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Mass. SDM Bill Fact Sheet (S.124 and H.272) (April 2021)
A Fact Sheet from the Massachusetts Advocates for Supported Decision-Making (MASDM) about the Massachusetts SDM bills, S.124 and H.272, introduced in 2021.
Colorado: Supported Decision-Making agreement law (April 26, 2021)
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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Report to the House of Delegates on SDM resolution 113 (2017)
Report to the House of Delegates from the American Bar Association on Resolution 113. Resolution 113 urges legislatures to amend their guardianship statutes to ensure that supported decision-making be identified and fully considered as a less restrictive alternative.
Report authored by American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Section of Real Property, Trust And Estate Law, Commission on Law and Aging
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Wisconsin: Supported Decision-Making Law (2017)
Wisconsin’s supported decision-making statute. WIS. STAT. ANN. § 52.01(6) (West, Westlaw through 2017 Act 370).
National Resource Center on Supported Decision-Making
Comprehensive resource on SDM for the United States. Includes in-depth resource pages on each state’s SDM activities and legislation as well as, up-to-date news on SDM, comprehensive resource library, and stories of SDM.
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Supported Decision-Making: Potential and Challenges for Older Persons
This law review article – 72 Syracuse L. Rev. 165 (2022) – describes how SDM can be used to help older adults retain or regain their legal decision-making rights, and it includes recommendations for how to make SDM more accessible to that population. It was drafted to inform the deliberations at the Fourth National Guardianship Conference, which resulted in key recommendations for promoting SDM.
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