Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 586 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt minimum standards for the provision of certain guardianship services for mentally incapacitated adults. The commission also is required to develop and implement a plan, subject to appropriations, to ensure that such assistance is provided to each individual who needs it. The plan also must promote the growth of local guardianship programs, and the commission is authorized to award grants to establish such programs. The Guardianship Advisory Board is created to advise the commission in adopting standards and developing the service plan. Board members are to represent each health and human services region and are to be appointed by judges of the statutory probate courts in the region.