardianship upon termination of the
7917	7917	guardianship.
7918	7918	New Sec. 119. (a) On receiving a petition for a guardianship for an
7919	7919	adult, a court may order a protective arrangement instead of guardianship
7920	7920	as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship.
7921	7921	(b) On receiving a petition for a conservatorship for an individual, a
7922	7922	court may order a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship as a
7923	7923	less restrictive alternative to conservatorship.
7924	7924	(c) A person interested in an adult's welfare, including the adult or a
7925	7925	conservator for the adult, may petition under sections 119 through 130,
7926	7926	and amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of
7927	7927	guardianship.
7928	7928	(d) The following persons may petition under sections 119 through
7929	7929	130, and amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of
7930	7930	conservatorship:
7931	7931	(1) The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;
7932	7932	(2) a person interested in the property, financial affairs or welfare of
7933	7933	the individual, including a person that would be affected adversely by lack
7934	7934	of effective management of property or financial affairs of the individual;
7935	7935	and
7936	7936	(3) the guardian for the individual.
7937	7937	New Sec. 120. (a) After the hearing on a petition under section 65,
7938	7938	and amendments thereto, for a guardianship or under section 119(b), and
7939	7939	amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship,
7940	7940	the court may issue an order under subsection (b) for a protective
7941	7941	arrangement instead of guardianship if the court finds by clear and
7942	7942	convincing evidence that:
7943	7943	(1) The respondent lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for
7944	7944	physical health, safety or self-care because the respondent is unable to
7945	7945	receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions, even
7946	7946	with appropriate supportive services, technological assistance or supported
7947	7947	decision making; and
7948	7948	(2) the respondent's identified needs cannot be met by a less
7949	7949	restrictive alternative.
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7993	7993	(b) If the court makes the findings under subsection (a), the court,
7994	7994	instead of appointing a guardian, may:
7995	7995	(1) Authorize or direct a transaction necessary to meet the
7996	7996	respondent's need for health, safety or care, including:
7997	7997	(A) A particular medical treatment or refusal of a particular medical
7998	7998	treatment;
7999	7999	(B) a move to a specified place of dwelling; or
8000	8000	(C) visitation between the respondent and another person;
8001	8001	(2) order supervised visitation with, or restrict access to the
8002	8002	respondent by, a specified person whose access places the respondent at
8003	8003	serious risk of physical, psychological or financial harm; and
8004	8004	(3) order other arrangements on a limited basis that are appropriate.
8005	8005	(c) In deciding whether to issue an order under this section, the court
8006	8006	shall consider the factors under sections 76 and 77, and amendments
8007	8007	thereto, which a guardian must consider when making a decision on behalf
8008	8008	of an adult subject to guardianship.
8009	8009	(d) Any order issued under this section may include reporting
8010	8010	requirements, time limits, bond requirements or any other provisions
8011	8011	deemed necessary by the court.
8012	8012	New Sec. 121. (a) After the hearing on a petition under section 84,
8013	8013	and amendments thereto, for conservatorship for an adult or under section
8014	8014	119(c), and amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of
8015	8015	conservatorship for an adult, the court may issue an order under subsection
8016	8016	(c) for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship for the adult if
8017	8017	the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
8018	8018	(1) The adult is unable to manage property or financial affairs
8019	8019	because:
8020	8020	(A) Of a limitation in the ability to receive and evaluate information
8021	8021	or make or communicate decisions, even with appropriate supportive
8022	8022	services, technological assistance or supported decision making; or
8023	8023	(B) the adult is missing, detained, or unable to return to the United
8024	8024	States;
8025	8025	(2) an order under subsection (c) is necessary to:
8026	8026	(A) Avoid harm to the adult or significant dissipation of the property
8027	8027	of the adult; or
8028	8028	(B) obtain or provide funds or other property needed for the support,
8029	8029	care, education, health or welfare of the adult or an individual entitled to
8030	8030	the adult's support; and
8031	8031	(3) the respondent's identified needs cannot be met by a less
8032	8032	restrictive alternative.
8033	8033	(b) After the hearing on a petition under section 84, and amendments
8034	8034	thereto, for conservatorship for a minor or under section 119(c), and
8035	8035	amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of
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8079	8079	conservatorship for a minor, the court may issue an order under subsection
8080	8080	(c) for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship for the
8081	8081	respondent if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the
8082	8082	arrangement is in the minor's best interest, and:
8083	8083	(1) If the minor has a parent, the court gives weight to any
8084	8084	recommendation of the parent whether an arrangement is in the minor's
8085	8085	best interest;
8086	8086	(2) either:
8087	8087	(A) The minor owns money or property requiring management or
8088	8088	protection that otherwise cannot be provided;
8089	8089	(B) the minor has or may have financial affairs that may be put at
8090	8090	unreasonable risk or hindered because of the minor's age; or
8091	8091	(C) the arrangement is necessary or desirable to obtain or provide
8092	8092	funds or other property needed for the support, care, education, health or
8093	8093	welfare of the minor; and
8094	8094	(3) the order under subsection (c) is necessary or desirable to obtain
8095	8095	or provide money needed for the support, care, education, health or
8096	8096	welfare of the minor.
8097	8097	(c) If the court makes the findings under subsection (a) or (b), the
8098	8098	court, instead of appointing a conservator, may:
8099	8099	(1) Authorize or direct a transaction necessary to protect the financial
8100	8100	interest or property of the respondent, including:
8101	8101	(A) An action to establish eligibility for benefits;
8102	8102	(B) payment, delivery, deposit or retention of funds or property;
8103	8103	(C) sale, mortgage, lease or other transfer of property;
8104	8104	(D) purchase of an annuity;
8105	8105	(E) entry into a contractual relationship, including a contract to
8106	8106	provide for personal care, supportive services, education, training or
8107	8107	employment;
8108	8108	(F) addition to or establishment of a trust;
8109	8109	(G) ratification or invalidation of a contract, trust, will or other
8110	8110	transaction, including a transaction related to the property or business
8111	8111	affairs of the respondent; or
8112	8112	(H) settlement of a claim; or
8113	8113	(2) restrict access to the respondent's property by a specified person
8114	8114	whose access to the property places the respondent at serious risk of
8115	8115	financial harm.
8116	8116	(d) After the hearing on a petition under section 119(a)(2) or (c), and
8117	8117	amendments thereto, whether or not the court makes the findings under
8118	8118	subsection (a) or (b), the court may issue an order to restrict access to the
8119	8119	respondent or the respondent's property by a specified person that the court
8120	8120	finds by clear and convincing evidence:
8121	8121	(1) Through fraud, coercion, duress or the use of deception and
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8165	8165	control caused or attempted to cause an action that would have resulted in
8166	8166	financial harm to the respondent or the respondent's property; and
8167	8167	(2) poses a serious risk of substantial financial harm to the respondent
8168	8168	or the respondent's property.
8169	8169	(e) Before issuing an order under subsection (c) or (d), the court shall
8170	8170	consider the factors under section 99, and amendments thereto, a
8171	8171	conservator must consider when making a decision on behalf of an
8172	8172	individual subject to conservatorship.
8173	8173	(f) Before issuing an order under subsection (c) or (d) for a
8174	8174	respondent who is a minor, the court also shall consider the best interest of
8175	8175	the minor, the preference of the parents of the minor and the preference of
8176	8176	the minor, if the minor is 12 years of age or older.
8177	8177	(g) Any order issued under this section may include reporting
8178	8178	requirements, time limits, bond requirements or any other provisions
8179	8179	deemed necessary by the court.
8180	8180	New Sec. 122. A verified petition for a protective arrangement
8181	8181	instead of guardianship or conservatorship must state the petitioner's name,
8182	8182	principal residence, current street address, if different, relationship to the
8183	8183	respondent, interest in the protective arrangement, the name and address of
8184	8184	any attorney representing the petitioner and, to the extent known, the
8185	8185	following:
8186	8186	(a) The respondent's name, age, principal residence, current street
8187	8187	address if different, and address of the dwelling in which it is proposed the
8188	8188	respondent will reside if the petition is granted;
8189	8189	(b) the name and address of the respondent's:
8190	8190	(1) Spouse or, if the respondent has none, an adult with whom the
8191	8191	respondent has shared household responsibilities for more than six months
8192	8192	in the 12-month period before the filing of the petition; and
8193	8193	(2) adult children, adult stepchildren, adult grandchildren and each
8194	8194	parent and adult sibling of the respondent, or, if none, at least one adult
8195	8195	nearest in kinship to the respondent who can be found with reasonable
8196	8196	diligence; and
8197	8197	(3) adult former stepchildren with whom the respondent had an
8198	8198	ongoing relationship in the two-year period immediately before the filing
8199	8199	of the petition;
8200	8200	(c) the name and current address of each of the following, if
8201	8201	applicable:
8202	8202	(1) A person primarily responsible for the care or custody of the
8203	8203	respondent;
8204	8204	(2) any attorney currently representing the respondent;
8205	8205	(3) the representative payee appointed by the social security
8206	8206	administration for the respondent;
8207	8207	(4) a guardian or conservator acting for the respondent in this state or
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8252	8252	(5) a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the
8253	8253	respondent is a beneficiary;
8254	8254	(6) the fiduciary appointed for the respondent by the department of
8255	8255	veterans affairs and any curator appointed under K.S.A. 73-507, and
8256	8256	amendments thereto;
8257	8257	(7) an agent designated under a power of attorney for healthcare in
8258	8258	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
8259	8259	(8) an agent designated under a power of attorney for finances in
8260	8260	which the respondent is identified as the principal;
8261	8261	(9) a person nominated as guardian or conservator by the respondent
8262	8262	if the respondent is 12 years of age or older;
8263	8263	(10) a person nominated as guardian by the respondent's parent or
8264	8264	spouse in a will or other signed record;
8265	8265	(11) a person known to have routinely assisted the respondent with
8266	8266	decision making in the six-month period immediately before the filing of
8267	8267	the petition; and
8268	8268	(12) if the respondent is a minor:
8269	8269	(A) An adult not otherwise listed with whom the respondent resides;
8270	8270	and
8271	8271	(B) each person not otherwise listed that had primary care or custody
8272	8272	of the respondent for at least 60 days during the two years immediately
8273	8273	before the filing of the petition or for at least 730 days during the five
8274	8274	years immediately before the filing of the petition;
8275	8275	(d) the nature of the protective arrangement sought;
8276	8276	(e) the reason the protective arrangement sought is necessary,
8277	8277	including a description of:
8278	8278	(1) The nature and extent of the respondent's alleged need;
8279	8279	(2) any less restrictive alternative for meeting the respondent's alleged
8280	8280	need which has been considered or implemented;
8281	8281	(3) if no less restrictive alternative has been considered or
8282	8282	implemented, the reason less restrictive alternatives have not been
8283	8283	considered or implemented; and
8284	8284	(4) the reason other less restrictive alternatives are insufficient to
8285	8285	meet the respondent's alleged need;
8286	8286	(f) the name and current address, if known, of any person with whom
8287	8287	the petitioner seeks to limit the respondent's contact and the reason why
8288	8288	limited contact with the respondent is necessary;
8289	8289	(g) whether the respondent needs an interpreter, translator, or other
8290	8290	form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand
8291	8291	court proceedings;
8292	8292	(h) if a protective arrangement instead of guardianship is sought and
8293	8293	the respondent has property other than personal effects, a general
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8337	8337	statement of the respondent's property with an estimate of its value,
8338	8338	including any insurance or pension, and the source and amount of any
8339	8339	other anticipated income or receipts; and
8340	8340	(i) if a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship is sought, a
8341	8341	general statement of the respondent's property with an estimate of its
8342	8342	value, including any insurance or pension, and the source and amount of
8343	8343	other anticipated income or receipts.
8344	8344	New Sec. 123. (a) On filing of a petition under section 119, and
8345	8345	amendments thereto, the court shall set a date, time and place for a hearing
8346	8346	on the petition.
8347	8347	(b) A copy of a petition under section 119, and amendments thereto,
8348	8348	and notice of a hearing on the petition must be served personally on the
8349	8349	respondent. The notice must inform the respondent of the respondent's
8350	8350	rights at the hearing, including the right to an attorney and to attend the
8351	8351	hearing. The notice must include a description of the nature, purpose and
8352	8352	consequences of granting the petition. The court may not grant the petition
8353	8353	if notice substantially complying with this subsection is not served on the
8354	8354	respondent. The court may order any of the following persons to serve the
8355	8355	notice upon the respondent:
8356	8356	(1) The petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner;
8357	8357	(2) the attorney appointed by the court to represent the respondent;
8358	8358	(3) any law enforcement officer; or
8359	8359	(4) any other person whom the court finds to be a proper person to
8360	8360	serve this notice.
8361	8361	(c) In a proceeding on a petition under section 119, and amendments
8362	8362	thereto, the notice required under subsection (b) must be given to the
8363	8363	persons required to be listed in the petition under section 122(a) through
8364	8364	(c), and amendments thereto, and any other person interested in the
8365	8365	respondent's welfare the court determines. Failure to give notice under this
8366	8366	subsection does not preclude the court from granting the petition.
8367	8367	(d) After the court has ordered a protective arrangement under
8368	8368	sections 119 through 130, and amendments thereto, notice of a hearing on
8369	8369	a petition for any other order filed under this act, together with a copy of
8370	8370	the petition, must be given to the respondent and any other person the
8371	8371	court determines.
8372	8372	New Sec. 124. (a) On filing of a petition under section 119, and
8373	8373	amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship,
8374	8374	the court may appoint a court liaison. The court liaison must be an
8375	8375	individual with training or experience in the type of abilities, limitations
8376	8376	and needs alleged in the petition.
8377	8377	(b) On filing of a petition under section 119, and amendments thereto,
8378	8378	for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship for a minor, the
8379	8379	court may appoint a court liaison to investigate a matter related to the
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8424	8424	related matter.
8425	8425	(c) On filing of a petition under section 119, and amendments thereto,
8426	8426	for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship for an adult, the
8427	8427	court may appoint a court liaison. The court liaison must be an individual
8428	8428	with training or experience in the types of abilities, limitations and needs
8429	8429	alleged in the petition.
8430	8430	(d) A court liaison appointed under subsection (a) or (c) shall
8431	8431	interview the respondent in person and in a manner the respondent is best
8432	8432	able to understand:
8433	8433	(1) Explain, in general, the petition, and the nature and purpose of the
8434	8434	proceeding including the potential loss of rights as a result of the
8435	8435	proceeding;
8436	8436	(2) obtain the respondent's views with respect to the order sought;
8437	8437	(3) if the petitioner seeks an order related to the dwelling of the
8438	8438	respondent, visit the respondent's present dwelling and any dwelling in
8439	8439	which it is reasonably believed the respondent will live if the order is
8440	8440	granted;
8441	8441	(4) if a protective arrangement instead of guardianship is sought,
8442	8442	obtain information from any physician or other provider known to have
8443	8443	treated, advised or assessed the respondent's relevant physical or mental
8444	8444	condition, to the extent that such information has not already been
8445	8445	provided to the court;
8446	8446	(5) if a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship is sought,
8447	8447	review financial records of the respondent, if relevant to the court liaison's
8448	8448	recommendation under subsection (e)(2); and
8449	8449	(6) investigate the allegations in the petition and any other matter
8450	8450	relating to the petition as directed by the court, including, but not limited
8451	8451	to, the respondent's family relationships, past conduct, the nature and
8452	8452	extent of any property or income of the respondent, whether the
8453	8453	respondent is likely to injure self or others and other matters as the court
8454	8454	may specify.
8455	8455	(e) A court liaison under this section promptly shall file a report with
8456	8456	the court at least 10 days prior to the hearing on the petition or other
8457	8457	hearing as directed by the court. Unless otherwise ordered by the court,
8458	8458	such report must include:
8459	8459	(1) To the extent relevant to the order sought, a summary of self-care,
8460	8460	independent-living tasks and financial-management tasks the respondent:
8461	8461	(A) Can manage without assistance or with existing supports;
8462	8462	(B) could manage with the assistance of appropriate supportive
8463	8463	services, technological assistance or supported decision making; and
8464	8464	(C) cannot manage;
8465	8465	(2) a recommendation regarding the appropriateness of the protective
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8509	8509	arrangement sought and whether a less restrictive alternative for meeting
8510	8510	the respondent's needs is available;
8511	8511	(3) if the petition seeks to change the physical location of the
8512	8512	dwelling of the respondent, a statement whether the proposed dwelling
8513	8513	meets the respondent's needs and whether the respondent has expressed a
8514	8514	preference as to the respondent's dwelling;
8515	8515	(4) a statement whether the respondent is able to attend a hearing at
8516	8516	the location court proceedings typically are held;
8517	8517	(5) a statement whether the respondent is able to participate in a
8518	8518	hearing and which identifies any technology or other form of support that
8519	8519	would enhance the respondent's ability to participate; and
8520	8520	(6) any other matter the court directs.
8521	8521	(f) The costs of an investigation by a court liaison shall be assessed as
8522	8522	provided for in section 42, and amendments thereto.
8523	8523	New Sec. 125. (a) Unless the respondent in a proceeding under
8524	8524	sections 119 through 130, and amendments thereto, is represented by an
8525	8525	attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the respondent,
8526	8526	regardless of the respondent's ability to pay. The court shall give
8527	8527	preference in the appointment of an attorney to an attorney whom the
8528	8528	respondent has requested or to any attorney who has represented the
8529	8529	respondent in other matters if the court has knowledge of that prior
8530	8530	representation.
8531	8531	(b) An attorney representing the respondent in a proceeding under
8532	8532	sections 119 through 130, and amendments thereto, shall:
8533	8533	(1) Make reasonable efforts to ascertain the respondent's wishes;
8534	8534	(2) advocate for the respondent's wishes to the extent reasonably
8535	8535	ascertainable; and
8536	8536	(3) if the respondent's wishes are not reasonably ascertainable,
8537	8537	advocate for the result that is the least restrictive alternative in type,
8538	8538	duration and scope, consistent with the respondent's interests.
