Bill Text: IA HF2235 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to placement options for a child adjudicated as delinquent or a child in need of assistance, at the time the child becomes an adult.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Subcommittee, Forristall, Fry, and Hunter. H.J. 242. [HF2235 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2235-Introduced.html
House
File
2235
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2235
BY
STECKMAN
,
MASCHER
,
DAWSON
,
STAED
,
LENSING
,
MURPHY
,
PRICHARD
,
HANSON
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
H.
MILLER
,
MAXWELL
,
MUHLBAUER
,
COHOON
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
WOLFE
,
BEARINGER
,
OURTH
,
KEARNS
,
ANDERSON
,
HEDDENS
,
M.
SMITH
,
WOOD
,
RIDING
,
and
KAJTAZOVIC
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
placement
options
for
a
child
adjudicated
as
1
delinquent
or
a
child
in
need
of
assistance,
at
the
time
the
2
child
becomes
an
adult.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(f),
Code
2014,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(f)
If
the
needs
assessment
indicates
the
child
is
4
reasonably
likely
to
need
or
be
eligible
for
services
or
5
other
support
from
the
adult
service
system
upon
reaching
age
6
eighteen,
the
transition
plan
shall
provide
for
the
child’s
7
application
for
adult
services.
In
addition,
the
transition
8
plan
shall
identify
options
for
placement
of
the
child
prior
to
9
the
child
reaching
age
eighteen
to
meet
the
child’s
needs
in
a
10
manner
that
will
not
negatively
affect
the
child’s
eligibility
11
for
assistance
that
is
funded
in
whole
or
in
part
through
12
federal
financial
participation.
The
assistance
addressed
13
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
the
preparation
for
adult
14
living
program
under
section
234.46,
the
medical
assistance
15
program,
the
federal
education
and
training
vouchers
program,
16
and
the
federal
job
corps
program.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
232.53,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
5.
a.
Any
person
supervising
but
not
having
custody
of
the
20
child
pursuant
to
such
an
order
described
in
this
section
shall
21
file
a
written
report
with
the
court
at
least
every
six
months
22
concerning
the
status
and
progress
of
the
child.
In
addition
23
to
other
information,
the
report
shall
identify
options
for
24
placement
of
the
child
prior
to
the
child
reaching
age
eighteen
25
to
meet
the
child’s
needs
in
a
manner
that
will
not
negatively
26
affect
the
child’s
eligibility
for
assistance
that
is
funded
in
27
whole
or
in
part
through
federal
financial
participation.
The
28
assistance
addressed
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
the
29
preparation
for
adult
living
program
under
section
234.46,
the
30
medical
assistance
program,
the
federal
education
and
training
31
vouchers
program,
and
the
federal
job
corps
program.
The
court
32
shall
consider
the
options
identified
in
any
review
by
the
33
court
of
the
child’s
disposition.
34
b.
Any
agency,
facility,
institution,
or
person
to
whom
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custody
of
the
child
has
been
transferred
pursuant
to
such
an
1
order
described
in
this
section
shall
file
a
written
report
2
with
the
court
at
least
every
six
months
concerning
the
status
3
and
progress
of
the
child.
4
c.
Any
report
prepared
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
5
included
in
the
record
considered
by
the
court
in
a
permanency
6
hearing
conducted
pursuant
to
section
232.58
.
7
Sec.
3.
Section
233A.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
For
any
child
receiving
a
diagnosis
or
10
evaluation
from
or
placed
at
the
state
training
school,
the
11
state
training
school
shall
provide
a
written
plan
regarding
12
the
placement
status
of
the
child
prior
to
the
child
reaching
13
age
eighteen.
The
plan
shall,
while
giving
consideration
to
14
the
treatment
needs
of
the
child,
also
give
consideration
to
15
the
long-term
needs
of
the
child
upon
becoming
age
eighteen.
16
Given
these
considerations,
the
plan
shall
identify
placement
17
options
to
meet
the
child’s
needs
that
will
not
negatively
18
affect
the
child’s
adult
eligibility
for
assistance
provided
19
with
federal
financial
participation.
