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House Journal: Page 2017: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

15.  Within the funds appropriated in this section, the
department may develop a subsidized guardianship program to
provide financial assistance to guardians of children who have a
permanency order under section 232.104, subsection 2, paragraph
"d", subparagraph (1), in cases in which all of the following
conditions exist:
a.  The option of reunification has been eliminated and
termination of parental rights is not appropriate.
b.  The child has lived with the potential guardian for at least
six months.
c.  The child is either 14 years of age or older or, if under 14
years of age, is part of a sibling group and cannot be made
available for adoption.
d.  The placement does not require departmental supervision.
The financial assistance provided shall be in the same amount as
provided for family foster care.  For purposes of medical
assistance and child support recovery, these payments shall be
considered foster care payments.
16.  The department shall continue to make adoption presubsidy
and adoption subsidy payments to adoptive parents at the
beginning of the month for the current month.
17.  If Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act is repealed
prior to January 17, 1997, and the state is otherwise authorized
to establish requirements for providing health and
rehabilitative services to persons who would be eligible for
medical assistance under chapter 249A, the department shall
eliminate the clinical assessment and consultation teams
operating as part of the medical assistance children's
rehabilitative services initiative.  The provisions of this
subsection shall apply through January 16, 1997.
18.  Federal funds received by the state during the fiscal years
beginning July 1, 1995, and July 1, 1996, as the result of the
expenditure of state funds appropriated during a previous state
fiscal year for a service or activity funded under this section
shall be used as additional funding for services provided under
this section.  Moneys received by the department in accordance
with the provisions of this section shall remain available for
the purposes designated until June 30, 1998.
19.  The department may adopt emergency rules to revise
administrative rules relating to rehabilitative treatment
services under the child welfare program as necessary to comply
with federal requirements to maintain nonstate funding.
20.  The department in cooperation with the department of
education shall collect data to determine the number of children
for whom sheltered workshops and supported employment will be
required during the period beginning July 1, 1997, through June
30, 2002.  The department shall report the findings of the study
to the general assembly by January 2, 1997.
21.  Of the funds appropriated in this section, up to $150,000
shall be transferred to the Iowa healthy kids trust fund for use
by the division of insurance of the department of commerce for
planning, administration, and implementation of the Iowa healthy
kids program as established in chapter 514I as enacted in this
Act.
Sec. 11. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS - ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
PREVENTION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the department of human services for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following
amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purpose designated:

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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