Section 155.204 - Training Required(a) In adopting rules under Section 155.203, the supreme court shall: (1) subject to Subdivision (2), ensure that before a person is appointed guardian, the person completes a training course: (A) designed by the commission to educate proposed guardians about their responsibilities as guardians, alternatives to guardianships, supports and services available to the proposed ward, and a ward's bill of rights under Section 1151.351, Estates Code; and(B) made available for free to proposed guardians by the commission online via the commission's Internet website and, on request, in a written format; and(2) identify the circumstances under which a court may waive the training required under this section.(b) Notwithstanding Section 155.203(b) or Section 1251.052, Estates Code, the training required under Subsection (a): (1) does not apply to the initial appointment of a temporary guardian under Chapter 1251, Estates Code; and(2) applies only if there is a motion to extend the term of a temporary guardian.(c) The commission may make the training required under this section available to court investigators and guardians ad litem. A court investigator or guardian ad litem is not required to receive training unless required to do so by a court.Tex. Gov't. Code § 155.204
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 313,Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2017. See Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 313, Sec. 15.