HB 19-1142 — Safe Family Option For Parents

First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSEDENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.

19-0040.02 Conrad Imel x2313 HOUSE BILL 19-1142 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Ransom and Singer, Arndt, Baisley, Becker, Beckman, Benavidez, Bird, Bockenfeld, Buck, Buckner, Buentello, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Duran, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Galindo, Garnett, Geitner, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Hansen, Herod, Hooton, Humphrey,Jackson,JaquezLewis,Kennedy,Kipp,Landgraf,Larson,Lewis,Liston,Lontine, McCluskie,McKean,McLachlan,Melton,MichaelsonJenet,Mullica,Neville,Pelton,Rich, Roberts, Saine, Sandridge, Sirota, Snyder, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Winkle, Weissman, Will, Williams D., Wilson SENATE SPONSORSHIP Moreno and Smallwood, House Committees Senate Committees Public Health Care & Human Services Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING CREATING AN OPTION FOR PARENTS WHO SEEK TO VOLUNTARILYDELEGATECERTAINPARENTALRESPONSIBILITIES TO A SAFE FAMILY FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT RELINQUISHING LEGAL CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILD , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .

n Bill Summary d 9 e 0 S d , (Note:

This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does O 3 2 H e r notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill n A passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that e applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at A http://leg.colorado.gov.) g Undercurrentlaw,aparentorguardianofaminororincapacitated di 19 person maydelegate to another person power regarding care, custody, or Ea e0 2S U R 5, O n i2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

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Short titleHE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PAR7 IS THE "K YLEFORTI ACT".

26-6-702.

SA USED IN THIS PART7,UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :

26-6-703.26-6-702.

(2) TEACTIVITIESOFATEMPORARYCAREASSISTANCEPROGRAM PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS PART 77DO DO NOT CONSTITUTE PLACING A CHILD PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICL6.

-3-26-6-703. 1142 26-6-704.

(1) (a) -3- 1142 PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR MAY USE THE ASSISTANCE OF A TEMPORARY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AN APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER TO DELEGATE ANY POWER REGARDING CARE , CUSTODY ,OR PROPERTY OF THE MINO,EXCEPT THE POWER TO CONSENT TOMARRIAGEORADOPTION ,BYAPOWEROFATTORNEY ASDESCRIBEDIN SECTION 15-14-105.

(II) APERSON WHO IS DEPLOYED BY OR CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY MAY EXCEED THE TIME LIMIT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION(1)(b)(OF THIS SECTIO;EXCEPT THAT THE TOTAL LENGTH OF A DELEGATION OF POWER MADE TO AN APPROVED TEMPORARYCAREGIVERBYAPERSONWHOISDEPLOYEDBYORCALLEDTO ACTIVE DUTY IN THEU NITED STATES MILITARY MUST NOT BE LONGER THANTHEENDOFTHEMEMBER SDEPLOYMENTORCALLTOACTIVEDUTY , -4- 1142 PLUS THIRTY DAYS.

(c) THEPARENTORGUARDIANOFTHEMINORHASTHEAUTHORITYTEPARENTORGUARDIANOFTHEMINORHASTHEAUTHORITY -4- 1142 TO REVOKE A POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT DELEGATES TEMPORARY CARE RESPONSIBILITYOFAMINORTOANAPPROVEDTEMPORARYCAREGIVERAT ANY TIME .

UPON EXPIRATION OR REVOCATION OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY ,,THE THE MINOR MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE PARENTORGUARDIANASSOONASREASONABLYPOSSIBLE ,BUTNOLATERBUTNOLATER THAN FORTY -EIGHT HOURS AFTER SUCH EXPIRATION,REVOCATION ,OR OTHER TERMINATION .

