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ABOUT NCCUSLThe National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), also knownthas Uniform Law Commission (ULC), now in its 116 year, provides states with non-partisan,well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas ofstate statutory law.ULC members must be lawyers, qualified to practice law. They are practicing lawyers, judges,legislators and legislative staff and law professors, who have been appointed by stategovernments as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands toresearch, draft and promote enactment of uniform state laws in areas of state law whereuniformity is desirable and practical.• ULC strengthens the federal system by providing rules and procedures that are consistentfrom state to state but that also reflect the diverse experience of the states.• ULC statutes are representative of state experience, because the organization is made upof representatives from each state, appointed by state government.• ULC keeps state law up-to-date by addressing important and timely legal issues.• ULC’s efforts reduce the need for individuals and businesses to deal with different lawsas they move and do business in different states.• ULC’s work facilitates economic development and provides a legal platform for foreignentities to deal with U.S. citizens and businesses.• Uniform Law Commissioners donate thousands of hours of their time and legal anddrafting expertise every year as a public service, and receive no salary or compensationfor their work.• ULC’s deliberative and uniquely open drafting process draws on the expertise ofcommissioners, but also utilizes input from legal experts, and advisors and observersrepresenting the views of other legal organizations or interests that will be subject to theproposed laws.• ULC is a state-supported organization that represents true value for the states, providingservices that most states could not otherwise afford or duplicate.
DRAFTING COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP ANDPROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACTThe Committee appointed by and representing the National Conference of Commissioners onUniform State Laws in preparing this Act consists of the following individuals:DAVID G. NIXON, 2340 Green Acres Rd., Suite 12, Fayetteville, AR 72703, ChairGAIL H. HAGERTY, Burleigh County Court House, P.O. Box 1013, 514 E. Thayer Ave.,Bismarck, ND 58502-1013LYLE W. HILLYARD, 595 S. Riverwood Parkway, Suite 100, Logan, UT 84321PAUL M. KURTZ, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA 30602-6012SUSAN KELLY NICHOLS, North Carolina Department of Justice, P.O. Box 629, Raleigh, NC27602-0629LANE SHETTERLY, 189 SW Academy St., P.O. Box 105, Dallas, OR 97338SUZANNE BROWN WALSH, P.O. Box 271820, West Hartford, CT 06127STEPHANIE J. WILLBANKS, Vermont Law School, P.O. Box 96, Chelsea St., SouthRoyalton, VT 05068DAVID M. ENGLISH, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law, Missouri & ConleyAves., Columbia, MO 65211, National Conference ReporterEX OFFICIOHOWARD J. SWIBEL, 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606, PresidentTOM BOLT, 5600 Royal Dane Mall, St. Thomas, VI 00802-6410, Division ChairAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADVISORSLARRY CRADDOCK, 2601 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78705-4260, ABA AdvisorKAREN E. BOXX, 316 William H. Gates Hall, P.O. Box 353020, Seattle, WA 98195-3020,ABA Section AdvisorERICA F. WOOD, 740 15th St. NW, Washington, DC 20005, ABA Section AdvisorEXECUTIVE DIRECTORJOHN A. SEBERT, 211 E. Ontario St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60611, Executive DirectorCopies of this Act may be obtained from:NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERSON UNIFORM STATE LAWS211 E. Ontario Street, Suite 1300Chicago, Illinois 60611312/915-0195www.nccusl.org
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