New York Consolidated Laws, Mental Hygiene Law - MHY § 81.39 Guardian education requirements

(a) Each incapacitated person is entitled to a guardian whom the court finds to be sufficiently capable of performing the duties and exercising the powers of a guardian necessary to protect the incapacitated person.

(b) Each person appointed by the court to be a guardian must complete a training program approved by the chief administrator which covers:

(c) The court may, in its discretion, waive some or all of the requirements of this section or impose additional requirements.  In doing so, the court shall consider the experience and education of the guardian with respect to the training requirements of this section, the duties and powers assigned to the guardian, and the needs of the incapacitated person.