AB 1663 — Conservatorship Reform and Supported Decision‑Making (CPCIDD Video — Legal Community)
Format: MP4 video
Audience: Policymakers, court and regional center staff, guardianship and disability law practitioners, nonprofit partners, self‑advocates, family members, and cross‑sector professionals
A film explaining California’s AB 1663 reforms and the statutory recognition of Supported Decision‑Making (SDM). The film weaves policy background, practical courtroom impacts, and lived‑experience examples to show how SDM operates as a least‑restrictive alternative to conservatorship. Key topics include: AB 1663’s creation of SDM in law; the requirement that courts assess capacity using current or possible supports; reforms that ease termination of conservatorships and require counsel and annual reviews; distinctions among supported, shared, and substituted decision‑making; safeguards (disqualification of abusive or conflicted supporters; Elder Abuse reporting); professional liability and the “prudent and diligent” standard; confidentiality limits (attorney‑client privilege concerns); use of SDM across systems including criminal justice, financial institutions, and regional center practice; and practical implementation details (two‑year review, witness/notary signature formalities, use of images and accessible formats). The film includes interviews, client examples (including use of pictures in agreements), and practice anecdotes that illustrate both benefits and tensions when SDM intersects with legal processes.
AB 1663 — Conservatorship Reform and Supported Decision‑Making (CPCIDD Video — Financial Community)
Format: MP4 video
Audience: Regional center staff, financial professionals (banks, trustees, rep‑payees), fiduciaries, legal practitioners, self‑advocates, family members, and trainers
A finance‑oriented presentation translating AB 1663 into daily practice for banks, fiduciaries, and payees, with concrete risk‑reduction tools and lived examples. A practice‑oriented film that explains California’s AB 1663 conservatorship reforms and the statutory recognition of Supported Decision‑Making (SDM), with particular attention to financial decision‑making. Speakers translate the statute into everyday practice, contrasts SDM with substituted decision‑making (trustees, representative payees, conservatorships), and describes safeguards and tools that reduce financial risk while preserving autonomy. The film combines legal framing (least‑restrictive alternatives; assessment with supports; termination pathways), concrete financial examples (budgets, envelope method, joint/checking accounts, monitors), and lived examples (use of pictures in SDM agreements; family and regional center roles). It also addresses professional liability and prudent‑and‑diligent standards for banks, attorneys, and other third parties, and highlights training and systems‑level opportunities (MCLE/financial credits, statewide SDM TA program).(including use of pictures in agreements).
