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Future Plans for Grants
In 2000, guardianship caseloads for local guardianship programs increased
from 2041 individuals to 2270 individuals (this number does not include the
caseload numbers for APS-TDPRS which increased from 304(1998) to
338(1999) to 416(as of 5/31/00) in direct delivery guardianships, nor does this
number include money management clients), between the years 1999 to 2000
as indicated by guardianship program surveys.
This increase of 229 individuals is an 11% increase. This may not initially
appear to be a greatly significant increase due to the fact that guardianship
programs have increased by 43% since 1998. However, it is the Board
experience that guardianship programs take at least three years to develop and
to begin serving the guardianship needs of their communities.
Therefore, the Board has advised the Alliance to continue to conduct
guardianship program surveys every year to ascertain the growth of
guardianship programs. These surveys will enable the Alliance to see if the
methods proposed by the Board are effective. The Board has also advised the
Alliance to produce a Directory of Guardianship and Money Management
Programs in Texas on an annual basis. The initial directory was published in
September 1999, and has been distributed to all guardianship programs and
other parties who are interested in the development of guardianship programs.
The second Directory was published in December 2000.
The Board has been encouraged by the removal of the restriction in SB 586
(75th Leg.) on the distribution of grants solely to local volunteer
guardianship programs. The Board supported HB 3630 (76th Leg.), which now
allows HHSC to distribute grant funds to any type of local guardianship
program. The Board acknowledges that some Judges believe that volunteer
guardianship programs will not work in their counties, and the Board has found
that guardianship programs using paid staff to provide guardianship services
have proven to be effective in several counties in Texas. The removal of the
grant restriction now allows Judges and local communities the opportunity to
design their own guardianship programs using any model that they choose.
County courts now have the ability to submit proposals for grants to purchase
legal services from local attorneys. Attorneys can submit proposals to provide
guardianship services for those in need in their local community. One of the
successful grant awardees in 2000 was a program sponsored by a County Bar
Association.
The Board also supports legislative changes that would enable grant funds to
be utilized for Guardianship Certification testing currently conducted by the
Texas Guardianship Association and the National Guardianship Association,
and to provide the Guardianship Alliance with the funds to produce a brochure
and video on guardianships for statewide use in Texas.24
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Guardianship Alliance of Texas. Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000, report, December 1, 2000; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544020/m1/30/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.