This amendment directs the Department of Social Services to establish a pilot program in Planning District 11 (Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell Counties and the City of Lynchburg) for the temporary placements of children in families in crisis. The pilot will allow the Department of Social Services to examine the use of a power of attorney to delegate parental authority. Virginia statute already allows for limited use of a power of attorney for kinship care cases. However, many other states go further and follow the Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act which allows a parent to delegate to another person, for a period (usually between six months and one year), any power regarding care, custody, or property of their child. The pilot program will take a similar approach. The Department is required to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and report to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees and the Commission on Youth.