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S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-5-119

Training curricula for persons appointed as guardians and conservators

Known as the South Dakota Guardianship and Conservatorship Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (83 sections).

Source: SL 2016, ch 120, § 38; SL 2021, ch 121, § 2.

The State Bar of South Dakota shall prepare and approve training curricula for persons appointed as guardians and conservators. The training curricula shall include:

(1) The rights of minors and protected persons under this chapter and under the laws of the United States generally;

(2) The duties and responsibilities of guardians and conservators;

(3) Reporting requirements;

(4) Least restrictive options in the areas of housing, medical care, and psychiatric care; and

(5) Resources to assist guardians and conservators in fulfilling their duties.

Each person appointed by the court to be a guardian or conservator before July 1, 2021, shall complete the training curricula within four months after July 1, 2021. A person may not be appointed by the court as a guardian or conservator on or after July 1, 2021, until the person completes the training curricula.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.