BILL REQ. #:  H-0342.1 

Read first time 01/29/13.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to small estate guardian reporting intervals and training reporting requirements; adding a new section to chapter 11.92 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that guardian reporting intervals and training reporting requirements may not be appropriate and may create unnecessary expenses for incapacitated persons who are indigent and who have no significant changes in circumstances to report to the court.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 11.92 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The court is not required to issue guardianship letters more frequently than every six years;
     (2) A guardian may not be required to report more frequently than every three years; and
     (3) A guardian or limited guardian is not required to complete any training requirements when:
     (a) The value of the estate is less than three thousand dollars;
     (b) The guardian or limited guardian files a declaration in lieu of a report stating that there is no substantial change of circumstances since the last report. Such declaration may not be required to be filed more frequently than every three years; and
     (c) The court determines that:
     (i) The conditions in (a) and (b) of this subsection (3) are met; and
     (ii) Good cause exists, based on all the circumstances of the case, including but not limited to the factors listed in RCW 11.92.043.