HB 178
CHILD CARE / CUSTODY (Reidelbach, L. – R)  

Introduced to House: April 6, 2005
Assigned to Juvenile & Family Law Committee (Gilb)
Second Hearing Held:  May 11, 2005
Current status: No hearings on the bill since May 2005  

This bill expands the class of persons who may execute a caretaker authorization affidavit or be designated as attorney in fact under a power of attorney for the purposes of exercising authority over the care, custody, and control of a child.  

Since this concept was what PCSAO supported in HB 130, we support this in concept, but recognize that the courts may be resistant.  The Legislative Committee reaffirmed looking at the impact of HB 130.  PCSAO offered supportive testimony on May 11, 2005 and supports the Research Consortium to Improve Child Welfare as it conducts an evaluation of HB 130 to be completed by Wright State University .