(a)

(1) With the consent of the proposed ward, the court may appoint a guardian of the person for an unmarried individual who is years of age or older, but who has not yet attained years of age, in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to subdivision (

b) of

Section of the Code of Civil Procedure. The court may appoint a parent as the guardian of the person of their unmarried child who is years of age or older, but who has not yet attained years of age.

(2) A petition for guardianship of the person of a proposed ward who is years of age or older, but who has not yet attained years of age, may be filed by a parent, relative, or any other person on behalf of the proposed ward, or the proposed ward. (b)

(1) At the request of, or with the consent of, the ward, the court may extend an existing guardianship of the person for a ward past years of age, for purposes of allowing the ward to complete the application process with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for classification as a special immigrant juvenile pursuant to

Section 1101(a)(27)(

J) of Title of the United States Code.

(2) A relative or any other person on behalf of a ward, or the ward, may file a petition to extend the guardianship of the person for a period of time not to extend beyond the ward reaching years of age. (

c) This

section does not authorize the guardian to abrogate any of the rights that a person who has attained years of age may have as an adult under state law, including, but not limited to, decisions regarding the ward’s medical treatment, education, or residence, without the ward’s express consent. (

d) For purposes of this division, the terms “child,” “minor,” and “ward” include an unmarried individual who is younger than years of age and who, pursuant to this section, consents to the appointment of a guardian or extension of a guardianship after they attain years of age. (

e) The Judicial Council shall, by July 1, 2016, adopt any rules and forms needed to implement this section.