§302A-482 Affidavit for caregiver consent. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a caregiver may consent on behalf of a minor to enrollment in school and to full participation in curricular and co-curricular school activities, if the caregiver possesses and presents to the department of education for inclusion in the minor's file a valid affidavit for caregiver consent provided by the department of education and executed by the caregiver that shall include but not be limited to the following:
(b) The caregiver shall immediately notify the school if the minor no longer resides with the caregiver, and the affidavit for caregiver consent shall be revoked immediately.
(c) The affidavit for caregiver consent shall be superseded upon written notification by the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to the minor's school principal that this affidavit has been rescinded.
(d) Any person who relies in good faith on the affidavit has no obligation to conduct any further inquiry or investigation.
(e) No person who relies in good faith on the affidavit for caregiver consent shall be subject to civil or criminal liability, or to professional disciplinary action because of the reliance.
(f) The affidavit for caregiver consent shall constitute sufficient basis for determination of residency of a minor unless the school determines from actual facts that the minor is not living with the caregiver. The school may also require additional evidence that the caregiver lives at the address provided in the affidavit.
(g) This section shall not apply to the programs and services of minors subject to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. section 1400 et seq.) or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. section 791). [L 2003, c 99, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 10, §8]