Timelines of Guardianship Efforts

FLORIDA	YEAR	NATIONAL
Public Guardianship Act enacted	1986
Advisory Committee on Public Guardianship appointed by Chief Justice
Establishment of Public Guardianship Programs in the Second and Seventeenth Circuits
Establishment of the Florida State Guardianship Association
Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Public Guardianship	1987	AP report on Guardianship of the Elderly
	1988	First Wingspread Conference
Report and Recommendations of the Study Commission on Guardianship Law	1989
Guardianship Reform Act enacted	1990
	1991	Steps to Enhance Guardianship Monitoring, ABA
Guardianship Oversight Board established	1992
Action Plan of the Supreme Court of Florida Committee on Court-Related Needs of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	1994
Review of Public Guardianship by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability	1995	ABA and the American Psychological Association (APA) taskforce created
	1997	Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act revised, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
	1998	Final Report, NCPJ Committee on Interstate Guardianships
Statewide Public Guardianship Office (SPGO) established	1999
Elder Justice Center established in the 13^th Judicial Circuit
Report of the Guardianship Monitoring Workgroup, Judicial Management Council, Committee on Trial Court Performance and Accountability	2000
	2001	Second National Wingspan Conference
		International Guardianship Network formed
	2002	National Guardianship Network convened
Guardianship Monitoring in Florida:† Fulfilling the Courtís Duty to Protect Wards, Supreme Court Commission on Fairness	2003
Guardianship Task Force established by the Florida Legislature
Guardianship Working Group appointed by the Governor
Final Report of the Guardianship Task Force issued	2004	Wingspan Implementation Session
		Report on Guardianship, GAO
Rule on Professional Guardian Registration (Rule 58M) issued	2005
HB 457 (Ch. 2006-178, Laws of Fla.), Guardianship Task Force recommendations	2006	Assessment of Capacity in Older Adults handbooks, ABA / APA
HB 191 (Ch. 2006-77, Laws of Fla.), court monitors, delegable rights, and power of attorney		Guardianship Monitoring:† A National Survey of Court Practices, ABA
HB 193 (Ch. 2006-129, Laws of Fla.) appointing a court monitor confidential
Foundation for Indigent Guardianship, Inc. (FIG) established
	2007	Guardianship for the Elderly, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
		Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
		Public Guardianship After 25 Years:† In the Best Interest of Incapacitated People?, ABA
	2008	Center for Elders and the Court (CEC) created by National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
		Guardianship Resolution 5, Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA)
	2009	The Demographic Imperative: Guardianships and Conservatorships, Joint Task Force on Elders and the Court, CCJ/COSCA
		Guardianship Resolution 14, CCJ/COSCA
Lighting the Way to Guardianship and Other decision-Making Alternatives workshops	2010	Adult Guardianship Court Data and Issues, CEC
		Cases of Financial Exploitation, Neglect, and Abuse of Seniors, GAO
		First World Congress on Adult Guardianship
		Guardianship Resolution 14, CCJ/COSCA
	2011	Third National Guardianship Summit, recommendations adopted
		Adult Guardianships:† A ìBest Guessî National Estimate and The Momentum for Reform, NCSC
		Guidelines for the Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Change, APA
		Incapacitated Adults: Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-Appointed Guardians Needs Improvement, GAO
		Court Volunteer Guardianship Monitoring Handbooks, ABA
	2012	Second World Congress on Adult Guardianship
		Guardianship Resolution 3, Guardianship Resolution 6, CCJ/COSCA
	2013	First edition of National Probate Court Standards, NCPJ
		Guardianship Resolution 1, Guardianship Resolution 6, CCJ/COSCA
HB 635 (Ch. 2014-124 Laws of Fla.), allowing clerks offices to be more involved with guardianships	2014	Third World Congress on Adult Guardianship
		Adult Guardianship Guide, NCSC
		WINGS Tips:† State Replication Guide for Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders, NGN
		SSA Representative Payee: Survey of State Guardianship Law and Court Practices, Admin. Conference of the U.S.
HB 5 (Ch. 2015-83, Laws of Fla.), notice for filing petition for appointment of emergency temporary guardian, findings of fact stating why guardian was selected, and more	2015	Restoration of Rights for Adults Under Guardianship with restoration case law chart, ABA
SB 232 (Ch. 2016-40, Laws of Fla.), expanded Office of Public and Professional Guardians duties to include oversight of both public and professional guardians, instituted a disciplinary process, and required judges to appoint guardians on a rotation basis absent good cause	2016	Fourth World Congress on Adult Guardianship
Establishment of Judicial Management Councilís Guardianship Workgroup		Recharging Adult Guardianship Reform: Six Current Paths Forward, Journal of Aging, Longevity, Law and Policy
		Guardianship Resolution 9, CCJ/COSCA