Expands power of attorney and caretaker authorization affidavit to include kinship caregivers.

The bill expands the power of attorney and caretaker authorization affidavit to include kinship caregivers. It allows parents, guardians, or custodians to create a power of attorney for a grandparent kinship caregiver to exercise care, custody, and control of a child, including enrolling the child in school and consenting to medical treatment. It also allows grandparent kinship caregivers to execute a caretaker authorization affidavit to exercise similar rights. The bill specifies the circumstances under which these documents can be created and the conditions under which they terminate.

Expands power of attorney and caretaker authorization affidavit to include kinship caregivers.

The bill expands the power of attorney and caretaker authorization affidavit to include kinship caregivers. It allows parents, guardians, or custodians to create a power of attorney for a grandparent kinship caregiver to exercise care, custody, and control of a child, including enrolling the child in school and consenting to medical treatment. It also allows grandparent kinship caregivers to execute a caretaker authorization affidavit to exercise similar rights. The bill specifies the circumstances under which these documents can be created and the conditions under which they terminate.