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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.2, subsection 6, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. p. Whose parent, guardian, or custodian is 1 4 unwilling or unable to cause the child to attend school as 1 5 required under section 299.1. 1 6 Sec. 2. Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph e, 1 7 subparagraph (4), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 8 (4) The child has previously been placed in a treatment 1 9 facility outside the child's home or in a supervised community 1 10 treatment program established pursuant to section 232.191, 1 11 subsection 4, as a result of a prior delinquency adjudication. 1 12 Sec. 3. Section 299.8, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 13 follows: 1 14 299.8"TRUANT"DEFINED. 1 15 Any child of compulsory attendance age who fails to attend 1 16 school as provided in this chapter, or as required by the 1 17 school board's or school governing body's attendance policy, 1 18 or who fails to attend competent private instruction under 1 19 chapter 299A, without reasonable excuse for the absence, shall 1 20 be deemed to be a truant.A finding that a child is truant,1 21however, shall not by itself mean that the child is a child in1 22need of assistance within the meaning of chapter 232 and shall1 23not be the sole basis for a child in need of assistance1 24petition.1 25 Sec. 4. Section 709A.1, Code 1997, is amended by adding 1 26 the following new subsection: 1 27 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. For a person to knowingly encourage a 1 28 child to be truant as defined in section 299.8, or for a 1 29 person to allow their residence to be used to facilitate the 1 30 truancy of a child. 1 31 Sec. 5. COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDS. There is appropriated from 1 32 the general fund of the state to the community grant fund 1 33 established under section 232.190, for the fiscal year 1 34 beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the 1 35 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 2 1 used for additional grants for juvenile crime prevention 2 2 programs established by cities, counties, or entities 2 3 organized under chapter 28E: 2 4 ................................................... $ 2,500,000 2 5 Sec. 6. ADOLESCENT TRACKING AND MONITORING. There is 2 6 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 2 7 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning 2 8 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, 2 9 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used as additional 2 10 funding for the adolescent tracking and monitoring programs: 2 11 ...................................................$ 943,528 2 12 Sec. 7. SUPERVISED COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROGRAMS. There is 2 13 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 2 14 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning 2 15 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, 2 16 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used as additional 2 17 funding for child and family services which provide 2 18 comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment services to youth in 2 19 a structured community setting: 2 20 .................................................. $ 1,194,464 2 21 Sec. 8. SCHOOL-BASED SUPERVISION. There is appropriated 2 22 from the general fund of the state to the department of human 2 23 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and 2 24 ending June 30, 1998, the following amounts, or so much 2 25 thereof as is necessary, to be used as additional matching 2 26 funds for school-based supervision by the designated entities: 2 27 For the department of human services, if the department 2 28 obtains matching funds equal to fifty percent of the amount 2 29 appropriated: 2 30 ..................................................... $ 240,000 2 31 For child and family services for school-based supervision 2 32 of children adjudicated under chapter 232, if matching funds 2 33 are provided in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the 2 34 amount appropriated: 2 35 ..................................................... $ 200,000 3 1 For school districts, if each participating school district 3 2 provides matching funds in the amount of twenty-five percent 3 3 of the amount allocated to the district: 3 4 ..................................................... $ 200,000 3 5 Sec. 9. HIGHLY STRUCTURED JUVENILE PROGRAM BEDS. 3 6 Notwithstanding section 232.143, there is appropriated from 3 7 the general fund of the state to the department human services 3 8 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 3 9 30, 1998, the following additional amount, or so much thereof 3 10 as is necessary, for purposes of providing state matching 3 11 funds for 111 highly structured juvenile program beds: 3 12 ................................................... $ 2,800,000 3 13 Sec. 10. STATE TRAINING SCHOOL ADDITION. Notwithstanding 3 14 section 232.143, there is appropriated from the general fund 3 15 of the state to the department of human services for the 3 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, 3 17 the following additional amount, or so much thereof as is 3 18 necessary, to be used for constructing a twenty-four-bed unit 3 19 for violent offenders at the Eldora state training school: 3 20 ................................................... $ 1,600,000 3 21 Unobligated or unencumbered funds appropriated by this 3 22 section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending 3 23 June 30, 1998, remaining on June 30, 2001, shall revert to the 3 24 general fund of the state on August 31, 2001. However, if the 3 25 projects for which the funds are appropriated are completed 3 26 prior to June 30, 2001, the remaining unobligated or 3 27 unencumbered funds shall revert to the general fund of the 3 28 state on August 31 following the end of the fiscal year in 3 29 which the projects are completed. 