Bill Text: IA HF2242 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to aid, processes, services, and support staff for children in, adopted from, or in need of foster care, and making appropriations.(See HF 2671.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-02 - Withdrawn. H.J. 713. [HF2242 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2242-Introduced.html
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BY
LOHSE
,
INGELS
,
HOLT
,
WILLS
,
BLOOMINGDALE
,
DUNWELL
,
SIEGRIST
,
THOMSON
,
COLLINS
,
M.
THOMPSON
,
and
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
aid,
processes,
services,
and
support
staff
1
for
children
in,
adopted
from,
or
in
need
of
foster
care,
2
and
making
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.96A,
subsection
6,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
6.
The
child
is
in
need
of
treatment
to
cure
or
alleviate
a
3
serious
chemical
dependency
or
mental
illness
or
disorder,
or
4
emotional
damage
as
evidenced
by
severe
anxiety,
depression,
5
withdrawal,
or
behavioral
health
disorder
that
compromises
6
the
child’s
safety
or
causes
untoward
aggressive
behavior
7
toward
the
child’s
self
or
others
in
the
household,
and
the
8
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
unwilling
to
provide
9
such
treatment
or
the
parent’s,
guardian’s,
or
custodian’s
10
efforts
to
secure
needed
treatment
have
been
exhausted
and
11
unsuccessful
.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
232.96A,
subsections
11,
12,
and
13,
Code
13
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
234.38,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
234.38
Foster
care
reimbursement
rates.
17
The
department
shall
make
reimbursement
payments
directly
to
18
foster
parents
for
services
provided
to
children
pursuant
to
19
section
234.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(2),
20
or
section
234.35
.
In
any
fiscal
year,
the
reimbursement
rate
21
shall
be
based
upon
sixty-five
percent
of
the
United
States
22
department
of
agriculture
estimate
of
the
cost
to
raise
a
child
23
in
the
calendar
year
immediately
preceding
the
fiscal
year.
24
The
department
may
pay
an
additional
stipend
for
a
child
with
25
special
needs.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
26
this
section.
27
Sec.
4.
Section
237A.13,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
28
following
new
subsection:
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
Notwithstanding
subsections
1
and
2,
a
30
child
who
has
been
adopted
from
foster
care
shall
be
eligible
31
to
participate
in
the
state
child
care
assistance
program.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
600.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
3.
a.
The
department,
an
agency,
or
a
certified
adoption
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investigator
shall
conduct
all
investigations
and
reports
1
required
under
subsection
2
.
2
b.
The
department
shall
pay
the
costs
of
the
preplacement
3
investigation
and
the
postplacement
investigation
under
4
subsection
2,
up
to
a
maximum
of
two
thousand
dollars
for
the
5
preplacement
investigation
and
up
to
a
maximum
of
two
thousand
6
dollars
for
the
postplacement
investigation.
7
c.
The
department
shall
not
pay
the
costs
of
the
8
preplacement
investigation
or
the
postplacement
investigation
9
as
required
under
paragraph
“b”
until
a
prospective
adoption
10
petitioner
has
been
approved
under
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
11
subparagraph
(3),
by
the
person
making
the
investigation.
12
Sec.
6.
2023
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
112,
section
7,
subsection
13
7,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
7.
For
child
and
family
protective
services:
15
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$
32,380,654
16
35,380,654
17
Of
the
funds
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
up
to
18
$3,000,000
shall
be
used
for
the
kinship
caregiver
stipend
19
program.
20
Sec.
7.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
21
SUPERVISOR
TO
SOCIAL
WORKER
RATIO
REDUCTION.
There
is
22
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
23
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
24
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
following
25
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
26
purposes
designated:
27
To
lower
the
required
ratio
of
supervisors
to
social
workers
28
from
one
supervisor
for
every
six
and
one-half
social
workers
29
to
one
supervisor
for
every
five
social
workers:
30
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$
2,623,748
31
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
this
32
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
33
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
34
Sec.
8.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
FOSTER
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FAMILY
CARE
PER
DIEM
RATE
INCREASE.
There
is
appropriated
from
1
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
2
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
3
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
4
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
5
To
increase
foster
care
reimbursement
rates
paid
pursuant
6
to
section
234.38,
ten
percent
higher
than
the
rates
in
effect
7
on
June
30,
2024:
8
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$
617,530
9
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
this
10
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
11
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
12
Sec.