8539	8539	(c) The court may appoint an attorney to represent a parent of a minor
8540	8540	who is the subject of a proceeding under sections 119 through 130, and
8541	8541	amendments thereto, if:
8542	8542	(1) The parent objects to the entry of an order for a protective
8543	8543	arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship;
8544	8544	(2) the court determines that counsel is needed to ensure that consent
8545	8545	to the entry of an order for a protective arrangement is informed; or
8546	8546	(3) the court otherwise determines the parent needs representation.
8547	8547	(d) An attorney representing the respondent shall interview the
8548	8548	respondent in person and, in a manner the respondent is best able to
8549	8549	understand:
8550	8550	(1) Explain to the respondent the substance of the petition, the nature,
8551	8551	purpose and effect of the proceeding, and the respondent's rights at the
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8596	8596	(2) determine the respondent's views about the order sought by the
8597	8597	petitioner; and
8598	8598	(3) inform the respondent that all costs and expenses of the
8599	8599	proceeding, including respondent's attorney fees, may be paid from the
8600	8600	respondent's assets.
8601	8601	New Sec. 126. (a) Upon the filing of the petition or any other time at
8602	8602	or before the hearing, if the contents of the petition or evidence at the
8603	8603	hearing support a prima facie case of the need for a protective
8604	8604	arrangement, the court shall order an examination and evaluation of the
8605	8605	respondent to be conducted through a general hospital, psychiatric
8606	8606	hospital, community mental health center, or community developmental
8607	8607	disability organization, or by a licensed physician, psychiatrist,
8608	8608	psychologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, social worker or other
8609	8609	professional appointed by the court who is qualified to evaluate the
8610	8610	respondent's alleged cognitive and functional abilities and limitations and
8611	8611	will not be advantaged or disadvantaged by a decision to grant the petition
8612	8612	or otherwise have a conflict of interest.
8613	8613	(b) Unless otherwise specified by the court, the report of the
8614	8614	examination and evaluation submitted to the court shall contain:
8615	8615	(1) The respondent's name, age and date of birth;
8616	8616	(2) a description of the respondent's physical and mental condition;
8617	8617	(3) a description of the nature and extent of the respondent's cognitive
8618	8618	and functional abilities and limitations, including adaptive behaviors and
8619	8619	social skills, and, as appropriate, educational and developmental potential;
8620	8620	(4) a summary of self-care and independent-living tasks the
8621	8621	respondent can manage without assistance or with existing supports, could
8622	8622	manage with the assistance of appropriate supportive services,
8623	8623	technological assistance or supported decision making, and cannot
8624	8624	manage;
8625	8625	(5) a prognosis for any improvement and, as appropriate, any
8626	8626	recommendation for treatment or rehabilitation;
8627	8627	(6) a list and description of any prior assessments, evaluations or
8628	8628	examinations of the respondent, including the dates thereof, which were
8629	8629	relied upon in the preparation of this evaluation;
8630	8630	(7) the date and location where this examination and evaluation
8631	8631	occurred, and the name or names of the professional or professionals
8632	8632	performing the examination and evaluation and such professional's
8633	8633	qualifications;
8634	8634	(8) a statement by the professional that the professional has
8635	8635	personally completed an independent examination and evaluation of the
8636	8636	respondent, and that the report submitted to the court contains the results
8637	8637	of that examination and evaluation, and the professional's opinion with
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8681	8681	regard to the issues of whether or not the respondent is in need of a
8682	8682	guardian and whether there are barriers to the respondent's attendance and
8683	8683	participation at the hearing on the petition; and
8684	8684	(9) the signature of the professional who prepared the report.
8685	8685	(c) The professional shall file with the court, at least five days prior to
8686	8686	the date of the trial, such professional's written report concerning the
8687	8687	examination and evaluation ordered by the court. The report shall be made
8688	8688	available by the court to counsel for all parties.
8689	8689	(d) In lieu of entering an order for an examination and evaluation as
8690	8690	provided for in this section, the court may determine that the report
8691	8691	accompanying the petition is in compliance with the requirements of this
8692	8692	section and that no further examination or evaluation should be required,
8693	8693	unless the respondent, or such person's attorney, requests such an
8694	8694	examination and evaluation in writing. Any such request shall be filed with
8695	8695	the court, and a copy thereof delivered to the petitioner, at least four days
8696	8696	prior to the date of the trial. Accompanying the request shall be a statement
8697	8697	of the reasons why an examination and evaluation is requested and the
8698	8698	name and address of a qualified professional or facility willing and able to
8699	8699	conduct this examination and evaluation. If the court orders a further
8700	8700	examination and evaluation, the court may continue the trial and fix a new
8701	8701	date, time and place of the trial at a time not to exceed 30 days from the
8702	8702	date of the filing of the request.
8703	8703	New Sec. 127. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a
8704	8704	hearing under sections 119 through 130, and amendments thereto, may not
8705	8705	proceed unless the respondent attends the hearing. If it is not reasonably
8706	8706	feasible for the respondent to attend a hearing at the location where court
8707	8707	proceedings typically are held, the court shall make reasonable efforts to
8708	8708	hold the hearing at an alternative location convenient to the respondent or
8709	8709	allow the respondent to attend the hearing using real-time audio-visual
8710	8710	technology.
8711	8711	(b) A hearing under sections 119 through 130, and amendments
8712	8712	thereto, may proceed without the respondent in attendance if the court
8713	8713	finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
8714	8714	(1) The respondent is choosing not to attend the hearing after having
8715	8715	been fully informed of the right to attend and the potential consequences
8716	8716	of failing to do so;
8717	8717	(2) there is no practicable way for the respondent to attend and
8718	8718	participate in the hearing even with appropriate supportive services and
8719	8719	technological assistance; or
8720	8720	(3) the respondent is a minor who has received proper notice and
8721	8721	attendance would be harmful to the minor.
8722	8722	(c) The respondent may be assisted in a hearing under sections 119
8723	8723	through 130, and amendments thereto, by a person or persons of the
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8767	8767	respondent's choosing, assistive technology or an interpreter or translator,
8768	8768	or a combination of these supports. If assistance would facilitate the
8769	8769	respondent's participation in the hearing, but is not otherwise available to
8770	8770	the respondent, the court shall make reasonable efforts to provide it.
8771	8771	(d) The respondent has a right to retain an attorney to represent the
8772	8772	respondent at a hearing under sections 119 through 130, and amendments
8773	8773	thereto.
8774	8774	(e) At a hearing under sections 119 through 130, and amendments
8775	8775	thereto, the respondent may:
8776	8776	(1) Present evidence and subpoena witnesses and documents;
8777	8777	(2) examine witnesses, including any court-appointed evaluator and
8778	8778	the court liaison; and
8779	8779	(3) otherwise participate in the hearing.
8780	8780	(f) A hearing under sections 119 through 130, and amendments
8781	8781	thereto, must be closed on request of the respondent and a showing of
8782	8782	good cause.
8783	8783	(g) Any person may request to participate in a hearing under sections
8784	8784	119 through 130, and amendments thereto. The court may grant the
8785	8785	request, with or without a hearing, on determining that the best interest of
8786	8786	the respondent will be served. The court may impose appropriate
8787	8787	conditions on the person's participation.
8788	8788	New Sec. 128. The court shall give notice of an order under sections
8789	8789	119 through 130, and amendments thereto, to the individual who is subject
8790	8790	to the protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship, a
8791	8791	person whose access to the individual is restricted by the order and any
8792	8792	other person the court determines.
8793	8793	New Sec. 129. (a) The existence of a proceeding for or the existence
8794	8794	of a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship is a
8795	8795	matter of public record unless the court seals the record after:
8796	8796	(1) The respondent, the individual subject to the protective
8797	8797	arrangement, or the parent of a minor subject to the protective arrangement
8798	8798	requests the record be sealed; and
8799	8799	(2) either:
8800	8800	(A) The proceeding is dismissed;
8801	8801	(B) the protective arrangement is no longer in effect; or
8802	8802	(C) an act authorized by the order granting the protective arrangement
8803	8803	has been completed.
8804	8804	(b) (1) An order of protective arrangement is a matter of public record
8805	8805	unless sealed by the court. All other court records of the proceeding
8806	8806	relating to the protective arrangement are not a matter of public record
8807	8807	except as further provided.
8808	8808	(2) The following persons may access court records of the proceeding
8809	8809	and resulting protective arrangement:
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8854	8854	(B) an individual subject to a protective arrangement instead of
8855	8855	guardianship or conservatorship;
8856	8856	(C) an attorney designated by the respondent or individual;
8857	8857	(D) a parent of a minor subject to a protective arrangement; and
8858	8858	(E) a licensed attorney, abstractor, or title insurance agent.
8859	8859	(3) A person not otherwise entitled to access to court records under
8860	8860	this subsection for good cause may request permission from the court for
8861	8861	access. The court shall grant access if access is in the best interest of the
8862	8862	respondent or individual subject to the protective arrangement or furthers
8863	8863	the public interest and does not endanger the welfare or financial interests
8864	8864	of the respondent or individual.
8865	8865	(c) A report of a court liaison or professional evaluation generated in
8866	8866	the course of a proceeding under sections 119 through 130, and
8867	8867	amendments thereto, must be sealed on filing but is available to:
8868	8868	(1) The court;
8869	8869	(2) the individual who is the subject of the report or evaluation,
8870	8870	without limitation as to use;
8871	8871	(3) the petitioner, court liaison and petitioner's and respondent's
8872	8872	attorneys, for purposes of the proceeding;
8873	8873	(4) unless the court orders otherwise, an agent appointed under a
8874	8874	power of attorney for finances in which the respondent is the principal;
8875	8875	(5) if the order is for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship
8876	8876	and unless the court orders otherwise, an agent appointed under a power of
8877	8877	attorney for healthcare in which the respondent is identified as the
8878	8878	principal; and
8879	8879	(6) any other person if it is in the public interest or for a purpose the
8880	8880	court orders for good cause.
8881	8881	New Sec. 130. The court may appoint a facilitator to assist in
8882	8882	implementing a protective arrangement under sections 119 through 130,
8883	8883	and amendments thereto. The facilitator has the authority conferred by the
8884	8884	order of appointment and serves until discharged by court order.
8885	8885	New Sec. 131. For purposes of this act, the judicial council shall
8886	8886	develop a statement of rights form, petition forms and report and
8887	8887	accounting forms.
8888	8888	New Sec. 132. In applying and construing this uniform act,
8889	8889	consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law
8890	8890	with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
8891	8891	New Sec. 133. This act modifies, limits or supersedes the electronic
8892	8892	signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.,
8893	8893	but does not modify, limit or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15
8894	8894	U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices
8895	8895	described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
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8939	8939	New Sec. 134. (a) This act applies to:
8940	8940	(1) A proceeding for appointment of a guardian or conservator or for
8941	8941	a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship
8942	8942	commenced after January 1, 2026; and
8943	8943	(2) except as provided in subsection (b), a guardianship,
8944	8944	conservatorship or protective arrangement instead of guardianship or
8945	8945	conservatorship in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court finds
8946	8946	application of a particular provision of this act would substantially
8947	8947	interfere with the effective conduct of the proceeding or prejudice the
8948	8948	rights of a party, in which case the particular provision of this act does not
8949	8949	apply and the superseded law applies.
8950	8950	(b) Sections 79 and 103, and amendments thereto, mandating a
8951	8951	guardian's plan or conservator's plan shall not apply to guardianships or
8952	8952	conservatorships in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court orders
8953	8953	that a guardian's plan or conservator's plan is required.
8954	8954	New Sec. 135. If any provision of this act or its application to any
8955	8955	person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other
8956	8956	provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the
8957	8957	invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act
8958	8958	are severable.
8959	8959	Sec. 136. K.S.A. 9-1215 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9-
8960	8960	1215. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, an individual owner of
8961	8961	an account may enter into a written contract with any bank located in this
8962	8962	state that provides that at the time of the owner's death, the balance of the
8963	8963	owner's legal share of the account shall be paid to one or more
8964	8964	beneficiaries. If a beneficiary has predeceased the owner, that beneficiary's
8965	8965	share shall be divided equally among the remaining beneficiaries unless
8966	8966	the contract provides otherwise.
8967	8967	(b) If any beneficiary is a minor at the time funds become payable to
8968	8968	the beneficiary pursuant to this section, the bank shall pay out in
8969	8969	accordance with K.S.A. 59-3053 section 116, and amendments thereto.
8970	8970	(c) During the owner's lifetime, the owner has the right to both
8971	8971	withdraw funds on deposit in the account in the manner provided in the
8972	8972	contract, in whole or in part, as though no beneficiary has been named, and
8973	8973	to change the designation of beneficiary. No change in the designation of
8974	8974	the beneficiary shall be valid unless executed in the form and manner
8975	8975	prescribed by the bank and delivered to the bank prior to the death of the
8976	8976	owner.
8977	8977	(d) The interest of the beneficiary shall not vest until the death of the
8978	8978	owner. Vesting of the beneficiary's interest is subject to the following if,
8979	8979	prior to the owner's death or payment to the beneficiary, the bank has
8980	8980	received written notice:
8981	8981	(1) From the department for children and families of a claim pursuant
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9025	9025	to K.S.A. 39-709, and amendments thereto, the balance of the owner's
9026	9026	share shall be paid to the department for children and families to the extent
9027	9027	of medical assistance expended on the deceased owner, with the
9028	9028	beneficiary then receiving the balance of the owner's share, if any remains;
9029	9029	or
9030	9030	(2) of the owner's surviving spouse's intent to claim an elective share
9031	9031	under K.S.A. 59-6a214, and amendments thereto, the balance of the
9032	9032	owner's share shall be paid to the court having jurisdiction as provided in
9033	9033	K.S.A. 59-6a214, and amendments thereto, to the extent of the owner's
9034	9034	surviving spouse's elective share, with the beneficiary then receiving the
9035	9035	balance of the owner's share, if any remains.
9036	9036	(e) Transfers pursuant to this section shall not be considered
9037	9037	testamentary or be invalidated due to nonconformity with the provisions of
9038	9038	chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
9039	9039	(f) Payment by the bank of the owner's deposit account pursuant to
9040	9040	the provisions of this section shall release and discharge the bank from
9041	9041	further liability for the payment.
9042	9042	(g) For the purposes of this section:
9043	9043	(1) The balance of the owner's deposit account or the balance of the
9044	9044	owner's legal share of a deposit account shall be construed to not include
9045	9045	any portion of the account which under the law of joint tenancy is the
9046	9046	property of another joint tenant of the account upon the death of the
9047	9047	owner; and
9048	9048	(2) where multiple owners exist, such owners will be presumed to
9049	9049	own equal shares of the deposit account unless the deposit contract with
9050	9050	the bank specifies a different percentage of ownership for the owners.
9051	9051	Sec. 137. K.S.A. 17-2263 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
9052	9052	2263. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section and K.S.A. 17-2264, and
9053	9053	amendments thereto, an individual adult or minor, hereafter referred to as
9054	9054	the member, may enter into a written contract with any credit union
9055	9055	located in this state providing that the balance of the member's account, or
9056	9056	the balance of the member's legal share of an account, at the time of death
9057	9057	of the member shall be made payable on the death of the member to one or
9058	9058	more persons or, if the persons predecease the owner, to another person or
9059	9059	persons, hereafter referred to as the beneficiary or beneficiaries. If any
9060	9060	beneficiary is a minor at the time the account, or any portion of the
9061	9061	account, becomes payable to the beneficiary and the balance, or portion of
9062	9062	the balance, exceeds the amount specified by K.S.A. 59-3053 section 116,
9063	9063	and amendments thereto, the moneys shall be payable only to a
9064	9064	conservator of the minor beneficiary.
9065	9065	(b) Transfers pursuant to this section shall not be considered
9066	9066	testamentary or be invalidated due to nonconformity with the provisions of
9067	9067	chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
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9111	9111	(c) Every contract authorized by this section shall be considered to
9112	9112	contain a right on the part of the member during the member's lifetime
9113	9113	both to withdraw funds on deposit in the account in the manner provided
9114	9114	in the contract, in whole or in part, as though no beneficiary has been
9115	9115	named, and to change the designation of beneficiary. The interest of the
9116	9116	beneficiary shall be considered not to vest until the death of the member
9117	9117	and, if there is a claim pursuant to K.S.A. 39-709, and amendments
9118	9118	thereto, until such claim is satisfied.
9119	9119	(d) No change in the designation of the beneficiary shall be valid
9120	9120	unless executed in the form and manner prescribed by the credit union and
9121	9121	delivered to the credit union prior to the death of the member.
9122	9122	(e) For the purposes of this section, the balance of the member's
9123	9123	account or the balance of the member's legal share of an account shall not
9124	9124	be construed to include any portion of the account that under the law of
9125	9125	joint tenancy is the property of another joint tenant of the account, upon
9126	9126	the death of the owner.
9127	9127	(f) As used in this section, "person" means any individual, individual
9128	9128	or corporate fiduciary or nonprofit religious or charitable organization as
9129	9129	defined by K.S.A. 79-4701, and amendments thereto.
9130	9130	Sec. 138. K.S.A. 17-2264 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
9131	9131	2264. When the shareholder and the credit union have entered into a
9132	9132	contract authorized in K.S.A. 17-2263, and amendments thereto, the
9133	9133	shareholder's account subject to the contract or any part of or interest on
9134	9134	the account shall be paid by the credit union to the shareholder or pursuant
9135	9135	to the shareholder's order during the shareholder's lifetime. On the
9136	9136	shareholder's death, the deposit account or any part of or interest on the
9137	9137	account shall be paid by the credit union to the secretary for children and
9138	9138	families for a claim pursuant to K.S.A. 39-709, and amendments thereto,
9139	9139	or, if there is no such claim or if any portion of the account remains after
9140	9140	such claim is satisfied, to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. If
9141	9141	any designated beneficiary is a minor at the time the account, or any
9142	9142	portion of the account, becomes payable to the beneficiary and the
9143	9143	balance, or portion of the balance, exceeds the amount specified by K.S.A.