(d) A POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT DELEGATES TEMPORARY CARE RESPONSIBILITY OF A MINOR TO AN APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER DOES NOTNOT: :

(I) CHANGE PARENTAL RIGHTS,LEGAL RIGHTS,OBLIGATIONSRIGHTS,OBLIGATIONS,OR OR OTHERAUTHORITYESTABLISHEDBYANEXISTINGCOURTORDERANDDOES NOTDEPRIVEAPARENTORGUARDIANOFRIGHTS ,OBLIGATIONS,OROTHER AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE CUSTODY ,VISITATION,OR,VISITATIO,OR SUPPORT OF A MINOR ;

(II) CONSTITUTE CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ,,AS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 19-1-103 (1OR (III) RESULTRSULT IN A CHILD BEING NEGLECTED OR DEPENDEN,DEPENDENT,AS AS DESCRIBEDINSECTION 19-3-102,UNLESSTHEPARENTORGUARDIANFAILS19-3-102UNLESSTHEPARENTORGUARDIANFAILS TO MAKE CONTACT ,EXECUTE A NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY ,OR RETAKE CUSTODY WITHIN SEVENTY -TWO HOURS AFTER AN EXPIRED POWER OF ATTORNEY ,OR AFTER THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(b)OF THIS SECTION HAS ELAPS.D (2) (a) A APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER SHALL EXERCISE PARENTALPARENTALOR OR LEGAL AUTHORITY ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS AND WITHOUT -5- 1142 COMPENSATION FOR THE INTENDED DURATION OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY .

-5- 1142 (b) (I) AMINOR SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT DELEGATES TEMPORARY CARE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINOR TO AN APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER IS NOT DEEMED PLACED IN A FOSTER CARE HOME ,AS DEFINED IN SECTIO26-6-102 (14)AND THE APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER IS NOT DEEMED TO BE PROVIDING FOSTER CARE NOR BE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF FOSTER CA.E (II) N OTHING IN THIS SECTION DISQUALIFIES AN APPROVED TEMPORARYCAREGIVERFROMBEINGORBECOMINGAFOSTERCAREHOME CERTIFIEDBYACOUNTYDEPARTMENTORPRIVATEAGENCYPURSUANTTO SECTION 26-6-106.3.

(c) ANYPERIODOFTIMEDURINGWHICHAMINORRESIDESWITHAN APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER PURSUANT TO AN UNEXPIRED AND VALIDPOWEROFATTORNEYISVALID NOTPOWER INCLUDEDOFATTORNEYIS INDETERMININGWHETHERNOT INCLUDEDINDETERMININGWHETHER THE MINOR HAS RESIDED WITH THE APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER FOR THE MINIMUM PERIOD REQUIRED FOR A PERSON TO BE CONSIDERED A PERSON OTHER THAN A PARENT WHO HAS HAD THE PHYSICAL CARE OF A CHILD FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIO14-10-123.

26-6-705.26-6-704.

(2) (a) ACHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY OPERATING A TEMPORARY CAREASSISTANCEPROGRAMSHALLREQUIREANAPPLICANTTOBECOMEAN -6- 1142 APPROVEDTEMPORARYCAREGIVERANDANYOTHERPERSONWHORESIDES IN THE APPLICAN'S HOME AND IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO -6- 1142 SUBMIT TO THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND CHECKS :

(II) CHILDABUSEANDNEGLECTBACKGROUNDCHECKPURSUANTAHILDABUSEANDNEGLECTBACKGROUNDCHECKPURSUANT TO SECTION19-1-307;AND (III) AHECKAGAINSTTHESTATECHECKAGAINSTTHESTATE 'SSEXOFFENDERREGISTRYAND AGAINSTTHENATIONALSEXOFFENDERPUBLICWEBSITEOPERATEDBYTHE U NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THAT CHECKS NAMES AND ADDRESSESINTHE REGISTRIESANDTHEINTERACTIVEDATABASESYSTEM FOR C OLORADO TO DETERMINE IF A PERSON IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER .

