Judiciary Committee

Senator Lisa Baker, Chair

Judiciary Committee

Senator Lisa Baker, Chair

Joint public hearing on strengthening guardianship laws and preventing elder abuse

Senate Aging and Youth Committee and Judiciary Committee

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 11 a.m.

Hearing Room 1, NOB


Agenda

11:00 a.m. Opening Remarks:
                  Senator Lisa Baker, Majority Chair, Judiciary Committee
                  Senator Judy Ward, Majority Chair, Aging & Youth Committee
                  Senator Steven Santarsiero, Minority Chair, Judiciary Committee
                  Senator Maria Collett, Minority Chair, Aging & Youth Committee

11:10 a.m. The Honorable Lois Murphy, Judge 
                 Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
                 Administrative Judge, Orphan’s Court Division – Testimony

11:30 a.m. Pam Walz, Esq., Chair
                  Elder Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association – Testimony

                 Sally L. Schoffstall, Esq., Certified Elder Law Attorney
                 Schoffstall Elder Law
                 Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys – Testimony

11:50 a.m. Connie Brode, Executive Director
                  Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging – Testimony

                  Teresa Osborne, State Advocacy Director
                  AARP Pennsylvania – Testimony

12:10 p.m. Jennifer Garman, Esq., Director of Government Affairs
                  Disability Rights Pennsylvania – Testimony, Supporting Document 1, Supporting Document 2

12:30 p.m. Chelsea Robbins, Deputy District Attorney
                  Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office – Testimony

12:50 p.m. Closing Remarks

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