9144	9144	59-3053 section 116, and amendments thereto, the credit union shall pay
9145	9145	the moneys or any interest on them only to a conservator of the minor
9146	9146	beneficiary. The receipt of the conservator shall release and discharge the
9147	9147	credit union for the payment.
9148	9148	Sec. 139. K.S.A. 21-5417 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
9149	9149	5417. (a) Mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person is
9150	9150	knowingly committing one or more of the following acts:
9151	9151	(1) Infliction of physical injury, unreasonable confinement or
9152	9152	unreasonable punishment upon a dependent adult or an elder person;
9153	9153	(2) taking the personal property or financial resources of a dependent
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9197	9197	adult or an elder person for the benefit of the defendant or another person
9198	9198	by taking control, title, use or management of the personal property or
9199	9199	financial resources of a dependent adult or an elder person through:
9200	9200	(A) Undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, deception, false
9201	9201	representation, false pretense or without adequate consideration to such
9202	9202	dependent adult or elder person;
9203	9203	(B) a violation of the Kansas power of attorney act, K.S.A. 58-650 et
9204	9204	seq., and amendments thereto;
9205	9205	(C) a violation of the Kansas uniform trust code, K.S.A. 58a-101 et
9206	9206	seq., and amendments thereto; or
9207	9207	(D) a violation of the act for obtaining a guardian or a conservator, or
9208	9208	both, K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. Kansas uniform guardianship,
9209	9209	conservatorship and other protective arrangements act, sections 24
9210	9210	through 135, and amendments thereto; or
9211	9211	(3) omission or deprivation of treatment, goods or services that are
9212	9212	necessary to maintain physical or mental health of such dependent adult or
9213	9213	elder person.
9214	9214	(b) Mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person as defined
9215	9215	in:
9216	9216	(1) (A) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 5, person felony, except as
9217	9217	provided in subsection (b)(1)(B);
9218	9218	(B) subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 2, person felony, when the
9219	9219	victim is a dependent adult who is a resident of an adult care home, as
9220	9220	described in subsection (e)(2)(A), during the commission of the offense;
9221	9221	(2) subsection (a)(2) if the aggregate amount of the value of the
9222	9222	personal property or financial resources is:
9223	9223	(A) $1,000,000 or more is a severity level 2, person felony;
9224	9224	(B) at least $250,000 but less than $1,000,000 is a severity level 3,
9225	9225	person felony;
9226	9226	(C) at least $100,000 but less than $250,000 is a severity level 4,
9227	9227	person felony;
9228	9228	(D) at least $25,000 but less than $100,000 is a severity level 5,
9229	9229	person felony;
9230	9230	(E) at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 is a severity level 7, person
9231	9231	felony;
9232	9232	(F) less than $1,500 is a class A person misdemeanor, except as
9233	9233	provided in subsection (b)(2)(G); and
9234	9234	(G) less than $1,500 and committed by a person who has, within five
9235	9235	years immediately preceding commission of the crime, been convicted of a
9236	9236	violation of this section two or more times is a severity level 7, person
9237	9237	felony; and
9238	9238	(3) (A) subsection (a)(3) is a severity level 8, person felony, except as
9239	9239	provided in subsection (b)(3)(B); and
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9283	9283	(B) subsection (a)(3) is a severity level 5, person felony, when the
9284	9284	victim is a dependent adult who is a resident of an adult care home, as
9285	9285	described in subsection (e)(2)(A), during the commission of the offense.
9286	9286	(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution for
9287	9287	mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person as described in
9288	9288	subsection (a)(2) that:
9289	9289	(1) The personal property or financial resources were given as a gift
9290	9290	consistent with a pattern of gift giving to the person that existed before the
9291	9291	dependent adult or elder person became vulnerable;
9292	9292	(2) the personal property or financial resources were given as a gift
9293	9293	consistent with a pattern of gift giving to a class of individuals that existed
9294	9294	before the dependent adult or elder person became vulnerable;
9295	9295	(3) the personal property or financial resources were conferred as a
9296	9296	gift by the dependent adult or elder person to the benefit of a person or
9297	9297	class of persons, and such gift was reasonable under the circumstances; or
9298	9298	(4) a court approved the transaction before the transaction occurred.
9299	9299	(d) No dependent adult or elder person is considered to be mistreated
9300	9300	under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) for the sole reason that such dependent
9301	9301	adult or elder person relies upon or is being furnished treatment by
9302	9302	spiritual means through prayer in lieu of medical treatment in accordance
9303	9303	with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious
9304	9304	denomination of which such dependent adult or elder person is a member
9305	9305	or adherent.
9306	9306	(e) As used in this section:
9307	9307	(1) "Adequate consideration" means the personal property or
9308	9308	financial resources were given to the person as payment for bona fide
9309	9309	goods or services provided by such person and the payment was at a rate
9310	9310	customary for similar goods or services in the community that the
9311	9311	dependent adult or elder person resided in at the time of the transaction.
9312	9312	(2) "Dependent adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older
9313	9313	who is unable to protect the individual's own interest. Such term shall
9314	9314	include, but is not limited to, any:
9315	9315	(A) Resident of an adult care home including, but not limited to,
9316	9316	those facilities defined by K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto;
9317	9317	(B) adult cared for in a private residence;
9318	9318	(C) individual kept, cared for, treated, boarded, confined or otherwise
9319	9319	accommodated in a medical care facility;
9320	9320	(D) individual with intellectual disability or a developmental
9321	9321	disability receiving services through a community facility for people with
9322	9322	intellectual disability or residential facility licensed under K.S.A. 39-2001
9323	9323	et seq., and amendments thereto;
9324	9324	(E) individual with a developmental disability receiving services
9325	9325	provided by a community service provider as provided in the
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9369	9369	developmental disability reform act; or
9370	9370	(F) individual kept, cared for, treated, boarded, confined or otherwise
9371	9371	accommodated in a state psychiatric hospital or state institution for people
9372	9372	with intellectual disability.
9373	9373	(3) "Elder person" means a person 60 years of age or older.
9374	9374	(f) An offender who violates the provisions of this section may also
9375	9375	be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for any other offense in
9376	9376	article 54, 55, 56 or 58 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or
9377	9377	K.S.A. 21-6418, and amendments thereto.
9378	9378	Sec. 140. K.S.A. 38-2217 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38-
9379	9379	2217. (a) Physical or mental care and treatment. (1) When a child less
9380	9380	than 18 years of age is alleged to have been physically, mentally or
9381	9381	emotionally abused or neglected or sexually abused, no consent shall be
9382	9382	required to medically examine the child to determine whether the child has
9383	9383	been abused or neglected. Unless the child is alleged or suspected to have
9384	9384	been abused by the parent or guardian, the investigating officer shall notify
9385	9385	or attempt to notify the parent or guardian of the medical examination of
9386	9386	the child.
9387	9387	(2) When the health or condition of a child who is subject to
9388	9388	jurisdiction of the court requires it, the court may consent to the
9389	9389	performing and furnishing of hospital, medical, surgical or dental
9390	9390	treatment or procedures, including the release and inspection of medical or
9391	9391	dental records. A child, or parent of any child, who is opposed to certain
9392	9392	medical procedures authorized by this subsection may request an
9393	9393	opportunity for a hearing thereon before the court. Subsequent to the
9394	9394	hearing, the court may limit the performance of matters provided for in
9395	9395	this subsection or may authorize the performance of those matters subject
9396	9396	to terms and conditions the court considers proper.
9397	9397	(3) The custodian or agent of the custodian is the personal
9398	9398	representative for the purpose of consenting to disclosure of otherwise
9399	9399	protected health information and may give consent to the following:
9400	9400	(A) Dental treatment for the child by a licensed dentist;
9401	9401	(B) diagnostic examinations of the child, including but not limited to
9402	9402	the withdrawal of blood or other body fluids, x-rays and other laboratory
9403	9403	examinations;
9404	9404	(C) releases and inspections of the child's medical history records;
9405	9405	(D) immunizations for the child;
9406	9406	(E) administration of lawfully prescribed drugs to the child;
9407	9407	(F) examinations of the child including, but not limited to, the
9408	9408	withdrawal of blood or other body fluids or tissues for the purpose of
9409	9409	determining the child's parentage; and
9410	9410	(G) subject to the limitations in K.S.A. 59-3075(e)(4), (5) and (6)
9411	9411	section 78, and amendments thereto, medical or surgical care determined
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9455	9455	by a physician to be necessary for the welfare of such child, if the parents
9456	9456	are not available or refuse to consent.
9457	9457	(4) When the court has adjudicated a child to be in need of care, the
9458	9458	custodian or an agent designated by the custodian is the personal
9459	9459	representative for the purpose of consenting to disclosure of otherwise
9460	9460	protected health information and shall have authority to consent to the
9461	9461	performance and furnishing of hospital, medical, surgical or dental
9462	9462	treatment or procedures or mental care or treatment other than inpatient
9463	9463	treatment at a state psychiatric hospital, including the release and
9464	9464	inspection of medical or hospital records, subject to terms and conditions
9465	9465	the court considers proper and subject to the limitations of K.S.A. 59-3075
9466	9466	(e)(4), (5) and (6) section 78, and amendments thereto.
9467	9467	(5) Any health care provider who in good faith renders hospital,
9468	9468	medical, surgical, mental or dental care or treatment to any child or
9469	9469	discloses protected health information as authorized by this section shall
9470	9470	not be liable in any civil or criminal action for failure to obtain consent of
9471	9471	a parent.
9472	9472	(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that any person
9473	9473	shall be relieved of legal responsibility to provide care and support for a
9474	9474	child.
9475	9475	(b) Care and treatment requiring court action. If it is brought to the
9476	9476	court's attention, while the court is exercising jurisdiction over the person
9477	9477	of a child under this code, that the child may be a mentally ill person as
9478	9478	defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto, or a person with an
9479	9479	alcohol or substance abuse problem as defined in K.S.A. 59-29b46, and
9480	9480	amendments thereto, the court may:
9481	9481	(1) Direct or authorize the county or district attorney or the person
9482	9482	supplying the information to file the petition provided for in K.S.A. 59-
9483	9483	2957, and amendments thereto, and proceed to hear and determine the
9484	9484	issues raised by the application as provided in the care and treatment act
9485	9485	for mentally ill persons or the petition provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b57,
9486	9486	and amendments thereto, and proceed to hear and determine the issues
9487	9487	raised by the application as provided in the care and treatment act for
9488	9488	persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem; or
9489	9489	(2) authorize that the child seek voluntary admission to a treatment
9490	9490	facility as provided in K.S.A. 59-2949, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A.
9491	9491	59-29b49, and amendments thereto.
9492	9492	The application to determine whether the child is a mentally ill person
9493	9493	or a person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem may be filed in the
9494	9494	same proceedings as the petition alleging the child to be a child in need of
9495	9495	care, or may be brought in separate proceedings. In either event, the court
9496	9496	may enter an order staying any further proceedings under this code until
9497	9497	all proceedings have been concluded under the care and treatment act for
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9542	9542	alcohol or substance abuse problem.
9543	9543	Sec. 141. K.S.A. 44-513a is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-
9544	9544	513a. Whenever a minor person shall be entitled to compensation under
9545	9545	the provisions of the workers compensation act, the administrative law
9546	9546	judge is authorized to direct such compensation to be paid in accordance
9547	9547	with K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095 the Kansas uniform guardianship,
9548	9548	conservatorship and other protective arrangements act, sections 24
9549	9549	through 135, and amendments thereto.
9550	9550	Sec. 142. K.S.A. 44-1601 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-
9551	9551	1601. As used in this act:
9552	9552	(a) (1) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical or electrical device
9553	9553	that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or
9554	9554	restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving
9555	9555	its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, including, but
9556	9556	not be limited to:
9557	9557	(A) Rides commonly known as ferris wheels, carousels, parachute
9558	9558	towers, bungee jumping, reverse bungee jumping, tunnels of love, roller
9559	9559	coasters, boat rides, water slides, inflatable devices, commercial zip lines,
9560	9560	trampoline courts and go-karts;
9561	9561	(B) equipment generally associated with winter activities, such as ski
9562	9562	lifts, ski tows, j-bars, t-bars, chair lifts and aerial tramways; and
9563	9563	(C) equipment not originally designed to be used as an amusement
9564	9564	ride, such as cranes or other lifting devices, when used as part of an
9565	9565	amusement ride.
9566	9566	(2) "Amusement ride" does not include:
9567	9567	(A) Games, concessions and associated structures;
9568	9568	(B) any single passenger coin-operated ride that: (i) Is manually,
9569	9569	mechanically or electrically operated; (ii) is customarily placed in a public
9570	9570	location; and (iii) does not normally require the supervision or services of
9571	9571	an operator;
9572	9572	(C) nonmechanized playground equipment, including, but not limited
9573	9573	to, swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-
9574	9574	propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides and physical fitness devices;
9575	9575	(D) antique amusement rides;
9576	9576	(E) limited-use amusement rides;
9577	9577	(F) registered agritourism activities;
9578	9578	(G) any ride commonly known as a hayrack ride in which patrons sit
9579	9579	in a wagon or cart that is then pulled by horses or a tractor or other motor
9580	9580	vehicle;
9581	9581	(H) any ride commonly known as a barrel train, which has a series of
9582	9582	handmade cars fashioned from barrels that are connected and pulled by a
9583	9583	tractor or other motor vehicle; or
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9627	9627	(I) any amusement ride owned by an individual and operated solely
9628	9628	within a single county for strictly private use.
9629	9629	(b) "Antique amusement ride" means an amusement ride, as defined
9630	9630	in subsection (a)(1), manufactured prior to January 1, 1930.
9631	9631	(c) "Certificate of inspection" means a certificate, signed and dated
9632	9632	by a qualified inspector, showing that an amusement ride has satisfactorily
9633	9633	passed inspection by such inspector.
9634	9634	(d) "Class A amusement ride" means an amusement ride designed for
9635	9635	use primarily by individuals aged 12 or less.
9636	9636	(e) "Class B amusement ride" means an amusement ride that is not
9637	9637	classified as a class A amusement ride.
9638	9638	(f) "Department" means the department of labor.
9639	9639	(g) "Limited-use amusement ride" means an amusement ride, as
9640	9640	defined in subsection (a)(1), owned and operated by a nonprofit,
9641	9641	community-based organization that is operated for less than 20 days, or
9642	9642	160 hours, in a year and is operated at only one location each year.
9643	9643	(h) "Nondestructive testing" means the development and application
9644	9644	of technical methods in accordance with ASTM F747 standards such as
9645	9645	radiographic, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant,
9646	9646	electromagnetic, neutron radiographic, acoustic emission, visual and leak
9647	9647	testing to:
9648	9648	(1) Examine materials or components in ways that do not impair the
9649	9649	future usefulness and serviceability in order to detect, locate, measure and
9650	9650	evaluate discontinuities, defects and other imperfections;
9651	9651	(2) assess integrity, properties and composition; and
9652	9652	(3) measure geometrical characters.
9653	9653	(i) "Operator" means a person actually supervising, or engaged in or
9654	9654	directly controlling the operations of an amusement ride.
9655	9655	(j) "Owner" means a person who owns, leases, controls or manages
9656	9656	the operations of an amusement ride and may include the state or any
9657	9657	political subdivision of the state.
9658	9658	(k) "Parent or guardian" means any parent, guardian or custodian
9659	9659	responsible for the control, safety, training or education of a minor or an
9660	9660	adult or minor with an impairment in need of a guardian or a conservator,
9661	9661	or both, as those terms are defined by K.S.A. 59-3051 section 25, and
9662	9662	amendments thereto.
9663	9663	(l) (1) "Patron" means any individual who is:
9664	9664	(A) Waiting in the immediate vicinity of an amusement ride to get on
9665	9665	the ride;
9666	9666	(B) getting on an amusement ride;
9667	9667	(C) using an amusement ride;
9668	9668	(D) getting off an amusement ride; or
9669	9669	(E) leaving an amusement ride and still in the immediate vicinity of
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9714	9714	(2) "Patron" does not include employees, agents or servants of the
9715	9715	owner while engaged in the duties of their employment.
9716	9716	(m) "Person" means any individual, association, partnership,
9717	9717	corporation, limited liability company, government or other entity.
9718	9718	(n) "Qualified inspector" means a person who:
9719	9719	(1) Is a licensed professional engineer, as defined in K.S.A. 74-7003,
9720	9720	and amendments thereto, and has completed at least two years of
9721	9721	experience in the amusement ride field, consisting of at least one year of
9722	9722	actual inspection of amusement rides under a qualified inspector for a
9723	9723	manufacturer, governmental agency, amusement park, carnival or
9724	9724	insurance underwriter, and an additional year of practicing any
9725	9725	combination of amusement ride inspection, design, fabrication,
9726	9726	installation, maintenance, testing, repair or operation;
9727	9727	(2) provides satisfactory evidence of completing a minimum of five
9728	9728	years of experience in the amusement ride field, at least two years of
9729	9729	which consisted of actual inspection of amusement rides under a qualified
9730	9730	inspector for a manufacturer, governmental agency, amusement park,
9731	9731	carnival or insurance underwriter, and the remaining experience consisting
9732	9732	of any combination of amusement ride inspection, design, fabrication,
9733	9733	installation, maintenance, testing, repair or operation;
9734	9734	(3) has received qualified training from a third party, such as
9735	9735	attainment of level I certification from the national association of
9736	9736	amusement ride safety officials (NAARSO), attainment of level I
9737	9737	certification from the amusement industry manufacturers and suppliers
9738	9738	international (AIMS), attainment of a qualified inspector certification from
9739	9739	the association for challenge course technology (ACCT), when applicable,
9740	9740	or other similar qualification from another nationally recognized
9741	9741	organization; or
9742	9742	(4) for purposes of inspecting inflatable devices that are rented on a
9743	9743	regular basis and erected at temporary locations, provides satisfactory
9744	9744	evidence of completing a minimum of five years of experience working
9745	9745	with inflatable devices and has received qualified training from a third
9746	9746	party, such as attainment of an advanced inflatable safety operations
9747	9747	certification from the safe inflatable operators training organization or
9748	9748	other nationally recognized organization.
