Public guardian and conservator program; decennial review of staff-to-client ratios, report.
Summary
Public guardian and conservator program; decennialreview of staff-to-client ratios; report. Directs the Departmentof Aging and Rehabilitative Services (the Department) to decennially review the ideal range of staff-to-client ratios for local and regionalpublic guardian and conservator programs in the Commonwealth and make recommendations as to whether the ratio should be revised toensure that public guardians are able to meet their obligations toincapacitated persons. The bill requires the Department to reportits findings and conclusions to the Governor and the General Assemblyby December 1 of each year in which such review is performed anddirects the Department to complete the first decennial review andsubmit its report by December 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 6, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 272 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 6, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100563D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Head
RRepublican
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