Assembly Bill A7899

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of a standby guardian due to administrative separation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2017-A7899 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6217
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1726, SCPA

2017-A7899 - Summary

Relates to the appointment of a standby guardian due to administrative separation; defines administrative separation and the process for such appointment.

2017-A7899 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7899
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to  the
   appointment of a standby guardian due to administrative separation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1726 of the surrogate's  court  procedure  act,  as
 amended by chapter 632 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (c) of subdivision
 3  and  paragraph  (e)  of subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 71 of the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
 § 1726. Standby guardians
   1. For the purpose of this section:
   (a) "Standby guardian" means (i) a person judicially appointed  pursu-
 ant  to  subdivision  three  of  this section as standby guardian of the
 person and/or property of an infant whose  authority  becomes  effective
 upon  the  incapacity  [or],  ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, OR death of the
 infant's parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or primary caretaker or
 upon the consent of the  parent,  legal  guardian,  legal  custodian  or
 primary  caretaker; and (ii) a person designated pursuant to subdivision
 four of this section as standby guardian whose authority becomes  effec-
 tive  upon  the  death [or], ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, OR incapacity of
 the infant's parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or primary caretak-
 er or upon the debilitation and consent of the parent,  legal  guardian,
 legal custodian or primary caretaker.
   (b)  "Legal  guardian"  means  the  court-appointed  guardian  of  the
 infant's person and/or property.
   (c) "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary  respon-
 sibility for the treatment and care of the infant's parent, legal guard-
 ian, legal custodian or primary caretaker. Where more than one physician
 shares  such  responsibility,  or  where  a  physician  is acting on the
 attending physician's behalf, any such physician may act as the  attend-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6217
Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1726, SCPA

2017-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of a standby guardian due to administrative separation; defines administrative separation and the process for such appointment.

2017-A7899A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7899--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to the
   appointment of a standby guardian due to administrative separation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1726  of the surrogate's court procedure act, as
 amended by chapter 632 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (c) of subdivision
 3 and paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 as amended by  chapter  71  of  the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
 § 1726. Standby guardians
   1. For the purpose of this section:
   (a)  "Standby guardian" means (i) a person judicially appointed pursu-
 ant to subdivision three of this section  as  standby  guardian  of  the
 person  and/or  property  of an infant whose authority becomes effective
 upon the incapacity [or], ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION,  OR  death  of  the
 infant's parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or primary caretaker or
 upon  the  consent  of  the  parent,  legal guardian, legal custodian or
 primary caretaker; and (ii) a person designated pursuant to  subdivision
 four  of this section as standby guardian whose authority becomes effec-
 tive upon the death [or], ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION,  OR  incapacity  of
 the infant's parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or primary caretak-
 er  or  upon the debilitation and consent of the parent, legal guardian,
 legal custodian or primary caretaker.
   (b)  "Legal  guardian"  means  the  court-appointed  guardian  of  the
 infant's person and/or property.
   (c)  "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary respon-
 sibility for the treatment and care of the infant's parent, legal guard-
 ian, legal custodian or primary caretaker. Where more than one physician
 shares such responsibility, or  where  a  physician  is  acting  on  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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