9749	9749	(o) "Registered agritourism activity" means an amusement ride, as
9750	9750	defined in subsection (a)(1), that is a registered agritourism activity, as
9751	9751	defined in K.S.A. 32-1432, and amendments thereto.
9752	9752	(p) "Secretary" means the secretary of labor.
9753	9753	(q) "Serious injury" means an injury that results in:
9754	9754	(1) Death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement or permanent
9755	9755	loss of the use of a body organ, member, function or system;
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9799	9799	(2) a compound fracture; or
9800	9800	(3) other injury or illness that requires immediate admission and
9801	9801	overnight hospitalization, and observation by a licensed physician.
9802	9802	(r) "Sign" means any symbol or language reasonably calculated to
9803	9803	communicate information to patrons or their parents or guardians,
9804	9804	including placards, prerecorded messages, live public address, stickers,
9805	9805	pictures, pictograms, guide books, brochures, videos, verbal information
9806	9806	and visual signals.
9807	9807	(s) "Water slide" means a slide that is at least 35 feet in height and
9808	9808	that uses water to propel the patron through the ride.
9809	9809	Sec. 143. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58a-103 is hereby amended to read as
9810	9810	follows: 58a-103. As used in this code:
9811	9811	(1) "Action," with respect to an act of a trustee, includes a failure to
9812	9812	act.
9813	9813	(2) "Beneficiary" means a person that:
9814	9814	(A) Has a present or future beneficial interest in a trust, vested or
9815	9815	contingent; or
9816	9816	(B) in a capacity other than that of trustee, holds a power of
9817	9817	appointment over trust property.
9818	9818	(3) "Charitable trust" means a trust, or portion of a trust, created for a
9819	9819	charitable purpose described in K.S.A. 58a-405(a), and amendments
9820	9820	thereto.
9821	9821	(4) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court pursuant to
9822	9822	K.S.A. 59-3001 et seq. section 25, and amendments thereto, to administer
9823	9823	the estate of a minor or adult individual.
9824	9824	(5) "Environmental law" means a federal, state, or local law, rule,
9825	9825	regulation, or ordinance relating to protection of the environment.
9826	9826	(6) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court pursuant to
9827	9827	K.S.A. 59-3001 et seq. section 25, and amendments thereto, to make
9828	9828	decisions regarding the support, care, education, health, and welfare of a
9829	9829	minor or adult individual. The term does not include a guardian ad litem.
9830	9830	(7) "Interests of the beneficiaries" means the beneficial interests
9831	9831	provided in the terms of the trust.
9832	9832	(8) "Jurisdiction," with respect to a geographic area, includes a state
9833	9833	or country.
9834	9834	(9) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate,
9835	9835	trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture,
9836	9836	government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public
9837	9837	corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.
9838	9838	(10) "Power of withdrawal" means a presently exercisable general
9839	9839	power of appointment other than a power:
9840	9840	(A) Exercisable by a trustee and limited by an ascertainable standard
9841	9841	relating to an individuals health, education, support or maintenance within
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9885	9885	the meaning of section 2041(b)(1)(A) or 2514(c)(1) of the internal revenue
9886	9886	code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2022; or
9887	9887	(B) exercisable by another person only upon consent of the trustee or
9888	9888	a person holding an adverse interest.
9889	9889	(11) "Property" means anything that may be the subject of ownership,
9890	9890	whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest therein.
9891	9891	(12) (A) "Qualified beneficiary" means a beneficiary who, as of the
9892	9892	date in question, either is eligible to receive mandatory or discretionary
9893	9893	distributions of trust income or principal, or would be so eligible if the
9894	9894	trust terminated on that date.
9895	9895	(B) For the purpose of trustee determining "qualified beneficiaries" of
9896	9896	a trust in which a beneficial interest is subject to a power of appointment
9897	9897	of any nature, the trustee may conclusively presume such power of
9898	9898	appointment has not been exercised unless the trustee has been furnished
9899	9899	by the powerholder or the legal representative of the powerholder or the
9900	9900	powerholder's estate with the original or a copy of an instrument validly
9901	9901	exercising such power of appointment, in which event the qualified
9902	9902	beneficiaries shall be subsequently determined by giving due consideration
9903	9903	to such exercise unless and until the trustee has been given notification in a
9904	9904	similar manner of an instrument which validly revokes or modifies such
9905	9905	exercise.
9906	9906	(13) "Revocable," as applied to a trust, means revocable by the settlor
9907	9907	without the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.
9908	9908	(14) "Settlor" means a person, including a testator, who creates, or
9909	9909	contributes property to, a trust. If more than one person creates or
9910	9910	contributes property to a trust, each person is a settlor of the portion of the
9911	9911	trust property attributable to that person's contribution except to the extent
9912	9912	another person has the power to revoke or withdraw that portion.
9913	9913	(15) "Spendthrift provision" means a term of a trust which restrains
9914	9914	either voluntary or involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest.
9915	9915	(16) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
9916	9916	Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or
9917	9917	insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term
9918	9918	includes an Indian tribe or band recognized by federal law or formally
9919	9919	acknowledged by a state.
9920	9920	(17) "Terms of a trust" means:
9921	9921	(A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), the
9922	9922	manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions as:
9923	9923	(i) Expressed in the trust instrument; or
9924	9924	(ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in a
9925	9925	judicial proceeding; or
9926	9926	(B) the trust's provisions as established, determined, or amended by:
9927	9927	(i) A trustee or person holding a power to direct under K.S.A. 58a-
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9971	9971	808, and amendments thereto, in accordance with applicable law;
9972	9972	(ii) court order; or
9973	9973	(iii) a nonjudicial settlement agreement under K.S.A. 58a-111, and
9974	9974	amendments thereto.
9975	9975	(18) "Trust instrument" means an instrument executed by the settlor
9976	9976	that contains terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto.
9977	9977	(19) "Trustee" includes an original, additional, and successor trustee,
9978	9978	and a cotrustee.
9979	9979	Sec. 144. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-656 is hereby amended to read as
9980	9980	follows: 58-656. (a) An attorney in fact who elects to act under a power of
9981	9981	attorney is under a duty to act in the interest of the principal and to avoid
9982	9982	conflicts of interest that impair the ability of the attorney in fact so to act.
9983	9983	A person who is appointed an attorney in fact under a power of attorney
9984	9984	who undertakes to exercise the authority conferred in the power of
9985	9985	attorney, has a fiduciary obligation to exercise the powers conferred in the
9986	9986	best interests of the principal, and to avoid self-dealing and conflicts of
9987	9987	interest, as in the case of a trustee with respect to the trustee's beneficiary
9988	9988	or beneficiaries. The attorney in fact shall keep a record of receipts,
9989	9989	disbursements and transactions made on behalf of the principal and shall
9990	9990	not comingle funds or assets of the principal with the funds or assets of the
9991	9991	attorney in fact. In the absence of explicit authorization, the attorney in
9992	9992	fact shall exercise a high degree of care in maintaining, without
9993	9993	modification, any estate plan which the principal may have in place,
9994	9994	including, but not limited to, arrangements made by the principal for
9995	9995	disposition of assets at death through beneficiary designations, ownership
9996	9996	by joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety, trust arrangements or by will or
9997	9997	codicil. Unless otherwise provided in the power of attorney or in a separate
9998	9998	agreement between the principal and attorney in fact, an attorney in fact
9999	9999	who elects to act shall exercise the authority granted in a power of attorney
10000	10000	with that degree of care that would be observed by a prudent person
10001	10001	dealing with the property and conducting the affairs of another, except that
10002	10002	all investments made on or after July 1, 2003, shall be in accordance with
10003	10003	the provisions of the Kansas uniform prudent investor act, K.S.A. 58-
10004	10004	24a01 et seq., and amendments thereto. If the attorney in fact has special
10005	10005	skills or was appointed attorney in fact on the basis of representations of
10006	10006	special skills or expertise, the attorney in fact has a duty to use those skills
10007	10007	in the principal's behalf.
10008	10008	(b) On matters undertaken or to be undertaken in the principal's
10009	10009	behalf and to the extent reasonably possible under the circumstances, an
10010	10010	attorney in fact has a duty to keep in regular contact with the principal, to
10011	10011	communicate with the principal and to obtain and follow the instructions
10012	10012	of the principal.
10013	10013	(c) If, following execution of a durable power of attorney, a court of
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10057	10057	the principal's domicile appoints a conservator, guardian of the estate or
10058	10058	other fiduciary charged with the management of all of the principal's
10059	10059	property or all of the principal's property except specified exclusions, the
10060	10060	attorney in fact is accountable to the fiduciary as well as to the principal.
10061	10061	The fiduciary has the same power to revoke or amend the durable power of
10062	10062	attorney that the principal would have had if the principal were not an
10063	10063	adult with an impairment in need of a guardian or conservator or both as
10064	10064	defined by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-3051 section 25, and amendments
10065	10065	thereto.
10066	10066	(d) A principal may nominate by a power of attorney, a guardian or
10067	10067	conservator, or both, for consideration by the court. If a petition to appoint
10068	10068	a guardian or conservator, or both, is filed, the court shall make the
10069	10069	appointment in accordance with the principal's most recent nomination in
10070	10070	the power of attorney, so long as the individual nominated is a fit and
10071	10071	proper person.
10072	10072	(e) An attorney in fact shall exercise authority granted by the
10073	10073	principal in accordance with the instrument setting forth the power of
10074	10074	attorney, any modification made therein by the principal or the principal's
10075	10075	legal representative or a court, and the oral and written instructions of the
10076	10076	principal, or the written instructions of the principal's legal representative
10077	10077	or a court.
10078	10078	(f) An attorney in fact may be instructed in a power of attorney that
10079	10079	the authority granted shall not be exercised until, or shall terminate on, the
10080	10080	happening of a future event, condition or contingency, as determined in a
10081	10081	manner prescribed in the instrument.
10082	10082	(g) On the death of the principal, the attorney in fact shall follow the
10083	10083	instructions of the court, if any, having jurisdiction over the estate of the
10084	10084	principal, or any part thereof, and shall communicate with and be
10085	10085	accountable to the principal's personal representative, or if none, the
10086	10086	principal's successors. The attorney in fact shall promptly deliver to and
10087	10087	put in the possession and control of the principal's personal representative
10088	10088	or successors, any property of the principal and copies of any records of
10089	10089	the attorney in fact relating to transactions undertaken in the principal's
10090	10090	behalf that are deemed by the personal representative or the court to be
10091	10091	necessary or helpful in the administration of the decedent's estate.
10092	10092	(h) If an attorney in fact has a property or contract interest in the
10093	10093	subject of the power of attorney or the authority of the attorney in fact is
10094	10094	otherwise coupled with an interest in a person other than the principal, this
10095	10095	section does not impose any duties on the attorney in fact that would
10096	10096	conflict or be inconsistent with that interest.
10097	10097	Sec. 145. K.S.A. 58-662 is hereby amended to read as follows: 58-
10098	10098	662. (a) The principal may petition the court for an accounting by the
10099	10099	principal's attorney in fact or the legal representative of the attorney in
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10143	10143	fact. If the principal is disabled or deceased, a petition for accounting may
10144	10144	be filed by the principal's legal representative, an adult member of the
10145	10145	principal's family or any person interested in the welfare of the principal.
10146	10146	(b) Any requirement for an accounting may be waived or an
10147	10147	accounting may be approved by the court without hearing, if the
10148	10148	accounting is waived or approved by a principal who is not disabled, or by
10149	10149	a principal whose legal capacity has been restored, or by all creditors and
10150	10150	distributees of a deceased principal's estate whose claims or distributions
10151	10151	theretofore have not been satisfied in full. The approval or waiver shall be
10152	10152	in writing, signed by the affected persons and filed with the court.
10153	10153	(c) For the purposes of subsection (b), a legal representative or a
10154	10154	person providing services to the principal's estate shall not be considered a
10155	10155	creditor of the principal's estate. No express approval or waiver shall be
10156	10156	required from the legal representative of a disabled principal if the
10157	10157	principal's legal capacity has been restored, or from the personal
10158	10158	representative of a deceased principal's estate, or from any other person
10159	10159	entitled to compensation or expense for services rendered to a disabled or
10160	10160	deceased principal's estate, unless the principal or the principal's estate is
10161	10161	unable to pay in full the compensation and expense to which the person
10162	10162	rendering the services may be entitled.
10163	10163	(d) The principal, the principal's attorney in fact, an adult member of
10164	10164	the principal's family or any person interested in the welfare of the
10165	10165	principal may petition the district court in the county where the principal is
10166	10166	then residing to determine and declare whether a principal, who has
10167	10167	executed a power of attorney, is a disabled person.
10168	10168	(e) If the principal is a disabled person, on petition of the principal's
10169	10169	legal representative, an adult member of the principal's family or any
10170	10170	interested person, including a person interested in the welfare of the
10171	10171	principal, for good cause shown, the court may:
10172	10172	(1) Order the attorney in fact to exercise or refrain from exercising
10173	10173	authority in a durable power of attorney in a particular manner or for a
10174	10174	particular purpose;
10175	10175	(2) modify the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power
10176	10176	of attorney;
10177	10177	(3) declare suspended a power of attorney that is nondurable;
10178	10178	(4) terminate a durable power of attorney;
10179	10179	(5) remove the attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney;
10180	10180	(6) confirm the authority of an attorney in fact or a successor attorney
10181	10181	in fact to act under a durable power of attorney; and
10182	10182	(7) issue such other orders as the court finds will be in the best
10183	10183	interest of the disabled principal, including appointment of a conservator
10184	10184	for the principal pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3050, et seq. the Kansas uniform
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10230	10230	(f) In addition to any other remedies available under law, if after
10231	10231	notice and hearing, the court determines that there has been a showing that
10232	10232	the principal is a disabled person and that the attorney in fact has breached
10233	10233	such attorney in fact's fiduciary duty to the principal or that there is a
10234	10234	reasonable likelihood that such attorney in fact may do so in the immediate
10235	10235	future, the court, in its discretion, may issue an order that some or all of
10236	10236	the authority granted by the durable power of attorney be suspended or
10237	10237	modified, and that a different attorney in fact be authorized to exercise
10238	10238	some or all of the powers granted by the durable power of attorney. Such
10239	10239	attorney in fact may be designated by the court. The court may require any
10240	10240	person petitioning for any such order to file a bond in such amount and
10241	10241	with such sureties as required by the court to indemnify either the attorney
10242	10242	in fact who has been acting on behalf of the principal or the principal and
10243	10243	the principal's successors in interest for the expenses, including attorney
10244	10244	fees, incurred by any such persons with respect to such proceeding. The
10245	10245	court, after hearing, may allow payment or enter judgment. None of the
10246	10246	actions described in this subsection shall be taken by the court until after
10247	10247	hearing upon reasonable notice to all persons identified in a verified
10248	10248	statement supplied by the petitioner who is requesting such action
10249	10249	identifying the immediate relatives of the principal and any other persons
10250	10250	known to the petitioner to be interested in the welfare of the principal.
10251	10251	Except that in the event of an emergency as determined by the court, the
10252	10252	court, without notice, may enter such temporary order as seems proper to
10253	10253	the court, but no such temporary order shall be effective for more than 30
10254	10254	days unless extended by the court after hearing on reasonable notice to the
10255	10255	persons identified as herein provided in this subsection.
10256	10256	(g) If a power of attorney is suspended or terminated by the court or
10257	10257	the attorney in fact is removed by the court, the court may require an
10258	10258	accounting from the attorney in fact and order delivery of any property
10259	10259	belonging to the principal and copies of any necessary records of the
10260	10260	attorney in fact concerning the principal's property and affairs to a
10261	10261	successor attorney in fact or the principal's legal representative.
10262	10262	(h) In a proceeding under this act or in any other proceeding, or upon
10263	10263	petition of an attorney in fact or successor, the court may:
10264	10264	(1) Require or permit an attorney in fact under a power of attorney to
10265	10265	account;
10266	10266	(2) authorize the attorney in fact under a power of attorney to enter
10267	10267	into any transaction, or approve, ratify, confirm and validate any
10268	10268	transaction entered into by the attorney in fact that the court finds is, was
10269	10269	or will be beneficial to the principal and which the court has power to
10270	10270	authorize for a conservator pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. the Kansas
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10315	10315	act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto; and
10316	10316	(3) relieve the attorney in fact of any obligation to exercise authority
10317	10317	for a disabled principal under a durable power of attorney.
10318	10318	(i) Unless previously barred by adjudication, consent or limitation,
10319	10319	any cause of action against an attorney in fact or successor for breach of
10320	10320	duty to the principal shall be barred as to any principal who has received
10321	10321	an account or other statement fully disclosing the matter unless a
10322	10322	proceeding to assert the cause of action is commenced within two years
10323	10323	after receipt of the account or statement by the principal or, if the principal
10324	10324	is a disabled person, by a guardian or conservator of the disabled person's
10325	10325	estate. If a disabled person has no guardian or conservator of the disabled
10326	10326	person's estate at the time an account or statement is presented, then the
10327	10327	cause of action shall not be barred until one year after the removal of the
10328	10328	principal's disability or incapacity, one year after the appointment of a
10329	10329	conservator for the principal or one year after the death of the principal.
