Funds public appointed guardians for individuals with mental illness who are being discharged from state hospitals. Based on the current discharge plan, it is assumed that funding is needed to provide services to 50 individuals in FY 2017 and a total of 98 individuals in FY 2018. Funding is also provided in the second year to serve approximately 50 additional at-risk adults who are on the unrestricted waitlist for services. The Public Guardian and Conservator Program protects the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens who are indigent, have been adjudicated as incapacitated, and have no one who is willing or able to serve as their guardian. Once appointed, the public guardian usually serves for the life of adult. Support is included for an additional position that is needed to oversee and administer the new guardianship client slots that are being proposed.