Dear Prayer Warriors,
This bill, AB 495, is headed to Governor Newsome's desk on Monday. It allows for a non-relative to take a child out of school and authorize medical treatments withOUT the parent’s consent. I gave some data below and also provided the link if you want to see the entire data on the bill.
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR PRAYER NETWORK and let's storm the throne of God with our petitions for a miracle in stopping this bill. It is time for us to stand for one another's states! Feel free to contact me if there are issues for your state! We have to unite to do things differently in this season.
California Assembly Bill AB 495
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB495/id/3220226
“Nonrelative extended family member” for the purposes of item 5, means an adult caregiver who has an established familial relationship with a relative of the child, or a familial or mentoring relationship with the child. Nonrelative extended family members may include, but are not limited to, teachers, medical professionals, clergy, neighbors, and family friends.
TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS:
1. Section 48204 of the Education Code provides that this affidavit constitutes a sufficient basis for a determination of residency of the minor, without the requirement of a guardianship or other custody order, unless the school district determines from actual facts that the minor is not living with the caregiver.
2. The school district may require additional reasonable evidence that the caregiver lives at the address provided in item 4.
3. A parent’s signature or seal or signature of the court is not required.
TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLANS:
1. When signed by a relative or nonrelative extended family member, this affidavit shall confer the same rights to authorize medical care and dental care for the minor that are given to guardians under Section 2353 of the Probate Code. The medical care authorized for a relative or nonrelative extended family member caregiver may include mental health treatment subject to the limitations of Section 2356 of the Probate Code.
2. A health care service provider who acts in good faith reliance upon a caregiver’s authorization affidavit to provide medical or dental care, without actual knowledge of facts contrary to those stated on the affidavit, is not subject to criminal liability or to civil liability to any person, and is not subject to professional disciplinary action, for that reliance if the applicable portions of the form are completed. A parent’s signature or seal or signature of the court is not required
THANKS EVERYONE.
Keena Cowsert
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