10330	10330	The cause of action thus barred does not include any action to recover
10331	10331	from an attorney in fact or successor for fraud, misrepresentation or
10332	10332	concealment related to the settlement of any transaction involving the
10333	10333	agency relationship of the attorney in fact with the principal.
10334	10334	Sec. 146. K.S.A. 58-24a15 is hereby amended to read as follows: 58-
10335	10335	24a15. Conservators shall not invest funds under their control and
10336	10336	management in investments other than those specifically permitted by
10337	10337	K.S.A. 59-3078 sections 99 and 100, and amendments thereto, except
10338	10338	upon the entry of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, after a
10339	10339	hearing on a verified petition. Before authorizing any such investment, the
10340	10340	court shall require evidence of value and advisability of such purchase.
10341	10341	Sec. 147. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-4802 is hereby amended to read as
10342	10342	follows: 58-4802. In this act:
10343	10343	(a) "Account" means an arrangement under a terms-of-service
10344	10344	agreement in which a custodian carries, maintains, processes, receives or
10345	10345	stores a digital asset of the user or provides goods or services to the user.
10346	10346	(b) "Agent" means an attorney-in-fact granted authority under a
10347	10347	durable or nondurable power of attorney.
10348	10348	(c) "Carries" means engages in the transmission of an electronic
10349	10349	communication.
10350	10350	(d) "Catalogue of electronic communications" means information that
10351	10351	identifies each person with which a user has had an electronic
10352	10352	communication, the time and date of the communication and the electronic
10353	10353	address of the person.
10354	10354	(e) "Conservatee" means an individual for whom a conservator has
10355	10355	been appointed.
10356	10356	(f) "Conservator" means a person appointed by a court pursuant to
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10401	10401	and other protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and
10402	10402	amendments thereto, to manage the estate of a minor or adult individual.
10403	10403	The term includes a temporary conservator.
10404	10404	(g) "Content of an electronic communication" means information
10405	10405	concerning the substance or meaning of the communication which:
10406	10406	(1) Has been sent or received by a user;
10407	10407	(2) is in electronic storage by a custodian providing an electronic
10408	10408	communication service to the public or is carried or maintained by a
10409	10409	custodian providing a remote computing service to the public; and
10410	10410	(3) is not readily accessible to the public.
10411	10411	(h) "Court" means the district court.
10412	10412	(i) "Custodian" means a person that carries, maintains, processes,
10413	10413	receives or stores a digital asset of a user.
10414	10414	(j) "Designated recipient" means a person chosen by a user using an
10415	10415	online tool to administer digital assets of the user.
10416	10416	(k) "Digital asset" means an electronic record in which an individual
10417	10417	has a right or interest. The term does not include an underlying asset or
10418	10418	liability unless the asset or liability is itself an electronic record.
10419	10419	(l) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical,
10420	10420	digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities.
10421	10421	(m) "Electronic communication" has the meaning set forth in 18
10422	10422	U.S.C. § 2510(12).
10423	10423	(n) "Electronic communication service" means a custodian that
10424	10424	provides to a user the ability to send or receive an electronic
10425	10425	communication.
10426	10426	(o) "Fiduciary" means an original, additional or successor personal
10427	10427	representative, guardian, conservator, agent or trustee.
10428	10428	(p) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court pursuant to
10429	10429	K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship
10430	10430	and other protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and
10431	10431	amendments thereto, to make decisions regarding the support, care,
10432	10432	education, health and welfare of a minor or adult individual. The term
10433	10433	includes a temporary guardian but does not include a guardian ad litem.
10434	10434	(q) "Information" means data, text, images, videos, sounds, codes,
10435	10435	computer programs, software, databases or the like.
10436	10436	(r) "Online tool" means an electronic service provided by a custodian
10437	10437	that allows the user, in an agreement distinct from the terms-of-service
10438	10438	agreement between the custodian and user, to provide directions for
10439	10439	disclosure or nondisclosure of digital assets to a third person.
10440	10440	(s) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity,
10441	10441	public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or
10442	10442	instrumentality, or other legal entity.
10443	10443	(t) "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, special
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10487	10487	administrator or person that performs substantially the same function
10488	10488	under law of this state other than this act.
10489	10489	(u) "Power of attorney" means a record that grants an agent authority
10490	10490	to act on behalf of a principal.
10491	10491	(v) "Principal" means an individual who grants authority to an agent
10492	10492	in a power of attorney.
10493	10493	(w) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible
10494	10494	medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
10495	10495	retrievable in perceivable form.
10496	10496	(x) "Remote computing service" means a custodian that provides to a
10497	10497	user computer-processing services or the storage of digital assets by means
10498	10498	of an electronic communications system, as defined in 18 U.S.C. §
10499	10499	2510(14).
10500	10500	(y) "Terms of service agreement" means an agreement that controls
10501	10501	the relationship between a user and a custodian.
10502	10502	(z) "Trustee" means a fiduciary with legal title to property under an
10503	10503	agreement or declaration that creates a beneficial interest in another. The
10504	10504	term includes a successor trustee.
10505	10505	(aa) "User" means a person that has an account with a custodian.
10506	10506	(bb) "Ward" means an individual for whom a guardian has been
10507	10507	appointed.
10508	10508	(cc) "Will" includes a codicil, a testamentary instrument that only
10509	10509	appoints an executor and an instrument that revokes or revises a
10510	10510	testamentary instrument.
10511	10511	Sec. 148. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-4814 is hereby amended to read as
10512	10512	follows: 58-4814. (a) After an opportunity for a hearing under K.S.A. 59-
10513	10513	3050 et seq. the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other
10514	10514	protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments
10515	10515	thereto, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital
10516	10516	assets of a ward or conservatee.
10517	10517	(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a
10518	10518	custodian shall disclose to a guardian or conservator the catalogue of
10519	10519	electronic communications sent or received by a ward or conservatee and
10520	10520	any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in
10521	10521	which the ward or conservatee has a right or interest if the guardian or
10522	10522	conservator gives the custodian:
10523	10523	(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;
10524	10524	(2) a certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or
10525	10525	conservator authority over the digital assets of the ward or conservatee;
10526	10526	and
10527	10527	(3) if requested by the custodian:
10528	10528	(A) A number, username, address or other unique subscriber or
10529	10529	account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the
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10573	10573	ward or conservatee; or
10574	10574	(B) evidence linking the account to the ward or conservatee.
10575	10575	(c) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage the
10576	10576	assets of a ward or conservatee may request a custodian of the digital
10577	10577	assets of the ward or conservatee to suspend or terminate an account of the
10578	10578	ward or conservatee for good cause. A request made under this section
10579	10579	must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the
10580	10580	guardian or conservator authority over the ward or conservatee's property.
10581	10581	Sec. 149. K.S.A. 59-1701 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
10582	10582	1701. (a) No bank, savings and loan association or other corporation shall
10583	10583	be appointed or authorized directly or indirectly to act as a fiduciary in this
10584	10584	state except:
10585	10585	(1) A bank, savings and loan association or other corporation
10586	10586	organized under the laws of, and having its principal place of business in,
10587	10587	this state;
10588	10588	(2) a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan
10589	10589	association located in this state;
10590	10590	(3) a bank, savings and loan association or other corporation
10591	10591	organized under the laws of, and having its principal place of business in,
10592	10592	another state which permits a bank, savings and loan association or other
10593	10593	corporation which is similarly organized in this state to act in a like
10594	10594	fiduciary capacity in the other state under similar conditions;
10595	10595	(4) a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan
10596	10596	association located in another state which permits a national bank, federal
10597	10597	savings bank or federal savings and loan association located in this state to
10598	10598	act in a like fiduciary capacity in the other state under similar conditions;
10599	10599	(5) a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with K.S.A. 59-
10600	10600	3070 section 35, and amendments thereto, to the extent provided by that
10601	10601	statute; or
10602	10602	(6) as provided in K.S.A. 59-1707 and 59-1708, and amendments
10603	10603	thereto.
10604	10604	(b) No officer, employee or agent of a bank, savings and loan
10605	10605	association or corporation which is not authorized to act as a fiduciary in
10606	10606	this state shall be permitted to act as a fiduciary, whether such officer,
10607	10607	employee or agent is a resident or a nonresident of this state, when in fact
10608	10608	such officer, employee or agent is acting as a fiduciary on behalf of such
10609	10609	bank, savings and loan association or corporation.
10610	10610	(c) No bank, savings and loan association or other corporation, other
10611	10611	than a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with K.S.A. 59-3070
10612	10612	section 35, and amendments thereto, shall be appointed guardian of the
10613	10613	person of a ward.
10614	10614	Sec. 150. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-2401a is hereby amended to read as
10615	10615	follows: 59-2401a. (a) An appeal by an interested party from a district
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10659	10659	magistrate judge who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas to
10660	10660	a district judge may be taken no later than 14 days from any final order,
10661	10661	judgment or decree entered in any proceeding pursuant to:
10662	10662	(1) The Kansas adoption and relinquishment act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et
10663	10663	seq., and amendments thereto;
10664	10664	(2) the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons, K.S.A. 59-
10665	10665	2945 et seq., and amendments thereto;
10666	10666	(3) the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or substance
10667	10667	abuse problem, K.S.A. 59-29b45 et seq., and amendments thereto; or
10668	10668	(4) the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator, or both, K.S.A.
10669	10669	59-3050 et seq. Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other
10670	10670	protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments
10671	10671	thereto.
10672	10672	The appeal shall be heard no later than 30 days from the date the notice
10673	10673	of appeal is filed. If no record was made of the proceedings, the trial shall
10674	10674	be de novo. Except as provided further, if a record was made of the
10675	10675	proceedings, the district judge shall conduct the appeal on the record.
10676	10676	Upon motion of any party to the proceedings, the district judge may hold a
10677	10677	trial de novo.
10678	10678	(b) An appeal by an interested party from a district judge, or a district
10679	10679	magistrate judge who is regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas, to an
10680	10680	appellate court shall be taken pursuant to article 21 of chapter 60 of the
10681	10681	Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, from any final order,
10682	10682	judgment or decree entered in any proceeding pursuant to:
10683	10683	(1) The Kansas adoption and relinquishment act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et
10684	10684	seq., and amendments thereto;
10685	10685	(2) the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons, K.S.A. 59-
10686	10686	2945 et seq., and amendments thereto;
10687	10687	(3) the Kansas sexually violent predator act, K.S.A. 59-29a01 et seq.,
10688	10688	and amendments thereto;
10689	10689	(4) the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or substance
10690	10690	abuse problem, K.S.A. 59-29b45 et seq., and amendments thereto; or
10691	10691	(5) the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator, or both, K.S.A.
10692	10692	59-3050 et seq. Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other
10693	10693	protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments
10694	10694	thereto.
10695	10695	Except for appeals under the Kansas judicial review act and cases
10696	10696	otherwise specifically provided for by law, appeals under this section shall
10697	10697	have priority over all others.
10698	10698	(c) Pending the determination of an appeal pursuant to subsection (a)
10699	10699	or (b), any order appealed from shall continue in force unless modified by
10700	10700	temporary orders entered by the court hearing the appeal. The supersedeas
10701	10701	bond provided for in K.S.A. 60-2103, and amendments thereto, shall not
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10745	10745	stay proceedings under an appeal from the district court to an appellate
10746	10746	court.
10747	10747	(d) In an appeal taken pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the court from
10748	10748	which the appeal is taken may require an appropriate party, other than the
10749	10749	state of Kansas, any subdivision thereof, and all cities and counties in this
10750	10750	state, to file a bond in such sum and with such sureties as may be fixed and
10751	10751	approved by the court to ensure that the appeal will be prosecuted without
10752	10752	unnecessary delay and to ensure the payment of all judgments and any
10753	10753	sums, damages and costs that may be adjudged against that party.
10754	10754	(e) As used in this section, "interested party" means:
10755	10755	(1) The parent in a proceeding pursuant to the Kansas adoption and
10756	10756	relinquishment act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., and amendments thereto;
10757	10757	(2) the patient under the care and treatment act for mentally ill
10758	10758	persons, K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq., and amendments thereto;
10759	10759	(3) the patient under the care and treatment act for persons with an
10760	10760	alcohol or substance abuse problem, K.S.A. 59-29b45 et seq., and
10761	10761	amendments thereto;
10762	10762	(4) the person adjudicated a sexually violent predator under the
10763	10763	Kansas sexually violent predator act, K.S.A. 59-29a01 et seq., and
10764	10764	amendments thereto;
10765	10765	(5) the ward or conservatee under the act for obtaining a guardian or
10766	10766	conservator, or both, K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. Kansas uniform
10767	10767	guardianship, conservatorship and other protective arrangements act,
10768	10768	sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto;
10769	10769	(6) the parent of a minor person adjudicated a ward or conservatee
10770	10770	under the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator, or both, K.S.A. 59-
10771	10771	3050 et seq. Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other
10772	10772	protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments
10773	10773	thereto;
10774	10774	(7) the petitioner in the case on appeal; and
10775	10775	(8) any other person granted interested party status by the court from
10776	10776	which the appeal is being taken.
10777	10777	(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas
10778	10778	probate code.
10779	10779	Sec. 151. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-29b46 is hereby amended to read as
10780	10780	follows: 59-29b46. When used in the care and treatment act for persons
10781	10781	with an alcohol or substance abuse problem:
10782	10782	(a) "Discharge" means the final and complete release from treatment,
10783	10783	by either the head of a treatment facility acting pursuant to K.S.A. 59-
10784	10784	29b50, and amendments thereto, or by an order of a court issued pursuant
10785	10785	to K.S.A. 59-29b73, and amendments thereto.
10786	10786	(b) "Head of a treatment facility" means the administrative director of
10787	10787	a treatment facility or such person's designee.
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10831	10831	(c) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as defined in K.S.A.
10832	10832	22-2202, and amendments thereto.
10833	10833	(d) "Licensed addiction counselor" means a person who engages in
10834	10834	the practice of addiction counseling limited to substance use disorders and
10835	10835	who is licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board. Such person
10836	10836	shall engage in the practice of addiction counseling in a state-licensed or
10837	10837	certified alcohol and other drug treatment program or while completing a
10838	10838	Kansas domestic violence offender assessment for participants in a
10839	10839	certified batterer intervention program pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7d01 through
10840	10840	75-7d13, and amendments thereto, unless otherwise exempt from licensure
10841	10841	under subsection (n).
10842	10842	(e) "Licensed clinical addiction counselor" means a person who
10843	10843	engages in the independent practice of addiction counseling and diagnosis
10844	10844	and treatment of substance use disorders specified in the edition of the
10845	10845	American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of
10846	10846	mental disorders (DSM) designated by the board by rules and regulations
10847	10847	and is licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board.
10848	10848	(f) "Licensed master's addiction counselor" means a person who
10849	10849	engages in the practice of addiction counseling limited to substance use
10850	10850	disorders and who is licensed under this act. Such person may diagnose
10851	10851	substance use disorders only under the direction of a licensed clinical
10852	10852	addiction counselor, a licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice
10853	10853	medicine and surgery or a person licensed to provide mental health
10854	10854	services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the
10855	10855	diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse disorders or mental disorders.
10856	10856	(g) "Other facility for care or treatment" means any mental health
10857	10857	clinic, medical care facility, nursing home, the detox units at either
10858	10858	Osawatomie state hospital or Larned state hospital, any physician or any
10859	10859	other institution or individual authorized or licensed by law to give care or
10860	10860	treatment to any person.
10861	10861	(h) "Patient" means a person who is a voluntary patient, a proposed
10862	10862	patient or an involuntary patient.
10863	10863	(1) "Voluntary patient" means a person who is receiving treatment at
10864	10864	a treatment facility pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29b49, and amendments thereto.
10865	10865	(2) "Proposed patient" means a person for whom a petition pursuant
10866	10866	to K.S.A. 59-29b52 or 59-29b57, and amendments thereto, has been filed.
10867	10867	(3) "Involuntary patient" means a person who is receiving treatment
10868	10868	under order of a court or a person admitted and detained by a treatment
10869	10869	facility pursuant to an application filed pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29b54(b) or
10870	10870	(c), and amendments thereto.
10871	10871	(i) "Person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem" means a
10872	10872	person who: (1) Lacks self-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages or
10873	10873	any substance as defined in subsection (m); or
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10917	10917	(2) uses alcoholic beverages or any substance to the extent that the
10918	10918	person's health may be substantially impaired or endangered without
10919	10919	treatment.
10920	10920	(j) (1) "Person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem subject to
10921	10921	involuntary commitment for care and treatment" means a person with an
10922	10922	alcohol or substance abuse problem who also is incapacitated by alcohol or
10923	10923	any substance and is likely to cause harm to self or others.
10924	10924	(2) "Incapacitated by alcohol or any substance" means that the
10925	10925	person, as the result of the use of alcohol or any substance, has impaired
10926	10926	judgment resulting in the person:
10927	10927	(A) Being incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with
10928	10928	respect to the need for treatment; or
10929	10929	(B) lacking sufficient understanding or capability to make or
10930	10930	communicate responsible decisions concerning either the person's well-
10931	10931	being or estate.
10932	10932	(3) "Likely to cause harm to self or others" means that the person, by
10933	10933	reason of the person's use of alcohol or any substance: (A) Is likely, in the
10934	10934	reasonably foreseeable future, to cause substantial physical injury or
10935	10935	physical abuse to self or others or substantial damage to another's property,
10936	10936	as evidenced by behavior threatening, attempting or causing such injury,
10937	10937	abuse or damage; except that if the harm threatened, attempted or caused is
10938	10938	only harm to the property of another, the harm must be of such a value and
10939	10939	extent that the state's interest in protecting the property from such harm
10940	10940	outweighs the person's interest in personal liberty; or
10941	10941	(B) is substantially unable, except for reason of indigency, to provide
10942	10942	for any of the person's basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, health
10943	10943	or safety, causing a substantial deterioration of the person's ability to
10944	10944	function on the person's own.
