1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to guardians and conservators; requiring a study to make 1.3recommendations regarding conservatorship and guardianship.1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.5    Section 1. STUDY.1.6    The state court administrator shall convene a study group to make recommendations 1.7to the legislature regarding the following areas of conservatorship and guardianship, 1.8which may include the rights of wards and protected persons; powers and duties of 1.9conservators and guardians; certification and registration; pre-screening and diversion 1.10from guardianship or conservatorship; complaint processes; training; financial auditing; 1.11and reimbursement of attorneys, guardians, and conservators. Membership in the study 1.12group must include, but is not limited to, representatives from probate divisions of the 1.13district courts in both the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota; county adult protection 1.14services; the Minnesota State Bar Association; the Department of Veterans Affairs; the 1.15Minnesota Association for Guardianship and Conservatorship; the National Guardianship 1.16Association; agencies providing guardianship and conservatorship services; organizations 1.17providing training for guardians and conservators; the offices of the ombudsman for 1.18mental health and developmental disabilities and the long term care ombudsman; and 1.19advocates for seniors and for people with a range of disabilities, including developmental 1.20disabilities, mental illness, and traumatic brain injuries.1.21    The study group shall report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction 1.22over the state courts by March 15, 2008.