SENATE BILL 147

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

James G. Taylor

AN ACT

RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP; CREATING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING WITH RESPECT TO ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP FOR THE CARE OF DISABLED PERSONS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. GUARDIANSHIP ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM CREATED.--The "guardianship alternatives program" is created within the aging and long-term services department to provide:

          A. assistance in the establishment of alternatives to guardianship for the care of persons with a disability, including the establishment of microboards of family members and friends responsible for the care of such persons; and

          B. training and assistance to communities regarding alternatives to guardianship for the care of persons with a disability.

     Section 2. APPROPRIATION.--Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the aging and long-term services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal years for the guardianship alternatives program. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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