Florida Statutes Part IX - Public Guardianship (Ss. 744.701-744.715)

• 744.701 - Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Guardianship Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 86-120; s. 96, ch. 89-96.
• 744.702 - Legislative Intent.
  The Legislature finds that private guardianship is inadequate where there is no willing and responsible family member or friend, other person, bank, or corporation available...
• 744.7021 - Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
  There is hereby created the Statewide Public Guardianship Office within the Department of Elderly Affairs.(1) The Secretary of Elderly Affairs shall appoint the executive director, who...
• 744.703 - Office Of Public Guardian; Appointment, Notification.
  (1) The executive director of the Statewide Public Guardianship Office, after consultation with the chief judge and other circuit judges within the judicial circuit and with...
• 744.704 - Powers And Duties.
  (1) A public guardian may serve as a guardian of a person adjudicated incapacitated under this chapter if there is no family member or friend, other...
• 744.705 - Costs Of Public Guardian.
  (1) All costs of administration, including filing fees, shall be paid from the budget of the office of public guardian. No costs of administration, including filing...
• 744.706 - Preparation Of Budget.
  Each public guardian, whether funded in whole or in part by money raised through local efforts, grants, or any other source or whether funded in...
• 744.707 - Procedures And Rules.
  The public guardian, subject to the oversight of the Statewide Public Guardianship Office, is authorized to:(1) Formulate and adopt necessary procedures to assure the efficient conduct...
• 744.708 - Reports And Standards.
  (1) The public guardian shall keep and maintain proper financial, case control, and statistical records on all matters in which the public guardian serves as guardian.(2) No...
• 744.7081 - Access To Records By Statewide Public Guardianship Office; Confidentiality.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any medical, financial, or mental health records held by an agency, or the court and its...
• 744.7082 - Direct-support Organization; Definition; Use Of Property; Board Of Directors; Audit; Dissolution.
  (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term “direct-support organization” means an organization whose sole purpose is to support the Statewide Public Guardianship Office and is:(a) A...
• 744.709 - Surety Bond.
  Upon taking office, a public guardian shall file a bond with surety as prescribed in s. 45.011 to be approved by the clerk. The bond...
• 744.7101 - Short Title.
  Sections 744.7101-744.715 may be cited as the “Joining Forces for Public Guardianship Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-260.
• 744.711 - Legislative Findings And Intent.
  The Legislature finds that public guardianship programs are necessary to ensure that the rights and best interests of Florida’s vulnerable indigent and incapacitated residents are...
• 744.712 - Joining Forces For Public Guardianship Grant Program; Purpose.
  The Joining Forces for Public Guardianship matching grant program shall be established and administered by the Statewide Public Guardianship Office within the Department of Elderly...
• 744.713 - Program Administration; Duties Of The Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
  The Statewide Public Guardianship Office shall administer the grant program. The office shall:(1) Publicize the availability of grant funds to entities that may be eligible for...
• 744.714 - Eligibility.
  (1) Any person or organization that has not been awarded a grant must meet all of the following conditions to be eligible to receive a grant:(a) The...
• 744.715 - Grant Application Requirements; Review Criteria; Awards Process.
  Grant applications must be submitted to the Statewide Public Guardianship Office for review and approval.(1) A grant application must contain:(a) The specific amount of funds being requested.(b) The...

Last modified: September 23, 2016