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Committee hears proponents on expanding grandparent power-of-attorney to other kinship caregivers
Summary
Proponent witnesses told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 58 would allow non-grandparent kinship caregivers to use power-of-attorney and caretaker authorization affidavits to enroll children in school and consent to medical care, aligning Ohio with other states and reducing barriers to kinship care.
Larry Bresler, a social worker and representative of Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE), and other witnesses urged the committee to pass Senate Bill 58 to expand the grandparent power of attorney and caregiver authorization affidavit to other kinship caregivers.
"This would permit them to be able to enroll the child in school and participate in their educational processes, obtain medical…
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