Colorado’s Supported Decision-Making agreement law: S.B. 21, 75th Gen. Assemb., Regular Session (Colo. 2021).
Signed April 26, 2021; Effective date November 2022.
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Mass. SDM Bill Fact Sheet (SD1746 and HD2134) (February 2021)
A Fact Sheet from the Massachusetts Advocates for Supported Decision-Making (MASDM) about the Massachusetts SDM bills, SD1746 and HD2134 introduced in 2021.
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Louisiana: Supported Decision-Making Statute (August 1, 2020)
Louisiana’s Supported Decision-Making Statute. H.B. 361, 2020 Reg. Leg. Sess. (La. 2020).
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Washington: Supported Decision-Making Statute (April 2, 2020)
Washington’s Supported Decision-Making law: 2020 Wash. Legis. Serv. Ch. 312 (S.S.B. 6287) Part VI § 601-612 (West 2020).
Signed April 2, 2020; Effective Jan. 1, 2021.
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Fact Sheet on Mass. SDM Bill H. 4349/S. 2490 (March 2020)
Fact sheet describing Massachusetts Supported Decision-Making legislation (H. 4349/S. 2490).
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The Story of the First Two Nations to Pass Landmark Disability Rights Law (December 2, 2019)
Information on event held by Open Society Foundations bringing together disability rights leaders who championed passage of laws eliminating guardianship and fully recognizing the right to legal capacity of persons with disabilities in Peru in 2018 and Colombia in 2019.
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He’s 42, autistic – and finally on his own (September 1, 2019)
News article describing first man in Maine, Joshua Strong, to have guardianship rescinded in favor of SDM.
See also press release from Disability Rights Maine regarding Mr. Strong.
UN expert welcomes legal capacity reform in Colombia to end guardianship regime (August 29, 2019)
Article about Colombia’s elimination of guardianship. Contains statements by Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas.
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Rhode Island: Supported Decision-Making Statute (July 8, 2019)
Rhode Island’s Supported Decision-Making Statute. RI H5909, January Session, A.D. 2019; R.I. Gen. Laws §66.13. (2019). Press release with more information about the bill.
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Supported Decision-Making Toolkit (Wisconsin) (2019)
Toolkit about getting started with using Supported Decision-Making. This toolkit has some references to materials specific to the Wisconsin state law, but is useful for anyone interested in thinking about Supported Decision-Making.
Copies of the toolkit in Spanish and Hmong available at this link.
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