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1 1 Section 1. Section 598.21, subsection 4, paragraph e,
1 2 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 2, Code Supplement
1 3 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1 4 Failure to provide proof of compliance under this
1 5 subparagraph or proof of compliance under section 598.21A is
1 6 grounds for modification of the support order using the
1 7 uniform child support guidelines and imputing an income to the
1 8 parent equal to a forty-hour work week at the state minimum
1 9 wage, unless the parent's education, experience, or actual
1 10 earnings justify a higher income.
1 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 598.21A MINOR PARENT – PARENTING
1 12 CLASSES.
1 13 In any order or judgment entered under chapter 234, 252A,
1 14 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B or under any other chapter which
1 15 provides for temporary or permanent support payments, if the
1 16 parent ordered to pay support is less than eighteen years of
1 17 age, one of the following shall apply:
1 18 1. If the child support recovery unit is providing
1 19 services pursuant to chapter 252B, the court, or the
1 20 administrator as defined in section 252C.1, shall order the
1 21 parent ordered to pay support to attend parenting classes
1 22 which are approved by the department of human services.
1 23 2. If the child support recovery unit is not providing
1 24 services pursuant to chapter 252B, the court may order the
1 25 parent ordered to pay support to attend parenting classes
1 26 which are approved by the court.
1 27 Sec. 3. WELFARE REFORM.
1 28 1. The department of human services shall submit a waiver
1 29 request or requests to the United States department of health
1 30 and human services as necessary to implement the changes in
1 31 the family investment program under chapter 239 and the job
1 32 opportunities and basic skills program under chapter 249C, as
1 33 provided by this section.
1 34 2. For the purposes of this section unless the context
1 35 otherwise requires:
2 1 a. "Applicant" means an individual who has applied to be a
2 2 recipient of public assistance.
2 3 b. "Minor parent" means an applicant or recipient parent
2 4 who is less than eighteen years of age and has never been
2 5 married.
2 6 c. "Public assistance" means the family investment program
2 7 assistance under chapter 239.
2 8 d. "Recipient" means the same as provided in chapter 239
2 9 and includes individuals whose income is considered by the
2 10 department of human services.
2 11 3. The department of human services shall apply for
2 12 federal waivers to implement the following provisions for
2 13 applicants for and recipients of public assistance:
2 14 a. To promote healthy families, the department shall
2 15 require current immunizations for children who are preschool
2 16 age as a condition of receipt for public assistance. The
2 17 requirement shall conform to the rules for immunization of
2 18 children adopted by the Iowa department of public health under
2 19 section 139.9, and is subject to health and religious
2 20 exceptions under section 139.9, subsection 4. The rules shall
2 21 specify the types of immunizations required, age groupings,
2 22 and other provisions, and shall provide additional exemptions
2 23 to the requirement for good cause or for factors beyond the
2 24 control of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Unless
2 25 exempt by rule, the department shall deny or cancel public
2 26 assistance if a recipient family is not in compliance with the
2 27 immunization requirement, until the recipient family complies
2 28 with the immunization requirement.
2 29 b. To promote self-sufficient families, the department
2 30 shall require school attendance of children ages six through
2 31 eleven and children who are age five and attending school as a
2 32 condition of receipt of public assistance. If an applicant or
2 33 recipient fails to cooperate with this requirement, the
2 34 department shall deny or cancel the public assistance until
2 35 the recipient family complies with the requirement.
3 1 Sec. 4. WAIVER – TRANSFER. The waiver request or
3 2 requests submitted by the department of human services
3 3 pursuant to section 3 of this Act to the United States
3 4 department of health and human services shall be to apply
3 5 statewide the provisions of section 3, as enacted by this Act.
3 6 If federal waiver approval of a provision of section 3 of this
3 7 Act is granted, the department of human services shall
3 8 implement the provision in accordance with the federal
3 9 approval. If a provision of this Act is in conflict with a
3 10 provision of chapter 239 or 249C, the provisions of this Act
3 11 shall be implemented and the department shall propose an
3 12 amendment to chapter 239 or 249C to resolve the conflict. The
3 13 proposed amendment shall be submitted in accordance with the
3 14 provisions of section 2.16 to the Seventy-seventh General
3 15 Assembly. If a waiver provision is denied by the federal
3 16 government, the department may transfer moneys appropriated
3 17 for the waiver provision to another appropriation as deemed
3 18 necessary by the department.
3 19 Sec. 5. RULES. The department of human services shall
3 20 adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to
3 21 implement the provisions of section 3 of this Act. If
3 22 necessary to conform with federal waiver terms and conditions
3 23 or to efficiently administer the provisions, the rules may
3 24 apply additional policies and procedures which are consistent
3 25 with the provisions of section 3 of this Act.
3 26 Sec. 6. APPLICABILITY – EFFECTIVE DATES.
3 27 1. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect July 1, 1997.
3 28 2. The effective date of each waiver provision in section
3 29 3 of this Act granted by the federal government shall be set
3 30 by rule. However, none of the waiver provisions shall be
3 31 implemented before July 1, 1997. If federal law is amended to
3 32 permit this state to initiate any of the provisions of section
3 33 3 without a federal waiver, the department of human services
3 34 shall proceed to implement the provision on the date required
3 35 by this subsection.
4 1 EXPLANATION
4 2 This bill relates to children's provisions involving child
4 3 support, the family investment program, and related human
4 4 services programs by establishing additional eligibility and
4 5 assistance provisions and requiring the department of human
4 6 services to apply for federal waivers.
4 7 The bill amends section 598.21 and includes new section
4 8 598.21A to add an additional requirement for a child support
4 9 obligor who is age 18 or less. The additional requirement is
4 10 for the parent to attend parenting classes. Failure to comply
4 11 with the requirement is grounds to apply a modification of the
4 12 obligor's child support order. These provisions take effect
4 13 July 1, 1997.
4 14 Section 3 provides additional family investment program
4 15 requirements to program applicants and recipients to the
4 16 extent authorized under federal law or waivers. The
4 17 requirements apply additional eligibility conditions requiring
4 18 immunizations of preschool children and requiring school
4 19 attendance of recipient children ages six through 11 and
4 20 children who are age five and attending school.
4 21 The bill directs the department of human services to submit
4 22 waiver requests to the Unites States department of health and
4 23 human services as necessary to implement the changes to the
4 24 family investment program under the bill. The waiver request
4 25 is to apply the changes statewide. Implementation of the
4 26 provision is to conform with federal approval. If the
4 27 provisions in section 3 are in conflict with a provision of
4 28 chapter 239 or 249C, the department is to propose a conforming
4 29 amendment to the statutes for the 1997 or 1998 legislative
4 30 session. The department is not to apply any of the waiver
4 31 provisions prior to July 1, 1997.
4 32 LSB 3855HV 76
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