10945	10945	(k) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and
10946	10946	surgery as provided for in the Kansas healing arts act or a person who is
10947	10947	employed by a state psychiatric hospital or by an agency of the United
10948	10948	States and who is authorized by law to practice medicine and surgery
10949	10949	within that hospital or agency.
10950	10950	(l) "Psychologist" means a licensed psychologist, as defined by
10951	10951	K.S.A. 74-5302, and amendments thereto.
10952	10952	(m) "Substance" means: (1) The same as the term "controlled
10953	10953	substance" as defined in K.S.A. 21-5701, and amendments thereto; or
10954	10954	(2) fluorocarbons, toluene or volatile hydrocarbon solvents.
10955	10955	(n) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency, outpatient,
10956	10956	intermediate and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic
10957	10957	evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological and social service care,
10958	10958	vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to
10959	10959	persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem.
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11003	11003	(o) (1) "Treatment facility" means a treatment program, public or
11004	11004	private treatment facility, or any facility of the United States government
11005	11005	available to treat a person for an alcohol or other substance abuse problem,
11006	11006	but such term does not include a licensed medical care facility, a licensed
11007	11007	adult care home, a facility licensed under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 75-3307b,
11008	11008	prior to its repeal or under K.S.A. 39-2001 et seq., and amendments
11009	11009	thereto, a community-based alcohol and drug safety action program
11010	11010	certified under K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto, and performing
11011	11011	only those functions for which the program is certified to perform under
11012	11012	K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto, or a professional licensed by the
11013	11013	behavioral sciences regulatory board to diagnose and treat mental
11014	11014	disorders at the independent level or a physician, who may treat in the
11015	11015	usual course of the behavioral sciences regulatory board licensee's or
11016	11016	physician's professional practice individuals incapacitated by alcohol or
11017	11017	other substances, but who are not primarily engaged in the usual course of
11018	11018	the individual's professional practice in treating such individuals, or any
11019	11019	state institution, even if detoxification services may have been obtained at
11020	11020	such institution.
11021	11021	(2) "Private treatment facility" means a private agency providing
11022	11022	facilities for the care and treatment or lodging of persons with either an
11023	11023	alcohol or other substance abuse problem and meeting the standards
11024	11024	prescribed in either K.S.A. 65-4013 or 65-4603, and amendments thereto,
11025	11025	and licensed under either K.S.A. 65-4014 or 65-4607, and amendments
11026	11026	thereto.
11027	11027	(3) "Public treatment facility" means a treatment facility owned and
11028	11028	operated by any political subdivision of the state of Kansas and licensed
11029	11029	under either K.S.A. 65-4014 or 65-4603, and amendments thereto, as an
11030	11030	appropriate place for the care and treatment or lodging of persons with an
11031	11031	alcohol or other substance abuse problem.
11032	11032	(p) The terms defined in K.S.A. 59-3051 section 25, and amendments
11033	11033	thereto, shall have the meanings provided by that section.
11034	11034	Sec. 152. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-29b48 is hereby amended to read as
11035	11035	follows: 59-29b48. (a) The fact that a person may have voluntarily
11036	11036	accepted any form of treatment for an alcohol or substance abuse problem,
11037	11037	or become subject to a court order entered under authority of this act, shall
11038	11038	not be construed to mean that such person shall have lost any civil right
11039	11039	they otherwise would have as a resident or citizen, any property right or
11040	11040	their legal capacity, except as may be specified within any court order or as
11041	11041	otherwise limited by the provisions of this act or the reasonable rules and
11042	11042	regulations which the head of a treatment facility may for good cause find
11043	11043	necessary to make for the orderly operations of that facility. No person
11044	11044	held in custody under the provisions of this act shall be denied the right to
11045	11045	apply for a writ of habeas corpus.
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11089	11089	(b) There shall be no implication or presumption that a patient within
11090	11090	the terms of this act is for that reason alone a person in need of a guardian
11091	11091	or a conservator, or both, as provided in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095
11092	11092	the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective
11093	11093	arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto.
11094	11094	(c) A person who is a mentally ill person subject to involuntary
11095	11095	commitment for care and treatment as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and
11096	11096	amendments thereto, or a person with an alcohol or substance abuse
11097	11097	problem subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment as
11098	11098	defined in K.S.A. 59-29b46, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to
11099	11099	K.S.A. 21-6301, and amendments thereto.
11100	11100	Sec. 153. K.S.A. 59-29b49 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
11101	11101	29b49. (a) A person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem may be
11102	11102	admitted to a treatment facility as a voluntary patient when there are
11103	11103	available accommodations and the head of the treatment facility
11104	11104	determines such person is in need of treatment therein, and that the person
11105	11105	has the capacity to consent to treatment.
11106	11106	(b) Admission shall be made upon written application:
11107	11107	(1) If such person is 18 years of age or older the person may make
11108	11108	such application for themself; or
11109	11109	(2) (A) If such person is less than 18 years of age, a parent may make
11110	11110	such application for their child; or
11111	11111	(B) if such person is less than 18 years of age, but 14 years of age or
11112	11112	older, the person may make such written application on their own behalf
11113	11113	without the consent or written application of their parent, legal guardian or
11114	11114	any other person. Whenever a person who is 14 years of age or older
11115	11115	makes written application on their own behalf and is admitted as a
11116	11116	voluntary patient, the head of the treatment facility shall promptly notify
11117	11117	the child's parent, legal guardian or other person known to the head of the
11118	11118	treatment facility to be interested in the care and welfare of the minor of
11119	11119	the admittance of that child; or
11120	11120	(3) if such person has a legal guardian, the legal guardian may make
11121	11121	such application provided that if the legal guardian is required to obtain
11122	11122	authority to do so pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3077 sections 77 and 78, and
11123	11123	amendments thereto, then only in accordance with the provisions thereof.
11124	11124	If the legal guardian is seeking admission of their ward upon an order
11125	11125	giving the guardian continuing authority to admit the ward to a treatment
11126	11126	facility as defined in K.S.A. 59-3077 sections 77 and 78, and amendments
11127	11127	thereto, the head of the treatment facility may require a statement from the
11128	11128	patient's attending physician or from the local health officer of the area in
11129	11129	which the patient resides confirming that the patient is in need of treatment
11130	11130	for an alcohol or substance abuse problem in a treatment facility before
11131	11131	accepting the ward for admission, and shall divert any such person to a
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11175	11175	less restrictive treatment alternative as may be appropriate.
11176	11176	(c) No person shall be admitted as a voluntary patient under the
11177	11177	provisions of this act to any treatment facility unless the head of the
11178	11178	treatment facility has informed such person or such person's parent, legal
11179	11179	guardian, or other person known to the head of the treatment facility to be
11180	11180	interested in the care and welfare of a minor, in writing, of the following:
11181	11181	(1) The rules and procedures of the treatment facility relating to the
11182	11182	discharge of voluntary patients;
11183	11183	(2) the legal rights of a voluntary patient receiving treatment from a
11184	11184	treatment facility as provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b78 and amendments
11185	11185	thereto; and
11186	11186	(3) in general terms, the types of treatment which are available or
11187	11187	would not be available to a voluntary patient from that treatment facility.
11188	11188	(d) Nothing in this act shall be construed as to prohibit a proposed or
11189	11189	involuntary patient with capacity to do so from making an application for
11190	11190	admission as a voluntary patient to a treatment facility. Any proposed or
11191	11191	involuntary patient desiring to do so shall be afforded an opportunity to
11192	11192	consult with their attorney prior to making any such application. If the
11193	11193	head of the treatment facility accepts the application and admits the patient
11194	11194	as a voluntary patient, then the head of the treatment facility shall notify, in
11195	11195	writing, the patient's attorney, the patient's legal guardian, if the patient has
11196	11196	a legal guardian, and the district court which has jurisdiction over the
11197	11197	patient of the patient's voluntary status. When a notice of voluntary
11198	11198	admission is received, the court shall file the same which shall terminate
11199	11199	the proceedings.
11200	11200	Sec. 154. K.S.A. 59-29b51 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
11201	11201	29b51. (a) A voluntary patient shall be entitled to be discharged from a
11202	11202	treatment facility, by the head of the treatment facility, by no later than the
11203	11203	third day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after receipt of the
11204	11204	patient's written request for discharge.
11205	11205	(b) (1) If the voluntary patient is an adult admitted upon the
11206	11206	application of a legal guardian or pursuant to an order of the court issued
11207	11207	pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3077 sections 77 and 78, and amendments thereto,
11208	11208	any request for discharge must be made, in writing, by the legal guardian.
11209	11209	(2) If the voluntary patient is a minor, the written request for
11210	11210	discharge shall be made by the child's parent or legal guardian except if the
11211	11211	minor was admitted upon their own written application to become a
11212	11212	voluntary patient made pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29b49 and amendments
11213	11213	thereto, then the minor may make the request. In the case of a minor 14 or
11214	11214	more years of age who had made written application to become a
11215	11215	voluntary patient on their own behalf and who has requested to be
11216	11216	discharged, the head of the treatment facility shall promptly inform the
11217	11217	child's parent, legal guardian or other person known to the head of the
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11261	11261	treatment facility to be interested in the care and welfare of the minor of
11262	11262	the minor's request for discharge.
11263	11263	Sec. 155. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-29b60 is hereby amended to read as
11264	11264	follows: 59-29b60. (a) Upon the filing of the petition provided for in
11265	11265	K.S.A. 59-29b57, and amendments thereto, the district court shall issue the
11266	11266	following:
11267	11267	(1) An order fixing the time and place of the trial upon the petition.
11268	11268	Such hearing, in the court's discretion, may be conducted in a courtroom, a
11269	11269	treatment facility or at some other suitable place. The time fixed in the
11270	11270	order shall in no event be earlier than seven days or later than 14 days after
11271	11271	the date of the filing of the petition. If a demand for a trial by jury is later
11272	11272	filed by the proposed patient, the court may continue the trial and fix a
11273	11273	new time and place of the trial at a time that may exceed beyond the 14
11274	11274	days but shall be fixed within a reasonable time not exceeding 30 days
11275	11275	from the date of the filing of the demand.
11276	11276	(2) An order that the proposed patient appear at the time and place of
11277	11277	the hearing and providing that the proposed patient's presence will be
11278	11278	required at the hearing unless the attorney for the proposed patient shall
11279	11279	make a request that the proposed patient's presence be waived and the
11280	11280	court finds that the proposed patient's presence at the hearing would be
11281	11281	injurious to the proposed patient's welfare. The order shall further provide
11282	11282	that notwithstanding the foregoing provision, if the proposed patient
11283	11283	requests in writing to the court or to such person's attorney that the
11284	11284	proposed patient wishes to be present at the hearing, the proposed patient's
11285	11285	presence cannot be waived.
11286	11286	(3) An order appointing an attorney to represent the proposed patient
11287	11287	at all stages of the proceedings and until all orders resulting from such
11288	11288	proceedings are terminated. The court shall give preference, in the
11289	11289	appointment of this attorney, to any attorney who has represented the
11290	11290	proposed patient in other matters if the court has knowledge of that prior
11291	11291	representation. The proposed patient shall have the right to engage an
11292	11292	attorney of the proposed patient's own choice and, in such event, the
11293	11293	attorney appointed by the court shall be relieved of all duties by the court.
11294	11294	(4) An order that the proposed patient shall appear at a time and place
11295	11295	that is in the best interests of the patient where the proposed patient will
11296	11296	have the opportunity to consult with the proposed patient's court-appointed
11297	11297	attorney, which time shall be at least five days prior to the date set for the
11298	11298	trial under K.S.A. 59-29b65, and amendments thereto.
11299	11299	(5) An order for an evaluation as provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b61,
11300	11300	and amendments thereto.
11301	11301	(6) A notice as provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b63, and amendments
11302	11302	thereto.
11303	11303	(7) If the petition also contains allegations as provided for in K.S.A.
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11347	11347	59-3058, 59-3059, 59-3060, 59-3061 or 59-3062 sections 17, 18, 28, 49,
11348	11348	52 or 65, and amendments thereto, those orders necessary to make a
11349	11349	determination of the need for a legal guardian or conservator, or both, to
11350	11350	act on behalf of the proposed patient. For these purposes, the trials
11351	11351	required by K.S.A. 59-29b65 and K.S.A. 59-3067, and amendments
11352	11352	thereto, sections 30, 53, 55, 66 and 70, and amendments thereto, may be
11353	11353	consolidated.
11354	11354	(8) If the petitioner shall not have named a proposed treatment
11355	11355	facility to which the proposed patient may be sent as provided for
11356	11356	subsection (b)(8) of in K.S.A. 59-29b57(b)(8), and amendments thereto,
11357	11357	but instead stated that the secretary for aging and disability services has
11358	11358	been notified and requested to determine which treatment facility the
11359	11359	proposed patient should be sent to, then the court shall issue an order
11360	11360	requiring the secretary, or the secretary's designee, to make that
11361	11361	determination and to notify the court of the name and address of that
11362	11362	treatment facility by such time as the court shall specify in the court's
11363	11363	order.
11364	11364	(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from granting an
11365	11365	order of continuance, for good cause shown, to any party for no longer
11366	11366	than seven days, except that such limitation does not apply to a request for
11367	11367	an order of continuance made by the proposed patient or to a request made
11368	11368	by any party if the proposed patient is absent such that further proceedings
11369	11369	can not be held until the proposed patient has been located. The court also,
11370	11370	upon the request of any party, may advance the date of the hearing if
11371	11371	necessary and in the best interests of all concerned.
11372	11372	Sec. 156. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-29c03 is hereby amended to read as
11373	11373	follows: 59-29c03. (a) The fact that a person has been detained for
11374	11374	emergency observation and treatment under this act shall not be construed
11375	11375	to mean that such person shall have lost any civil right such person would
11376	11376	otherwise have as a resident or citizen, any property right or legal capacity,
11377	11377	except as may be specified within any court order or as otherwise limited
11378	11378	by the provisions of this act or the reasonable policies which the head of a
11379	11379	crisis intervention center may, for good cause shown, find necessary to
11380	11380	make for the orderly operations of that facility. No person held in custody
11381	11381	under the provisions of this act shall be denied the right to apply for a writ
11382	11382	of habeas corpus. No judicial action taken as part of the procedure
11383	11383	provided in K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-29c08(c), and amendments thereto,
11384	11384	shall constitute a finding by the court.
11385	11385	(b) There shall be no implication or presumption that a patient within
11386	11386	the terms of this act is, for that reason alone, a person in need of a guardian
11387	11387	or a conservator, or both, as provided in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3097
11388	11388	the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective
11389	11389	arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto.
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11433	11433	Sec. 157. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-2946 is hereby amended to read as
11434	11434	follows: 59-2946. When used in the care and treatment act for mentally ill
11435	11435	persons:
11436	11436	(a) "Discharge" means the final and complete release from treatment,
11437	11437	by either the head of a treatment facility acting pursuant to K.S.A. 59-
11438	11438	2950, and amendments thereto, or by an order of a court issued pursuant to
11439	11439	K.S.A. 59-2973, and amendments thereto.
11440	11440	(b) "Head of a treatment facility" means the administrative director of
11441	11441	a treatment facility or such person's designee.
11442	11442	(c) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as defined in K.S.A.
11443	11443	22-2202, and amendments thereto.
11444	11444	(d) (1) "Mental health center" means any community mental health
11445	11445	center as defined in K.S.A. 39-2002, and amendments thereto, or a mental
11446	11446	health clinic organized as a not-for-profit or a for-profit corporation
11447	11447	pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1701 through 17-1775, and amendments thereto, or
11448	11448	K.S.A. 17-6001 through 17-6010, and amendments thereto, and licensed in
11449	11449	accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 39-2001 et seq., and
11450	11450	amendments thereto.
11451	11451	(2) "Participating mental health center" means a mental health center
11452	11452	that has entered into a contract with the secretary for aging and disability
11453	11453	services pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 39-1601 through 39-1612,
11454	11454	and amendments thereto.
11455	11455	(e) "Mentally ill person" means any person who is suffering from a
11456	11456	mental disorder that is manifested by a clinically significant behavioral or
11457	11457	psychological syndrome or pattern and associated with either a painful
11458	11458	symptom or an impairment in one or more important areas of functioning,
11459	11459	and involving substantial behavioral, psychological or biological
11460	11460	dysfunction, to the extent that the person is in need of treatment.
11461	11461	(f) (1) "Mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment for
11462	11462	care and treatment" means a mentally ill person, as defined in subsection
11463	11463	(e), who also lacks capacity to make an informed decision concerning
11464	11464	treatment, is likely to cause harm to self or others, and whose diagnosis is
11465	11465	not solely one of the following mental disorders: Alcohol or chemical
11466	11466	substance abuse; antisocial personality disorder; intellectual disability;
11467	11467	organic personality syndrome; or an organic mental disorder.
11468	11468	(2) "Lacks capacity to make an informed decision concerning
11469	11469	treatment" means that the person, by reason of the person's mental
11470	11470	disorder, is unable, despite conscientious efforts at explanation, to
11471	11471	understand basically the nature and effects of hospitalization or treatment
11472	11472	or is unable to engage in a rational decision-making process regarding
11473	11473	hospitalization or treatment, as evidenced by an inability to weigh the
11474	11474	possible risks and benefits.
