j_ccu_2017a_2017-11-03t13:35:24z4 Hearing Summary

Date: 11/03/2017

Location: SCR 352

02:00 PM -- 2c. Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act



02:01 PM -- Brooke Brestel, CBA Elder Law Section. Because of the substantive changes that the act makes to current law, the section wants to have more time to work with various stakeholders, those who will be most affected by the act’s changes, and other CBA sections to make sure that the act works with the other areas of Colorado law impacted by its changes. Most importantly, the section wishes to make sure that the act is implemented as intended and therefore request that the commission issue a letter formally requesting a study and stakeholders group to work together for the next year to look at the law from all aspects, to report and advise how the act addresses ongoing concerns, and make recommendations accordingly. The commission acknowledged that they had received and reviewed the draft of such a letter.



Commissioner Gardner moved that the commission adopt and send the proposed letter to the bar for the formation of a study group. Commissioner Pike seconded and the motion passed with no objection.

02:04 PM -- John Burrus, Independent Bankers of Colorado, testified that his organization would be interested in the outcome of this study group, although he did not believe he needed to be included as a stakeholder. The commission also briefly discussed who might represent the commission in the study group.