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SENATE BILL NO. 178 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled December 28, 2017 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-100 and 63.2-1715 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 20 a chapter numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 20-166 and 20-167, relating to delegation of parental or legal custodial powers; child-placing agency.
1. That §§ 63.2-100 and 63.2-1715 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 20 a chapter numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 20-166 and 20-167, as follows:
A. A parent or legal custodian of a child, by a properly executed power of attorney pursuant to § 20-167, may delegate to another person, for a period not to exceed one year, any of the powers regarding the custody, care, and property of the child except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of the child, the performance or inducement of an abortion on or for the child, or the termination of parental rights to the child.
B. Any power of attorney properly executed pursuant to § 20-167 shall be signed by all persons with authority to make decisions concerning the child pursuant to Chapter 6.1 (§ 20-124.1 et seq.), the person to whom powers are delegated under the power of attorney, and a representative of a nonprofit organization organized pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that assists parents and legal guardians with the process of delegating parental and legal custodial powers of their children, including assistance with identifying appropriate placements for their children and providing services and resources to support children, parents and legal guardians, and persons to whom parental or legal custodial powers are delegated pursuant to this chapter. That organization shall file notice of the arrangement authorized by the power of attorney with the local department of social services in the jurisdiction where the parents or legal guardian resides within seven days of its execution.
C. Any person who has signed the form under § 20-167 shall have the authority to revoke or withdraw the power of attorney authorized by subsection A at any time. If the delegation of authority lasts longer than one year, a new power of attorney shall be executed. Where such delegation is executed by a service member, if the delegation is longer than one year while on active duty service and exceeds the term of active duty service plus 30 days, a new power of attorney shall be executed.
G. Except as may be permitted by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq. and 7801 et seq., a power of attorney executed pursuant to § 20-167 shall be invalid if executed for the primary purpose of enrolling the child in a school for the sole purpose of participating in the academic or interscholastic athletics programs provided by that school or for any other unlawful purpose. Violation of this subsection shall be punishable in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth and may require, in addition to any other remedies, repayment by such parent of all costs incurred by the school as a result of the violation.
4. I/We am/are a service member, as defined by § 20-166 of the Code of Virginia, and am/are on, or am/are scheduled to be on, active duty for a period that is set to last longer than one year. This power of attorney is effective for a period not to exceed the period of active duty plus 30 days, beginning __________ (insert date) and ending __________ (insert date). I/We reserve the right to revoke this authority at any time.
"Child-placing agency" means any person who places children in foster homes, adoptive homes or independent living arrangements pursuant to § 63.2-1819 or a local board that places children in foster homes or adoptive homes pursuant to §§ 63.2-900, 63.2-903, and 63.2-1221, other than a private, nonprofit organization that does not accept public funds and that assists parents with the process of delegating parental and legal custodial powers of their children pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20, including assistance with identifying appropriate placements for their children, or that provides services and resources to support children, parents and legal guardians, and persons to whom parental or legal custodial powers are delegated pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 20. Officers, employees, or agents of the Commonwealth, or any locality acting within the scope of their authority as such, who serve as or maintain a child-placing agency, shall not be required to be licensed.
"Foster home" means the place of residence of any natural person in which any child, other than a child by birth or adoption of such person or a child who is the subject of a power of attorney to delegate parental or legal custodial powers by his parents or legal custodian to the natural person who has been designated the child's legal guardian pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20 and who exercises legal authority over the child on a continuous basis for at least 24 hours without compensation, resides as a member of the household.
"Independent foster home" means a private family home in which any child, other than a child by birth or adoption of such person, resides as a member of the household and has been placed therein independently of a child-placing agency except (i) a home in which are received only children related by birth or adoption of the person who maintains such home and children of personal friends of such person and; (ii) a home in which is received a child or children committed under the provisions of subdivision A 4 of § 16.1-278.2, subdivision 6 of § 16.1-278.4, or subdivision A 13 of § 16.1-278.8; and (iii) a home in which are received only children who are the subject of a properly executed power of attorney pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20.
C. No private nonprofit organization that does not accept public funds and that assists parents or legal custodians with the process of delegating parental or custodial powers of their children pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20, including assistance with identifying appropriate placements for their children, or provides services and resources to support children, parents and legal guardians, and persons to whom parental or legal custodial power are delegated pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 20 shall be required to obtain a license as a child-placing agency from the Commissioner. No person to whom parental and legal custodial powers have been delegated pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 20 shall be required to obtain a license to operate an independent foster home or approval as a foster parent from the Commissioner.
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