11475	11475	(3) "Likely to cause harm to self or others" means that the person, by
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11519	11519	reason of the person's mental disorder: (A) Is likely, in the reasonably
11520	11520	foreseeable future, to cause substantial physical injury or physical abuse to
11521	11521	self or others or substantial damage to another's property, as evidenced by
11522	11522	behavior threatening, attempting or causing such injury, abuse or damage;
11523	11523	except that if the harm threatened, attempted or caused is only harm to the
11524	11524	property of another, the harm must be of such a value and extent that the
11525	11525	state's interest in protecting the property from such harm outweighs the
11526	11526	person's interest in personal liberty; or (B) is substantially unable, except
11527	11527	for reason of indigency, to provide for any of the person's basic needs,
11528	11528	such as food, clothing, shelter, health or safety, causing a substantial
11529	11529	deterioration of the person's ability to function on the person's own.
11530	11530	No person who is being treated by prayer in the practice of the religion
11531	11531	of any church that teaches reliance on spiritual means alone through prayer
11532	11532	for healing shall be determined to be a mentally ill person subject to
11533	11533	involuntary commitment for care and treatment under this act unless
11534	11534	substantial evidence is produced upon which the district court finds that
11535	11535	the proposed patient is likely in the reasonably foreseeable future to cause
11536	11536	substantial physical injury or physical abuse to self or others or substantial
11537	11537	damage to another's property, as evidenced by behavior threatening,
11538	11538	attempting or causing such injury, abuse or damage; except that if the harm
11539	11539	threatened, attempted or caused is only harm to the property of another, the
11540	11540	harm must be of such a value and extent that the state's interest in
11541	11541	protecting the property from such harm outweighs the person's interest in
11542	11542	personal liberty.
11543	11543	(g) "Patient" means a person who is a voluntary patient, a proposed
11544	11544	patient or an involuntary patient.
11545	11545	(1) "Voluntary patient" means a person who is receiving treatment at
11546	11546	a treatment facility pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2949, and amendments thereto.
11547	11547	(2) "Proposed patient" means a person for whom a petition pursuant
11548	11548	to K.S.A. 59-2952 or 59-2957, and amendments thereto, has been filed.
11549	11549	(3) "Involuntary patient" means a person who is receiving treatment
11550	11550	under order of a court or a person admitted and detained by a treatment
11551	11551	facility pursuant to an application filed pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2954(b) or
11552	11552	(c), and amendments thereto.
11553	11553	(h) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and
11554	11554	surgery as provided for in the Kansas healing arts act or a person who is
11555	11555	employed by a state psychiatric hospital or by an agency of the United
11556	11556	States and who is authorized by law to practice medicine and surgery
11557	11557	within that hospital or agency.
11558	11558	(i) "Psychologist" means a licensed psychologist, as defined by
11559	11559	K.S.A. 74-5302, and amendments thereto.
11560	11560	(j) "Qualified mental health professional" means a physician or
11561	11561	psychologist who is employed by a participating mental health center or
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11605	11605	who is providing services as a physician or psychologist under a contract
11606	11606	with a participating mental health center, a licensed master's level
11607	11607	psychologist, a licensed clinical psychotherapist, a licensed marriage and
11608	11608	family therapist, a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, a
11609	11609	licensed professional counselor, a licensed clinical professional counselor,
11610	11610	a licensed specialist social worker or a licensed master social worker or a
11611	11611	registered nurse who has a specialty in psychiatric nursing, who is
11612	11612	employed by a participating mental health center and who is acting under
11613	11613	the direction of a physician or psychologist who is employed by, or under
11614	11614	contract with, a participating mental health center.
11615	11615	(1) "Direction" means monitoring and oversight including regular,
11616	11616	periodic evaluation of services.
11617	11617	(2) "Licensed master social worker" means a person licensed as a
11618	11618	master social worker by the behavioral sciences regulatory board under
11619	11619	K.S.A. 65-6301 through 65-6318, and amendments thereto.
11620	11620	(3) "Licensed specialist social worker" means a person licensed in a
11621	11621	social work practice specialty by the behavioral sciences regulatory board
11622	11622	under K.S.A. 65-6301 through 65-6318, and amendments thereto.
11623	11623	(4) "Licensed master's level psychologist" means a person licensed as
11624	11624	a licensed master's level psychologist by the behavioral sciences regulatory
11625	11625	board under K.S.A. 74-5361 through 74-5373, and amendments thereto.
11626	11626	(5) "Registered nurse" means a person licensed as a registered
11627	11627	professional nurse by the board of nursing under K.S.A. 65-1113 through
11628	11628	65-1164, and amendments thereto.
11629	11629	(k) "Secretary" means the secretary for aging and disability services.
11630	11630	(l) "State psychiatric hospital" means Larned state hospital,
11631	11631	Osawatomie state hospital or Rainbow mental health facility.
11632	11632	(m) "Treatment" means any service intended to promote the mental
11633	11633	health of the patient and rendered by a qualified professional, licensed or
11634	11634	certified by the state to provide such service as an independent practitioner
11635	11635	or under the supervision of such practitioner.
11636	11636	(n) "Treatment facility" means any mental health center or clinic,
11637	11637	psychiatric unit of a medical care facility, state psychiatric hospital,
11638	11638	psychologist, physician or other institution or person authorized or
11639	11639	licensed by law to provide either inpatient or outpatient treatment to any
11640	11640	patient.
11641	11641	(o) The terms defined in K.S.A. 59-3051 section 25, and amendments
11642	11642	thereto, shall have the meanings provided by that section.
11643	11643	Sec. 158. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 59-2948 is hereby amended to read as
11644	11644	follows: 59-2948. (a) The fact that a person may have voluntarily accepted
11645	11645	any form of psychiatric treatment, or become subject to a court order
11646	11646	entered under authority of this act, shall not be construed to mean that such
11647	11647	person shall have lost any civil right they otherwise would have as a
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11691	11691	resident or citizen, any property right or their legal capacity, except as may
11692	11692	be specified within any court order or as otherwise limited by the
11693	11693	provisions of this act or the reasonable rules and regulations which the
11694	11694	head of a treatment facility may for good cause find necessary to make for
11695	11695	the orderly operations of that facility. No person held in custody under the
11696	11696	provisions of this act shall be denied the right to apply for a writ of habeas
11697	11697	corpus.
11698	11698	(b) There shall be no implication or presumption that a patient within
11699	11699	the terms of this act is for that reason alone a person in need of a guardian
11700	11700	or a conservator as provided for in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095 the
11701	11701	Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective
11702	11702	arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto.
11703	11703	(c) A person who is a mentally ill person subject to involuntary
11704	11704	commitment for care and treatment as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and
11705	11705	amendments thereto, or a person with an alcohol or substance abuse
11706	11706	problem subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment as
11707	11707	defined in K.S.A. 59-29b46, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to
11708	11708	K.S.A. 21-6301, and amendments thereto.
11709	11709	Sec. 159. K.S.A. 59-2949 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
11710	11710	2949. (a) A mentally ill person may be admitted to a treatment facility as a
11711	11711	voluntary patient when there are available accommodations and the head
11712	11712	of the treatment facility determines such person is in need of treatment
11713	11713	therein, and that the person has the capacity to consent to treatment, except
11714	11714	that no such person shall be admitted to a state psychiatric hospital without
11715	11715	a written statement from a qualified mental health professional authorizing
11716	11716	such admission.
11717	11717	(b) Admission shall be made upon written application:
11718	11718	(1) If such person is 18 years of age or older the person may make
11719	11719	such application for themself; or
11720	11720	(2) (A) If such person is less than 18 years of age, a parent may make
11721	11721	such application for their child; or
11722	11722	(B) if such person is less than 18 years of age, but 14 years of age or
11723	11723	older the person may make such written application on their own behalf
11724	11724	without the consent or written application of their parent, legal guardian or
11725	11725	any other person. Whenever a person who is 14 years of age or older
11726	11726	makes written application on their own behalf and is admitted as a
11727	11727	voluntary patient, the head of the treatment facility shall promptly notify
11728	11728	the child's parent, legal guardian or other person known to the head of the
11729	11729	treatment facility to be interested in the care and welfare of the minor of
11730	11730	the admittance of that child; or
11731	11731	(3) if such person has a legal guardian, the legal guardian may make
11732	11732	such application provided that if the legal guardian is required to obtain
11733	11733	authority to do so pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3077 section 78, and amendments
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11777	11777	thereto. If the legal guardian is seeking admission of their ward upon an
11778	11778	order giving the guardian continuing authority to admit the ward to a
11779	11779	treatment facility, as defined in K.S.A. 59-3077 section 78, and
11780	11780	amendments thereto, the head of the treatment facility may require a
11781	11781	statement from the patient's attending physician or from the local health
11782	11782	officer of the area in which the patient resides confirming that the patient
11783	11783	is in need of psychiatric treatment in a treatment facility before accepting
11784	11784	the ward for admission, and shall divert any such person to a less
11785	11785	restrictive treatment alternative, as may be appropriate.
11786	11786	(c) No person shall be admitted as a voluntary patient under the
11787	11787	provisions of this act to any treatment facility unless the head of the
11788	11788	treatment facility has informed such person or such person's parent, legal
11789	11789	guardian, or other person known to the head of the treatment facility to be
11790	11790	interested in the care and welfare of a minor, in writing, of the following:
11791	11791	(1) The rules and procedures of the treatment facility relating to the
11792	11792	discharge of voluntary patients;
11793	11793	(2) the legal rights of a voluntary patient receiving treatment from a
11794	11794	treatment facility as provided for in K.S.A. 59-2978 and amendments
11795	11795	thereto; and
11796	11796	(3) in general terms, the types of treatment which are available or
11797	11797	would not be available to a voluntary patient from that treatment facility.
11798	11798	(d) Nothing in this act shall be construed as to prohibit a proposed or
11799	11799	involuntary patient with capacity to do so from making an application for
11800	11800	admission as a voluntary patient to a treatment facility. Any proposed or
11801	11801	involuntary patient desiring to do so shall be afforded an opportunity to
11802	11802	consult with their attorney prior to making any such application. If the
11803	11803	head of the treatment facility accepts the application and admits the patient
11804	11804	as a voluntary patient, then the head of the treatment facility shall notify, in
11805	11805	writing, the patient's attorney, the patient's legal guardian, if the patient has
11806	11806	a legal guardian, and the district court which has jurisdiction over the
11807	11807	patient of the patient's voluntary status. When a notice of voluntary
11808	11808	admission is received, the court shall file the same which shall terminate
11809	11809	the proceedings.
11810	11810	Sec. 160. K.S.A. 59-2951 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
11811	11811	2951. (a) A voluntary patient shall be entitled to be discharged from a
11812	11812	treatment facility, by the head of the treatment facility, by no later than the
11813	11813	third day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after receipt of the
11814	11814	patient's written request for discharge. If the voluntary patient is a patient
11815	11815	in a state psychiatric hospital, that hospital shall immediately give either
11816	11816	oral or facsimile notice to the participating mental health center serving the
11817	11817	area where the patient intends to reside and shall consider any
11818	11818	recommendations from that mental health center which may be received
11819	11819	prior to the time set for discharge as specified in the notice.
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11863	11863	(b) (1) If the voluntary patient is an adult admitted upon the
11864	11864	application of a legal guardian or pursuant to an order of the court issued
11865	11865	pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3077 section 78, and amendments thereto, any
11866	11866	request for discharge must be made, in writing, by the legal guardian.
11867	11867	(2) If the voluntary patient is a minor, the written request for
11868	11868	discharge shall be made by the child's parent or legal guardian except if the
11869	11869	minor was admitted upon their own written application to become a
11870	11870	voluntary patient made pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2949 and amendments
11871	11871	thereto, then the minor may make the request. In the case of a minor 14 or
11872	11872	more years of age who had made written application to become a
11873	11873	voluntary patient on their own behalf and who has requested to be
11874	11874	discharged, the head of the treatment facility shall promptly inform the
11875	11875	child's parent, legal guardian, or other person known to the head of the
11876	11876	treatment facility to be interested in the care and welfare of the minor of
11877	11877	the minor's request for discharge.
11878	11878	Sec. 161. K.S.A. 59-2960 is hereby amended to read as follows: 59-
11879	11879	2960. (a) Upon the filing of the petition provided for in K.S.A. 59-2957
11880	11880	and amendments thereto, the district court shall issue the following:
11881	11881	(1) An order fixing the time and place of the trial upon the petition.
11882	11882	Such hearing, in the court's discretion, may be conducted in a courtroom, a
11883	11883	treatment facility or at some other suitable place. The time fixed in the
11884	11884	order shall in no event be earlier than seven days or later than 14 days after
11885	11885	the date of the filing of the petition. If a demand for a trial by jury is later
11886	11886	filed by the proposed patient, the court may continue the trial and fix a
11887	11887	new time and place of the trial at a time that may exceed beyond the 14
11888	11888	days but shall be fixed within a reasonable time not exceeding 30 days
11889	11889	from the date of the filing of the demand.
11890	11890	(2) An order that the proposed patient appear at the time and place of
11891	11891	the hearing and providing that the proposed patient's presence will be
11892	11892	required at the hearing unless the attorney for the proposed patient shall
11893	11893	make a request that the proposed patient's presence be waived and the
11894	11894	court finds that the proposed patient's presence at the hearing would be
11895	11895	injurious to the proposed patient's welfare. The order shall further provide
11896	11896	that notwithstanding the foregoing provision, if the proposed patient
11897	11897	requests in writing to the court or to such person's attorney that the
11898	11898	proposed patient wishes to be present at the hearing, the proposed patient's
11899	11899	presence cannot be waived.
11900	11900	(3) An order appointing an attorney to represent the proposed patient
11901	11901	at all stages of the proceedings and until all orders resulting from such
11902	11902	proceedings are terminated. The court shall give preference, in the
11903	11903	appointment of this attorney, to any attorney who has represented the
11904	11904	proposed patient in other matters if the court has knowledge of that prior
11905	11905	representation. The proposed patient shall have the right to engage an
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11949	11949	attorney of the proposed patient's own choice and, in such event, the
11950	11950	attorney appointed by the court shall be relieved of all duties by the court.
11951	11951	(4) An order that the proposed patient shall appear at a time and place
11952	11952	that is in the best interests of the patient where the proposed patient will
11953	11953	have the opportunity to consult with the proposed patient's court-appointed
11954	11954	attorney, which time shall be at least five days prior to the date set for the
11955	11955	trial under K.S.A. 59-2965 and amendments thereto.
11956	11956	(5) An order for a mental evaluation as provided for in K.S.A. 59-
11957	11957	2961 and amendments thereto.
11958	11958	(6) A notice as provided for in K.S.A. 59-2963 and amendments
11959	11959	thereto.
11960	11960	(7) If the petition also contains allegations as provided for in K.S.A.
11961	11961	59-3058, 59-3059, 59-3060, 59-3061 or 59-3062 sections 17, 18, 28, 49,
11962	11962	52 or 65, and amendments thereto, those orders necessary to make a
11963	11963	determination of the need for a legal guardian or conservator, or both, to
11964	11964	act on behalf of the proposed patient. For these purposes, the trials
11965	11965	required by K.S.A. 59-2965 and 59-3067, and amendments thereto,
11966	11966	sections 30, 53, 55, 66 and 70, and amendments thereto, may be
11967	11967	consolidated.
11968	11968	(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from granting an
11969	11969	order of continuance, for good cause shown, to any party for no longer
11970	11970	than seven days, except that such limitation does not apply to a request for
11971	11971	an order of continuance made by the proposed patient or to a request made
11972	11972	by any party if the proposed patient absents him or herself such that further
11973	11973	proceedings can not be held until the proposed patient has been located.
11974	11974	The court also, upon the request of any party, may advance the date of the
11975	11975	hearing if necessary and in the best interests of all concerned.
11976	11976	Sec. 162. K.S.A. 73-507 is hereby amended to read as follows: 73-
11977	11977	507. Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a curator, under
11978	11978	the provisions of this act, the court shall cause such notice to be given as
11979	11979	provided by the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator, or both
11980	11980	(K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095 Kansas uniform guardianship,
11981	11981	conservatorship and other protective arrangements act, sections 24
11982	11982	through 135, and amendments thereto).
11983	11983	Sec. 163. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 75-652 is hereby amended to read as
11984	11984	follows: 75-652. As used in this act:
11985	11985	(a) "Account" or "ABLE savings account" means an individual
11986	11986	savings account established in accordance with the provisions of this act.
11987	11987	(b) "Account owner" means the person who enters into an ABLE
11988	11988	savings agreement pursuant to the provisions of this act. The account
11989	11989	owner shall also be the designated beneficiary. A conservator, guardian or
11990	11990	a person authorized by the treasurer through procedures established by the
11991	11991	treasurer may act on behalf of a designated beneficiary of an account in
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12035	12035	accordance with procedures established by the treasurer.
12036	12036	(c) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court pursuant to
12037	12037	K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship
12038	12038	and other protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and
12039	12039	amendments thereto.
12040	12040	(d) "Designated beneficiary" means a Kansas resident or a person
12041	12041	authorized by the treasurer pursuant to K.S.A. 75-653, and amendments
12042	12042	thereto, whose qualified disability expenses may be paid from the account.
12043	12043	The designated beneficiary must be an eligible individual at the time the
12044	12044	account is established.
12045	12045	(e) "Eligible individual" means the same as defined in section 529A
12046	12046	of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.
12047	12047	(f) "Financial organization" means an organization authorized to do
12048	12048	business in the state of Kansas and is:
12049	12049	(1) Licensed or chartered by the commissioner of insurance;
12050	12050	(2) licensed or chartered by the state bank commissioner;
12051	12051	(3) chartered by an agency of the federal government; or
12052	12052	(4) subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the securities and
12053	12053	exchange commission of the federal government.
12054	12054	(g) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court pursuant to
12055	12055	K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq. the Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship
12056	12056	and other protective arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and
12057	12057	amendments thereto.
