SB 474 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF ANNUAL TRAINING TO A PERSON APPOINTED AS A CONSERVATOR IN A PROBATE COURT PROCEEDING.

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577 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Probate Court PCAF - Cost 476,930 476,930 Probate Court PCAF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Gain Note:

PCAF=Probate Court Administration Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Probate Court Administration (PCA) to establish an annual training program for newly appointed conservators, 1 resulting in a cost of $476,930 and a minimal potential revenue gain to the Probate Court Administration Fund in FY 27 and FY 28.

To implement the training program, the PCA will need to hire two trainerswithtotalannualsalaryandfringebenefitscostsof$170,000and $106,930, respectively.

Annual costs for training materials, equipment, and software licensing are not expected to exceed $200,000.

The bill also allows current conservators to participate in the annual training for a fee to the PCAF of up to $35.

The revenue gain from this provision is expected to be minimal because training is not required of current conservators.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would In FY 25, there were approximately 4,141 new conservatorship cases.

2The required annual training is estimated to take five to six hours.

3There are approximately 17,700 individuals currently serving as conservators.

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577 continue into the future subject to annual wage increases, inflation, and the number of training fees charged.

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577 OLR Bill Analysis SB 474 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF ANNUAL TRAINING TO A PERSON APPOINTED AS A CONSERVATOR IN A PROBATE COURT PROCEEDING.

SUMMARY This bill requires the probate court administrator, within available appropriations, to establish, supervise, and fund an annual training program for newly appointed conservators of the estate and conservators of the person (see BACKGROUND).

Relatedly, beginning October 1, 2026, the bill requires anyone appointed as a conservator in a Probate Court proceeding to protect someone or their property, to complete the training.

It subjects anyone who fails to do this without good cause to removal as a conservator under the law’s existing removal procedure.

Thebillalsoallows(1)conservatorsappointedbeforeOctober1,2026, to take the annual training and (2) the probate court administrator to charge them a reasonable fee of up to $35 for the training.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2026 CONSERVATOR TRAINING PROGRAM Under the bill, the training program must at least review:

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statutes, probate court rules, and regulations on conservators’ responsibilities and duties;

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ethical considerations that arise when carrying out conservator responsibilities and duties;