(c) THE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY OPERATING A TEMPORARY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS OF A BACKGROUNDCHECKPERFORMEDPURSUANTTOTHISSECTION ,INCLUDING THE FULL TRANSCRIPTS OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK ,FOR A PERIOD OF NOTLESSTHANFIVEYEARS .THECHILDPLACEMENTAGENCYSHALLMAKE THE RECORDS AVAILABLE TO A PARENT OR GUARDIAN EXECUTING A POWER OF ATTORNEY ,AND ANY LOCAL ,STATE,OR FEDERAL AUTHORITY -7-CONDUCTINGANINVESTIGATION 1142INVOLVING CONDUCTINGTHE AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVINGTHE APPROVEDTEMPORARY CAREGIVER ,THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN,OR THE MINOR.

-7- 1142 (d) ACHILDPLACEMENTAGENCYOPERATINGATEMPORARYCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL NOT APPROVE AN APPLICANT AS AN APPROVEDTEMPORARYCAREGIVERIFABACKGROUNDCHECKCONDUCTED PURSUANTTOTHISSECTIONDISCLOSESASUBSTANTIATEDALLEGATIONOF CHILD ABUSE,NEGLECT ,OR EXPLOITATION,OR ANY CRIME THAT WOULD DISQUALIFY THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO RESIDES IN THE APPLICANT'S HOME AND IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FROM BECOMING CERTIFIED OR LICENSED TO OPERATE A FOSTER CARE HOME IN THE STATE.

26-6-706.26-6-705.

Rules.(1)Rules. TEMPORARYCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND A TEMPORARY CARE PROVIDER ARE SUBJECT TO ANY RULE PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS APPLICABLE TO NONCERTIFIED KINSHIP CARE, DEFINED IN SECTION 19-1-103 (78.7);

(1)TEMPORARYCAREASSISTANCEPROGRAM AND A TEMPORARY CARE PROVIDER ARE SUBJECT TO ANY RULE PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS APPLICABLE TO NONCERTIFIED KINSHIP CARE, DEFINED IN SECTION 19-1-103 (78.7);

-8-26-6-706. 1142 26-6-707.

(1HIS(1) T PART7APPLIES ONLY WHEN A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR DELEGATES ANY POWER -8- 1142 REGARDING CARE ,CUSTODY , OR PROPERTY OF THE MINOR TO AN APPROVED TEMPORARY CAREGIVER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A TEMPORARY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS PART 7.

N OTHING IN THIS PA7TRESTRICTSABRIDGES ,OR ALTERS THE RIGHT OF AMINOR SPARENTORGUARDIANTOPROVIDEFORTHECAREOFTHEMINOR'SPARENTORGUARDIANTOPROVIDEFORTHECAREOFTHEMINOR BY POWER OF ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.

(b) LIMITSTHEAUTHORITYOFTHELIMITSTHE AUTHORITYOFTHE COURT TOORDERAPARENTTOORDERAPARENTTO TO MAKE SUPPORT PAYMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MEDICAL , BEHAVIORAL ,HEALTH ,OR OTHER CARE OR TREATMENT;

Dependency and neglect records and information - access-fee-rules-recordsandaccess reports fund - fee-rules-recordsandreportsfund- misuse ofinformationof information - penalty - adult protective services data system check.

(2) Records and reports --accesstocertainpersons- accessagencies. to certain persons-agencies.Exceptasotherwise -9- 1142 providedinsection19-1-303,onlythefollowingpersonsoragenciesshall have access to child abuse or neglect records and reports:

(j.8)Except TSTATEDEPARTMENTOFHUMANSERVICESINVESTIGATINGas ANYotherwise PERSONprovidedinsection19-1-303,onlythefollowingpersonsoragenciesshall REQUIREDhave TOaccess SUBMITto TOchild Aabuse BACKGROUNDor CHECKneglect PURSUANTrecords TOand SECTIONreports: 26-6-705 (2)WHEN THE PERSON HAS GIVEN WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CHECK RECORDS OR REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLEC;

9-9- 1142 (j.8)HESTATEDEPARTMENTOFHUMANSERVICESINVESTIGATING ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.26-6-704 (2)WHEN THE PERSON HAS GIVEN WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CHECK RECORDS OR REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLEC;

7 SECTION 3.