Bill Text: IA SF2027 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a study committee to determine best practices for the placement of juveniles in foster care with histories of violent or sexually predatory behavior.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-20 - Subcommittee: Costello, Bolkcom, and Rowley. S.J. 126. [SF2027 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2027-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2027
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2027
BY
CARLIN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
committee
to
determine
best
1
practices
for
the
placement
of
juveniles
in
foster
care
with
2
histories
of
violent
or
sexually
predatory
behavior.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
STUDY
OF
1
JUVENILES
WITH
VIOLENT
OR
SEXUALLY
PREDATORY
BEHAVIOR
——
2
FOSTER
CARE.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
convene
a
3
study
committee
regarding
best
practices
for
the
placement
of
4
juveniles
in
foster
care
with
histories
of
violent
or
sexually
5
predatory
behavior
in
order
to
reduce
the
risks
posed
to
other
6
juveniles
in
foster
care.
The
department
shall
include
at
7
least
four
stakeholders
as
members
of
the
study
committee.
The
8
stakeholders
shall,
at
a
minimum,
consist
of
a
representative
9
from
the
department
of
human
services,
a
juvenile
court
judge,
10
a
representative
from
the
county
attorneys
association,
and
a
11
representative
from
a
private
foster
care
agency.
12
The
study
committee
shall
consider
alternatives
to
foster
13
care
facility
placements;
the
social,
financial,
and
welfare
14
services
currently
available;
and
alternative
services
that
15
should
be
developed
to
reduce
the
risk
juveniles
with
a
history
16
of
violent
or
sexually
predatory
behavior
pose
to
juveniles
17
without
histories
of
violent
or
sexually
predatory
behavior
18
in
foster
care.
The
study
committee
shall
submit
a
report
19
detailing
its
findings
and
making
recommendations
to
the
20
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2022.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
provides
for
a
study
committee
to
determine
best
25
practices
for
the
placement
of
juveniles
with
histories
of
26
violent
or
sexually
predatory
behavior
in
foster
care.
27
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
to
convene
28
a
study
committee
regarding
best
practices
for
the
placement
of
29
juveniles
in
foster
care
with
histories
of
violent
or
sexually
30
predatory
behavior
in
order
to
reduce
the
risks
posed
to
other
31
juveniles
in
foster
care.
The
department
shall
include
a
32
minimum
of
four
stakeholders
consisting
of
a
representative
33
from
the
department
of
human
services,
a
juvenile
court
judge,
34
a
representative
from
the
county
attorneys
association,
and
a
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representative
from
a
private
foster
care
agency.
1
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
consider
2
alternatives
to
foster
care
facility
placements;
the
social,
3
financial,
and
welfare
services
currently
available;
and
4
alternative
services
that
should
be
developed
to
reduce
the
5
risk
juveniles
with
a
history
of
violent
or
sexually
predatory
6
behavior
pose
to
juveniles
without
histories
of
violent
or
7
sexually
predatory
behavior
in
foster
care.
8
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
submit
a
report
9
detailing
its
findings
and
making
recommendations
to
the
10
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2022.
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