AZ SB1411

Adds section 14-5318 to Arizona Revised Statutes regarding guardianship for minors with developmental disabilities receiving services under title 36, chapter 5.1.

If a minor child is capable of expressing a preference for who becomes their guardian at age 18, the child's preference takes priority over other considerations.

If the child and parent agree on the parent becoming guardian, they decide together the extent of the parent's guardianship involvement; if they disagree, both must retain legal counsel to determine guardianship.

If the child cannot express a preference, the parent determines who becomes the guardian, including the possibility of the parent themselves, using developmental disability forms without requiring an attorney.

Department of Economic Security must initiate guardianship determination at the last scheduled developmental disability meeting before the child's 17th birthday and must prescribe and provide guardianship determination forms to the child and parents.