3 30 Sec. 11. FAMILY RESOURCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. There is 3 31 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 3 32 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 3 33 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following amount, or so 3 34 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for awarding grants 3 35 under chapter 256C to family resource center demonstration 4 1 programs: 4 2 ..................................................... $ 500,000 4 3 Sec. 12. JUVENILE COURT OFFICERS. There is appropriated 4 4 from the general fund of the state to the judicial department 4 5 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 4 6 30, 1998, the following additional amount, or so much thereof 4 7 as is necessary, to be used for salaries, support, 4 8 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 4 9 the following full-time equivalent positions for new juvenile 4 10 court officers: 4 11 ..................................................... $ 500,000 4 12 .................................................... FTEs 10.00 4 13 Sec. 13. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT ELDORA AND TOLEDO. 4 14 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 4 15 the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning 4 16 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the following 4 17 additional amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 4 18 used for purposes of providing educational programs at the 4 19 Eldora state training school and the Iowa juvenile home at 4 20 Toledo which focus on the prevention of sexual abuse and the 4 21 development of positive social interaction skills: 4 22 ..................................................... $ 200,000 4 23 Sec. 14. YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT – STUDY. The 4 24 legislative council is requested to establish an interim study 4 25 committee consisting of members of both political parties from 4 26 both houses of the general assembly to consider whether a 4 27 separate state department for youth services should be 4 28 established. The study may include, but is not limited to, a 4 29 review of existing programs and services provided to juveniles 4 30 in this state and the funding mechanisms for those programs 4 31 and services; identifying the various agencies currently 4 32 involved in the delivery of those programs and services to 4 33 juveniles; identifying areas in which programs and services 4 34 overlap; reviewing the approaches used and experiences of 4 35 other states in delivering juvenile services; and receiving 5 1 testimony from agency staff, service providers, and youth 5 2 services advocates on issues deemed relevant to the delivery 5 3 of juvenile services in this state. The committee may be 5 4 authorized to hire a consultant to provide the background 5 5 information requested by the committee. The committee shall 5 6 submit its findings, together with any recommendations, in a 5 7 report to the general assembly which convenes in January 1998. 5 8 Sec. 15. IMPLEMENTATION. Section 25B.2, subsection 3, 5 9 shall not apply to sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act. 5 10 EXPLANATION 5 11 This bill expands the admission requirements for the state 5 12 training school, makes appropriations to various agencies for 5 13 juvenile programs and services, and requests a legislative 5 14 study of the efficacy of consolidating the administration of 5 15 youth services and programs under a single agency. 5 16 This bill adds to the definition of "child in need of 5 17 assistance" children whose parent, guardian, or custodian is 5 18 unwilling or unable to cause the child to attend school. 5 19 This bill adds an alternative to the criteria which are 5 20 currently used by the court to determine whether a delinquent 5 21 child may be placed in the state training school or other 5 22 facility. Previous placement in a highly structured 5 23 delinquency day treatment program is added in the bill as an 5 24 alternative to the current requirement that a delinquent child 5 25 must have been previously placed in a treatment facility 5 26 outside the child's home. 5 27 Language which currently prevents a finding that a child is 5 28 truant from being used as the sole basis for a child in need 5 29 of assistance petition is deleted under the bill. The bill 5 30 also adds the knowing encouragement of a child to be truant or 5 31 the allowing of a person's residence to be used to facilitate 5 32 the truancy of a child to those acts which are prohibited as 5 33 contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A person who 5 34 violates the prohibitions against contributing to the 5 35 delinquency of a minor is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The 6 1 punishment applicable to a simple misdemeanor is imprisonment 6 2 not to exceed 30 days or a fine of at least $50 but not 6 3 exceeding $100. The bill nullifies the state mandate 6 4 requirement as it applies to the new provisions relating to 6 5 truancy and contributing to truancy. 6 6 The bill appropriates $2.5 million to the community grant 6 7 fund for additional grants for juvenile crime prevention 6 8 programs established by cities, counties, or entities 6 9 organized under Code chapter 28E. The bill appropriates an 6 10 additional $943,528 to the department of human services for 6 11 adolescent tracking and monitoring and an additional 6 12 $1,194,464 to the department for child and family services 6 13 which provide community treatment programs for youth. The 6 14 bill appropriates a total of $640,000 of additional matching 6 15 funds to the department of human services, for child and 6 16 family services, and for school districts for school-based 6 17 supervision by those entities. The bill appropriates $2.8 6 18 million of additional matching funds for 111 highly structured 6 19 juvenile program beds. An additional $1.6 million is 6 20 appropriated for construction of a 24-bed unit for violent 6 21 offenders at the Eldora state training school. The amount of 6 22 $500,000 is appropriated to the department of education for 6 23 purposes of awarding grants to family resource center 6 24 demonstration programs under Iowa Code chapter 256C. An 6 25 additional $500,000 is appropriated for 10 new juvenile court 6 26 officers. The bill appropriates an additional $200,000 for 6 27 purposes of providing educational programs at the Eldora state 6 28 training school and the Iowa juvenile home at Toledo which 6 29 focus on the prevention of sexual abuse and the development of 6 30 positive social interaction skills. 6 31 The legislative council is requested, under the bill, to 6 32 establish an interim study committee to consider whether a 6 33 separate state department for youth services should be 6 34 established. 6 35 LSB 2635YH 77 7 1 lh/cf/24.1
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