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APPENDIX B
BYLAWS OF THE
GUARDIANSHIP ADVISORY BOARD
Adopted on the 7th day of August, 1999
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of this organization is the GUARDIANSHIP ADVISORY BOARD.
ARTICLE II
LEGAL AUTHORITY
The Guardianship Advisory Board was created under the authority of Chapter 531,
Subchapter D of the Texas Government Code, which became effective September 1,
1997, as amended by H.B. 2641 (76h Leg.) effective September 1, 1999.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The Guardianship Advisory Board shall advise the Texas Health & Human Services
Commission ("HHSC") in:
A. adopting minimum standards for the provision of guardianship and related
services by:
1. a guardianship program;
2. a person who provides guardianship and related services on behalf of a
guardianship program or local guardianship center, including a person
who serves as a volunteer guardian; and
3. a person who serves as a private professional guardian; and
B. developing and subject to appropriations, implementing a plan to:
1. ensure that each incapacitated individual in Texas who needs a
guardianship or less restrictive type of assistance to make decisions
concerning the incapacitated individual's own welfare and financial
affairs receives that assistance; and
2. foster the establishment and growth of local guardianship programs.
In addition, the Guardianship Advisory Board shall:
C. advise HHSC and the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services ("PRS") with respect to a statewide guardianship program and
develop a proposal for a statewide guardianship program;
D. review and comment on the guardianship policies of all Texas health and
human services agencies and recommend changes to the policies that are
necessary or advisable; and
E. prepare an annual report with respect to recommendations of the Guardianship
Advisory Board on matters contained in paragraphs C and D above, and file
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