Connecticut SB 474: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF ANNUAL TRAINING TO A PERSON APPOINTED AS A CONSERVATOR IN A PROBATE COURT PROCEEDING.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 474
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2767

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF ANNUAL TRAINING TO A
PERSON APPOINTED AS A CONSERVATOR IN A PROBATE COURT
PROCEEDING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) Any person who, on or 1
after October 1, 2026, is appointed as a conservator of the estate or a 2
conservator of the person in a Probate Court proceeding conducted 3
pursuant to chapter 802h of the general statutes shall complete an 4
annual training program established by the Probate Court 5
Administrator pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 6
(b) The Probate Court Administrator shall, within available 7
appropriations, establish, supervise and fund a program of training for 8
newly appointed conservators of the estate and conservators of the 9
person. The training program shall include, but not be limited to, a 10
review of: (1) Statutory provisions, the Probate Court rules of procedure 11
and regulations adopted by the Probate Court Administrator that are 12
applicable to the responsibilities and duties of a conservator; (2) ethical 13
considerations arising when carrying out the responsibilities and duties 14

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of a conservator; (3) the operation of the Probate Court system; (4) the 15
Probate Court User Guide for Conservators; and (5) the resources that 16
are available to a conservator seeking assistance, guidance or advice in 17
carrying out the duties and responsibilities owed to the conserved 18
person. 19
(c) Any person appointed as a conservator of the estate or a 20
conservator of the person in a Probate Court proceeding, on or after 21
October 1, 2026, who without good cause shown, fails to complete the 22
annual training requirements prescribed in this section shall be subject 23
to removal as a conservator in accordance with the provisions of section 24
45a-660 of the general statutes. 25
(d) Any person appointed as a conservator of the estate or a 26
conservator of the person in a Probate Court proceeding, prior to 27
October 1, 2026, may participate in the annual training provided 28
pursuant to this section. The Probate Court Administrator may charge 29
a reasonable fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars for the provision of such 30
training to persons appointed as a conservator of the estate or a 31
conservator of the person prior to October 1, 2026. 32
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section

JUD Joint Favorable