9.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
ADOPTION
13
SUBSIDY
RATE
INCREASE.
The
department
of
health
and
human
14
services
shall
amend
its
administrative
rules
pursuant
to
15
chapter
17A
to
increase
the
adoption
subsidy
paid
to
persons
16
pursuant
to
section
600.17
ten
percent
higher
than
the
rates
in
17
effect
on
June
30,
2024.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
aid,
processes,
services,
and
support
22
staff
for
children
in,
adopted
from,
or
in
need
of
foster
care.
23
The
bill
allows
a
court
to
adjudicate
a
child
in
need
24
of
assistance
when
the
child
requires
treatment
to
cure
or
25
alleviate
a
serious
chemical
dependency
or
mental
or
behavioral
26
health
disorder
that
compromises
the
child’s
safety
or
causes
27
untoward
aggressive
behavior
toward
others
in
the
household,
28
and
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
unwilling
29
to
provide
such
treatment,
or
the
parent’s,
guardian’s,
or
30
custodian’s
efforts
to
secure
needed
treatment
have
been
31
exhausted
and
unsuccessful.
Under
current
law,
the
child
would
32
need
treatment
to
cure
or
alleviate
a
serious
mental
illness
or
33
disorder,
or
emotional
damage
as
evidenced
by
severe
anxiety,
34
depression,
withdrawal,
or
untoward
aggressive
behavior
toward
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the
child’s
self
or
others
and
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
1
custodian
is
unwilling
to
provide
such
treatment.
2
The
bill
eliminates
certain
circumstances
when
a
child
may
3
be
adjudicated
as
a
child
in
need
of
assistance.
4
The
bill
removes
the
requirement
that
certain
reimbursements
5
to
foster
parents
must
be
based
on
65
percent
of
the
United
6
States
department
of
agriculture
estimate
of
the
cost
to
raise
7
a
child
in
the
calendar
year
immediately
preceding
the
fiscal
8
year.
The
bill
also
removes
the
additional
stipend
for
special
9
needs
children.
10
The
bill
makes
a
child
who
has
been
adopted
from
foster
care
11
automatically
eligible
for
the
state
child
care
assistance
12
program.
13
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
14
services
(HHS)
to
reimburse
an
adoption
petitioner
for
the
15
costs
of
the
preplacement
and
postplacement
investigations
16
related
to
the
adoption
up
to
a
maximum
amount
of
$2,000
17
per
investigation.
The
bill
prohibits
HHS
from
making
such
18
reimbursements
until
the
person
performing
the
preplacement
19
background
check
approves
the
adoption
petitioner’s
initial
20
required
background
checks.
21
The
bill
renames
the
2023
appropriation
for
child
and
family
22
services
from
the
federal
temporary
assistance
for
needy
23
families
block
grant
to
“child
protective
services”.
The
bill
24
also
adds
an
additional
$3
million
to
the
appropriation
and
25
allows
up
to
$3
million
to
be
used
from
the
appropriation
for
26
the
kinship
caregiver
stipend
program.
27
The
bill
makes
an
appropriation
from
the
general
fund
of
the
28
state
to
HHS
for
FY
2024-2025
in
the
amount
of
$2,623,748
to
29
be
used
to
lower
the
required
ratio
of
supervisors
to
social
30
workers
from
one
supervisor
for
every
six
and
one-half
social
31
workers
to
one
supervisor
for
every
five
social
workers.
32
Moneys
so
appropriated
do
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
33
year,
but
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
34
The
bill
makes
an
appropriation
from
the
general
fund
of
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the
state
to
HHS
for
FY
2024-2025
in
the
amount
of
$617,530
1
to
increase
reimbursement
rates
paid
to
foster
parents
for
2
foster
care
provided
to
a
child,
or
when
the
state
is
otherwise
3
obligated
to
pay
for
a
child’s
foster
care,
10
percent
higher
4
than
the
rates
in
effect
as
of
June
30,
2024.
The
appropriated
5
moneys
do
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
6
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
7
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
amend
its
administrative
rules
to
8
increase
the
adoption
subsidy
10
percent
higher
than
the
rates
9
in
effect
as
of
June
30,
2024.
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