12058	12058	(h) "Management contract" means the contract executed by the
12059	12059	treasurer and a financial organization selected to act as a depository and
12060	12060	manager of the program.
12061	12061	(i) "Member of the family" means the same as defined in section
12062	12062	529A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.
12063	12063	(j) "Nonqualified withdrawal" means a withdrawal from an account
12064	12064	which is not:
12065	12065	(1) A qualified withdrawal; or
12066	12066	(2) a rollover distribution.
12067	12067	(k) "Program" means the Kansas ABLE savings program established
12068	12068	pursuant to this act.
12069	12069	(l) "Program manager" means a financial organization selected by the
12070	12070	treasurer to act as a depository and manager of the program.
12071	12071	(m) "Qualified disability expense" means the same as defined in
12072	12072	section 529A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.
12073	12073	(n) "Qualified withdrawal" means a withdrawal from an account to
12074	12074	pay the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the
12075	12075	account.
12076	12076	(o) "Rollover distribution" means a rollover distribution as defined in
12077	12077	section 529A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.
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12121	12121	(p) "Savings agreement" means an agreement between the program
12122	12122	manager or the treasurer and the account owner.
12123	12123	(q) "Secretary" means the secretary of the United States treasury.
12124	12124	(r) "Treasurer" means the state treasurer.
12125	12125	Sec. 164. K.S.A. 76-729 is hereby amended to read as follows: 76-
12126	12126	729. (a) (1) Persons enrolling at the state educational institutions under the
12127	12127	control and supervision of the state board of regents who, if such persons
12128	12128	are adults, have been domiciliary residents of the state of Kansas or, if
12129	12129	such persons are minors, whose parents have been domiciliary residents of
12130	12130	the state of Kansas for at least 12 months prior to enrollment for any term
12131	12131	or session at a state educational institution are residents for fee purposes. A
12132	12132	person who has been a resident of the state of Kansas for fee purposes and
12133	12133	who leaves the state of Kansas to become a resident of another state or
12134	12134	country shall retain status as a resident of the state of Kansas for fee
12135	12135	purposes if the person returns to domiciliary residency in the state of
12136	12136	Kansas within 60 months of departure. All other persons are nonresidents
12137	12137	of the state of Kansas for fee purposes.
12138	12138	(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person who
12139	12139	is deemed a resident for fee purposes pursuant to K.S.A. 76-731a, and
12140	12140	amendments thereto.
12141	12141	(b) The state board of regents may authorize the following persons, or
12142	12142	any class or classes thereof, and their spouses and dependents to pay an
12143	12143	amount equal to resident fees:
12144	12144	(1) Persons who are employees of a state educational institution;
12145	12145	(2) persons having special domestic relations circumstances;
12146	12146	(3) persons who have lost their resident status within six months of
12147	12147	enrollment;
12148	12148	(4) persons who are not domiciliary residents of the state, who have
12149	12149	graduated from a high school accredited by the state board of education
12150	12150	within six months of enrollment, who were domiciliary residents of the
12151	12151	state at the time of graduation from high school or within 12 months prior
12152	12152	to graduation from high school, and who are entitled to admission at a
12153	12153	state educational institution pursuant to K.S.A. 76-717b, and amendments
12154	12154	thereto;
12155	12155	(5) persons who are domiciliary residents of the state, whose
12156	12156	domiciliary residence was established in the state for the purpose of
12157	12157	accepting, upon recruitment by an employer, or retaining, upon transfer
12158	12158	required by an employer, a position of full-time employment at a place of
12159	12159	employment in Kansas, but the domiciliary residence of whom was not
12160	12160	timely enough established to meet the residence duration requirement of
12161	12161	subsection (a), and who are not otherwise eligible for authorization to pay
12162	12162	an amount equal to resident fees under this subsection.
12163	12163	(c) Pursuant to K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 48-3601, and amendments thereto,
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12207	12207	a veteran, an active duty member of the armed forces and the spouse and
12208	12208	dependent child of such veteran or active duty member of the armed forces
12209	12209	shall be deemed residents of the state for fee purposes.
12210	12210	(d) As used in this section:
12211	12211	(1) "Parents" means and includes natural parents, adoptive parents,
12212	12212	stepparents, guardians and custodians.
12213	12213	(2) "Guardian" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 59-3051
12214	12214	means the same as defined in section 25, and amendments thereto.
12215	12215	(3) "Custodian" means a person, agency or association granted legal
12216	12216	custody of a minor under the revised Kansas code for care of children.
12217	12217	(4) "Domiciliary resident" means a person who has present and fixed
12218	12218	residence in Kansas where the person intends to remain for an indefinite
12219	12219	period and to which the person intends to return following absence.
12220	12220	(5) "Full-time employment" means employment requiring at least
12221	12221	1,500 hours of work per year.
12222	12222	(6) "Dependent" means: (A) A birth child, adopted child or stepchild;
12223	12223	or
12224	12224	(B) any child other than the foregoing who is actually dependent in
12225	12225	whole or in part on the person in military service and who is related to
12226	12226	such individual by marriage or consanguinity.
12227	12227	(7) "Academic year" means the twelve-month 12-month period
12228	12228	ending June 30.
12229	12229	Sec. 165. K.S.A. 76-12b04 is hereby amended to read as follows: 76-
12230	12230	12b04. If in the opinion of the superintendent an applicant for admission
12231	12231	meets the definition of a person in need of a guardian or a conservator, or
12232	12232	both, as provided in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095 the Kansas uniform
12233	12233	guardianship, conservatorship and other protective arrangements act,
12234	12234	sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto, the person shall not be
12235	12235	admitted to an institution except for the purposes of conducting a court
12236	12236	ordered evaluation pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3064 section 69, and
12237	12237	amendments thereto, until a court has determined the legal status of the
12238	12238	person under the act for obtaining a guardian or conservator, or both. The
12239	12239	provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable if a court has already
12240	12240	determined the legal status of the applicant under the act.
12241	12241	Sec. 166. K.S.A. 77-201 is hereby amended to read as follows: 77-
12242	12242	201. In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules
12243	12243	shall be observed, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the
12244	12244	manifest intent of the legislature or repugnant to the context of the statute:
12245	12245	First. The repeal of a statute does not revive a statute previously
12246	12246	repealed, nor does the repeal affect any right which accrued, any duty
12247	12247	imposed, any penalty incurred or any proceeding commenced, under or by
12248	12248	virtue of the statute repealed. The provisions of any statute, so far as they
12249	12249	are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a
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12293	12293	continuation of the prior provisions and not as a new enactment.
12294	12294	Second. Words and phrases shall be construed according to the context
12295	12295	and the approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases,
12296	12296	and other words and phrases that have acquired a peculiar and appropriate
12297	12297	meaning in law, shall be construed according to their peculiar and
12298	12298	appropriate meanings.
12299	12299	Third. Words importing the singular number only may be extended to
12300	12300	several persons or things, and words importing the plural number only
12301	12301	may be applied to one person or thing. Words importing the masculine
12302	12302	gender only may be extended to females.
12303	12303	Fourth. Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers
12304	12304	or other persons shall be construed as given that authority to a majority of
12305	12305	them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving the authority.
12306	12306	Fifth. "Highway" and "road" include public bridges and may be
12307	12307	construed to be equivalent to "county way," "county road," "common
12308	12308	road," "state road" and "territorial road."
12309	12309	Sixth. "Incompetent person" includes disabled persons and
12310	12310	incapacitated persons as defined herein in this section.
12311	12311	Seventh. "Issue," as applied to the descent of estates, includes all the
12312	12312	lawful lineal descendants of the ancestor.
12313	12313	Eighth. "Land," "real estate" and "real property" include lands,
12314	12314	tenements and hereditaments, and all rights to them and interest in them,
12315	12315	equitable as well as legal.
12316	12316	Ninth. "Personal property" includes money, goods, chattels, evidences
12317	12317	of debt and things in action, and digital assets as defined in the revised
12318	12318	uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act, K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-4801
12319	12319	through 58-4819, and amendments thereto.
12320	12320	Tenth. "Property" includes personal and real property.
12321	12321	Eleventh. "Month" means a calendar month, unless otherwise
12322	12322	expressed. "Year" alone, and also the abbreviation "A.D.," is equivalent to
12323	12323	the expression "year of our Lord."
12324	12324	Twelfth. "Oath" includes an affirmation in all cases where an
12325	12325	affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in similar cases "swear"
12326	12326	includes affirm.
12327	12327	Thirteenth. "Person" may be extended to bodies politic and corporate.
12328	12328	Fourteenth. If the seal of a court or public office or officer is required
12329	12329	by law to be affixed to any paper, "seal" includes an impression of the seal
12330	12330	upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper.
12331	12331	"Seal" also includes both a rubber stamp seal used with permanent ink and
12332	12332	the word "seal" printed on court documents produced by computer
12333	12333	systems, so that the seal may be legibly reproduced by photographic
12334	12334	process.
12335	12335	Fifteenth. "State," when applied to the different parts of the United
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12379	12379	States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. "United
12380	12380	States" may include that district and those territories.
12381	12381	Sixteenth. "Town" may mean a civil township, unless a different
12382	12382	meaning is plainly intended.
12383	12383	Seventeenth. "Will" includes codicils.
12384	12384	Eighteenth. "Written" and "in writing" may include printing, engraving,
12385	12385	lithography and any other mode of representing words and letters,
12386	12386	excepting those cases where the written signature or the mark of any
12387	12387	person is required by law.
12388	12388	Nineteenth. "Sheriff" may be extended to any person performing the
12389	12389	duties of the sheriff, either generally or in special cases.
12390	12390	Twentieth. "Deed" is applied to an instrument conveying lands but does
12391	12391	not imply a sealed instrument. "Bond" and "indenture" do not necessarily
12392	12392	imply a seal but in other respects mean the same kind of instruments as
12393	12393	above. "Undertaking" means a promise or security in any form where
12394	12394	required by law.
12395	12395	Twenty-first. "Executor" includes an administrator where the subject
12396	12396	matter applies to an administrator.
12397	12397	Twenty-second. Roman numerals and Arabic figures are to be taken as a
12398	12398	part of the English language.
12399	12399	Twenty-third. "Residence" means the place which is adopted by a
12400	12400	person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the
12401	12401	person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. When a person
12402	12402	eats at one place and sleeps at another, the place where the person sleeps
12403	12403	shall be considered the person's residence.
12404	12404	Twenty-fourth. "Usual place of residence" and "usual place of abode,"
12405	12405	when applied to the service of any process or notice, means the place
12406	12406	usually occupied by a person. If a person has no family, or does not have
12407	12407	family with the person, the person's office or place of business or, if the
12408	12408	person has no place of business, the room or place where the person
12409	12409	usually sleeps shall be construed to be the person's place of residence or
12410	12410	abode.
12411	12411	Twenty-fifth. "Householder" means a person who is 18 or more years of
12412	12412	age and who owns or occupies a house as a place of residence and not as a
12413	12413	boarder or lodger.
12414	12414	Twenty-sixth. "General election" refers to the election required to be
12415	12415	held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each
12416	12416	even-numbered year.
12417	12417	Twenty-seventh. "Under legal disability" includes persons who are
12418	12418	within the period of minority, or who are incapacitated, incompetent or
12419	12419	imprisoned.
12420	12420	Twenty-eighth. When a person is required to be disinterested or
12421	12421	indifferent in acting on any question or matter affecting other parties,
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12465	12465	relationship within the degree of second cousin, inclusive, shall disqualify
12466	12466	the person from acting, except by consent of parties.
12467	12467	Twenty-ninth. "Head of a family" shall include any person who has
12468	12468	charge of children, relatives or others living with the person.
12469	12469	Thirtieth. "Mentally ill person" means a mentally ill person as defined
12470	12470	in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto.
12471	12471	Thirty-first. "Incapacitated person" means an individual whose ability
12472	12472	to receive and evaluate relevant information, or to effectively
12473	12473	communicate decisions, or both, even with the use of assistive
12474	12474	technologies or other supports, is impaired to the degree that the person
12475	12475	lacks the capacity to manage the person's estate, or to meet essential needs
12476	12476	for the person's physical health, safety or welfare, as defined in K.S.A. 59-
12477	12477	3051 section 25, and amendments thereto, whether or not a guardian or a
12478	12478	conservator has been appointed for that person.
12479	12479	Thirty-second. "Guardian" means an individual or a nonprofit
12480	12480	corporation certified in accordance with K.S.A. 59-3070 section 35, and
12481	12481	amendments thereto, which has been appointed by a court to act on behalf
12482	12482	of a ward and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in
12483	12483	K.S.A. 59-3075 sections 76 through 78, and amendments thereto.
12484	12484	"Guardian" does not mean natural guardian unless specified.
12485	12485	Thirty-third. "Natural guardian" means both the biological or adoptive
12486	12486	mother and father of a minor if neither parent has been found to be an
12487	12487	adult with an impairment in need of a guardian or has had parental rights
12488	12488	terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction. If either parent of a minor
12489	12489	is deceased, or has been found to be an adult with an impairment in need
12490	12490	of a guardian, as provided for in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095 the
12491	12491	Kansas uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective
12492	12492	arrangements act, sections 24 through 135, and amendments thereto, or
12493	12493	has had parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction,
12494	12494	then the other parent shall be the natural guardian, unless also deceased, or
12495	12495	found to be an adult with an impairment in need of a guardian, or has had
12496	12496	parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction, in which
12497	12497	case no person shall qualify as the natural guardian.
12498	12498	Thirty-fourth. "Conservator" means an individual or corporation
12499	12499	appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of
12500	12500	some or all of the powers and duties set out in K.S.A. 59-3078 sections 99
12501	12501	through 102, and amendments thereto.
12502	12502	Thirty-fifth. "Minor" means any person defined by K.S.A. 38-101, and
12503	12503	amendments thereto, as being within the period of minority.
12504	12504	Thirty-sixth. "Proposed ward" means a person for whom a petition for
12505	12505	the appointment of a guardian pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3058, 59-3059, 59-
12506	12506	3060 or 59-3061 sections 17, 18, 28, 49, 52 or 65, and amendments
12507	12507	thereto, has been filed.
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12551	12551	Thirty-seventh. "Proposed conservatee" means a person for whom a
12552	12552	petition for the appointment of a conservator pursuant to K.S.A. 59-3058,
12553	12553	59-3059, 59-3060 or 59-3061 sections 17, 18, 28, 49, 52 or 65, and
12554	12554	amendments thereto, has been filed.
12555	12555	Thirty-eighth. "Ward" means a person who has a guardian.
12556	12556	Thirty-ninth. "Conservatee" means a person who has a conservator.
12557	12557	Fortieth. "Manufactured home" means a structure which:
12558	12558	(1) Is transportable in one or more sections which, in the traveling
12559	12559	mode, is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length,
12560	12560	or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a
12561	12561	permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without
12562	12562	permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and
12563	12563	includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems
12564	12564	contained therein; and
12565	12565	(2) is subject to the federal manufactured home construction and
12566	12566	safety standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403.
12567	12567	Forty-first. "Mobile home" means a structure which:
12568	12568	(1) Is transportable in one or more sections which, in the traveling
12569	12569	mode, is 8 body feet or more in width and 36 body feet or more in length
12570	12570	and is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling,
12571	12571	with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required
12572	12572	utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical
12573	12573	systems contained therein; and
12574	12574	(2) is not subject to the federal manufactured home construction and
12575	12575	safety standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403.
12576	12576	Forty-second. "Disabled person" includes incapacitated persons and
12577	12577	incompetent persons as defined herein in this section.
12578	12578	Sec. 167. K.S.A. 9-1215, 17-2263, 17-2264, 21-5417, 38-2217, 44-
12579	12579	513a, 44-1601, 58-662, 58-24a15, 59-1701, 59-2701, 59-2702, 59-2703,
12580	12580	59-2704, 59-2705, 59-2706, 59-2707, 59-2708, 59-2949, 59-2951, 59-
12581	12581	2960, 59-29b49, 59-29b51, 59-3050, 59-3054, 59-3057, 59-3063, 59-3064,
12582	12582	59-3066, 59-3071, 59-3072, 59-3074, 59-3076, 59-3079, 59-3081, 59-
12583	12583	3082, 59-3084, 59-3085, 59-3087, 59-3088, 59-3089, 59-3090, 59-3091,
12584	12584	59-3092, 59-3093, 59-3095, 59-3096, 73-507, 76-729, 76-12b04 and 77-
12585	12585	201 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-656, 58-4802, 58-4814, 58a-103, 59-2401a,
12586	12586	59-2946, 59-2948, 59-29b46, 59-29b48, 59-29b60, 59-29c03, 59-3051,
12587	12587	59-3052, 59-3053, 59-3055, 59-3056, 59-3058, 59-3059, 59-3060, 59-
12588	12588	3061, 59-3062, 59-3065, 59-3067, 59-3068, 59-3069, 59-3070, 59-3073,
12589	12589	59-3075, 59-3077, 59-3078, 59-3080, 59-3083, 59-3086, 59-3094, 59-
12590	12590	3097 and 75-652 are hereby repealed.
12591	12591	Sec. 168. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
12592	12592	January 1, 2026, and its publication in the statute book.
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12595	12595	3
12596	12596	4
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12601	12601	9
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12603	12603	11
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12605	12605	13
12606	12606	14
12607	12607	15
12608	12608	16
12609	12609	17
12610	12610	18
12611	12611	19
12612	12612	20
12613	12613	21
12614	12614	22
12615	12615	23
12616	12616	24
12617	12617	25
12618	12618	26
12619	12619	27
12620	12620	28
12621	12621	29
12622	12622	30
12623	12623	31
12624	12624	32
12625	12625	33
12626	12626	34
12627	12627	35
12628	12628	36
12629	12629	37
12630	12630	38
12631	12631	39
12632	12632	40
12633	12633	41
12634	12634	42