The
assistance
addressed
20
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
the
preparation
for
adult
21
living
program
under
section
234.46,
the
medical
assistance
22
program,
the
federal
education
and
training
vouchers
program,
23
and
the
federal
job
corps
program.
24
Sec.
4.
Section
234.46,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
25
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
c.
At
the
time
the
person
became
age
eighteen,
the
person
27
received
foster
care
services
that
were
paid
for
by
the
state
28
under
section
234.35
,
services
at
the
Iowa
juvenile
home
or
29
the
state
training
school,
services
at
a
juvenile
shelter
care
30
home,
or
services
at
a
juvenile
detention
home
and
the
person
31
is
no
longer
receiving
such
services.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
234.46,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
paragraph
33
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
The
division
shall
establish
a
preparation
for
adult
living
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program
directed
to
young
adults.
The
purpose
of
the
program
1
is
to
assist
persons
who
are
leaving
foster
care
and
other
2
court-ordered
services
at
age
eighteen
or
older
in
making
the
3
transition
to
self-sufficiency.
The
department
shall
adopt
4
rules
necessary
for
administration
of
the
program,
including
5
but
not
limited
to
eligibility
criteria
for
young
adult
6
participation
and
the
services
and
other
support
available
7
under
the
program.
The
rules
shall
provide
for
participation
8
of
each
person
who
meets
the
definition
of
young
adult
on
9
the
same
basis,
regardless
of
whether
federal
financial
10
participation
is
provided.
The
services
and
other
support
11
available
under
the
program
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
12
any
of
the
following:
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
placement
options
for
a
child
17
adjudicated
as
delinquent
or
a
child
in
need
of
assistance,
at
18
the
time
the
child
becomes
an
adult.
For
foster
care
children
19
age
16
or
older
who
are
mandated
by
federal
law
to
have
a
case
20
permanency
plan,
the
department
of
human
services,
any
agency
21
involved,
and
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian,
22
developing
the
plan
are
required
by
current
law
in
Code
section
23
232.2
to
include
a
transition
plan
to
assist
in
preparing
24
for
the
transition
from
foster
care
to
adulthood.
The
bill
25
requires
the
transition
plan
to
identify
options
for
placement
26
of
the
child
prior
to
the
child
reaching
age
18
to
meet
the
27
child’s
needs
in
a
manner
that
will
not
negatively
affect
the
28
child’s
eligibility
for
assistance
that
is
funded
in
whole
29
or
in
part
through
federal
financial
participation.
Various
30
programs
are
specified.
31
Code
section
232.53,
relating
to
dispositional
orders
32
for
children
adjudicated
as
delinquent,
currently
requires
33
reporting
to
the
court
every
six
months
regarding
the
status
34
of
the
children.
The
bill
requires
the
person
reporting
to
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identify
options
for
placement
of
the
child
prior
to
the
child
1
reaching
age
18
to
meet
the
child’s
needs
in
a
manner
that
will
2
not
negatively
affect
the
child’s
eligibility
for
assistance
3
that
is
funded
in
whole
or
in
part
through
federal
financial
4
participation.
Various
programs
are
specified.
5
Code
section
234.46
relates
to
eligibility
for
the
6
preparation
for
adult
living
program
administered
by
the
7
department
of
human
services.
The
eligibility
definition
for
8
the
program
is
expanded
by
the
bill
to
include
persons
who,
9
at
the
time
such
person
became
age
18,
received
services
at
10
the
Iowa
juvenile
home,
the
state
training
school,
a
shelter
11
care
home,
or
a
juvenile
detention
home.
Current
law
limits
12
eligibility
to
persons
who,
at
the
time
such
person
became
age
13
18,
was
receiving
foster
care
services
paid
for
by
the
state.
14
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
rules
adopted
by
the
15
department
for
the
program
must
provide
for
the
participation
16
of
each
person
who
meets
the
eligibility
definition
on
the
same
17
basis,
regardless
of
whether
federal
financial
participation
18
is
provided.
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