§ 20-1-14. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as “The Caregiver Educational Consent Act.” History. Code 1981, § 20-1-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 113, § 2/SB 186.
§ 20-1-15. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Child” means any individual under 18 years of age. “Fictive kin” means an individual who is known to a child as a relative but is not in fact related by blood or marriage to such child and with whom such child has resided or had significant contact. “Kinship […]
§ 20-1-16. Kinship Caregiver Authorized to Provide Legal Consent
A kinship caregiver shall be authorized, on behalf of a child residing with the kinship caregiver, which child is not in the custody of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services, to give legal consent for such child to: Receive any educational services; Receive medical services directly related to […]
§ 20-1-17. Reliance on Properly Executed Affidavit; Notice of Child Ceasing to Reside With Kinship Caregiver; Provision of False Information in Execution of Affidavit
No person who acts in good faith reliance on a properly executed kinship caregiver’s affidavit, having no actual knowledge of any facts contrary to those stated in the affidavit, shall be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution, or to professional disciplinary procedure, for any action which would have been proper if the facts had […]
§ 20-1-18. Requirements for Validly Executed Affidavit; Form
A kinship caregiver’s affidavit shall be invalid unless it substantially contains, in not less than ten-point boldface type or a reasonable equivalent thereof, the form set forth in subsection (b) of this Code section. The warning statement shall be enclosed in a box with three-point rule lines. The kinship caregiver’s affidavit shall be substantially in […]
§ 20-1-19. Article Does Not Supersede “Supporting and Strengthening Families act.”
Nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 19, the “Supporting and Strengthening Families Act.” History. Code 1981, § 20-1-19 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 113, § 2/SB 186. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, “Supporting and Strengthening Families Act” was […]