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1 1 Section 1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OPTION. This Act provides
1 2 for the state of Iowa's implementation of the domestic
1 3 violence option under the federal Personal Responsibility and
1 4 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-
1 5 193 } 402(a)(7).
1 6 Sec. 2. Section 239B.2, subsection 6, Code Supplement
1 7 1997, is amended to read as follows:
1 8 6. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS. The
1 9 department shall provide for prompt notification of the
1 10 department's child support recovery unit if assistance is
1 11 provided to a child whose parent is absent from the home. An
1 12 applicant or participant shall cooperate with the child
1 13 support recovery unit and the department as provided in 42
1 14 U.S.C. } 608(a)(2) unless the applicant or participant
1 15 qualifies for good cause or other exception as determined by
1 16 the department in accordance with the best interest of the
1 17 child, parent, or specified relative, and with standards
1 18 prescribed by rule. The authorized good cause or other
1 19 exceptions shall include participation in a family investment
1 20 agreement safety plan option to address or prevent family or
1 21 domestic violence and other consideration given to the
1 22 presence of family or domestic violence. If a specified
1 23 relative with whom a child is residing fails to comply with
1 24 these cooperation requirements, a sanction shall be imposed as
1 25 defined by rule in accordance with state and federal law.
1 26 Sec. 3. Section 239B.4, Code Supplement 1997, is amended
1 27 by adding the following new subsection:
1 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. The department shall develop and use
1 29 a screening tool for determining the likely presence of family
1 30 and domestic violence affecting applicant and participant
1 31 families. The department shall require the use of the
1 32 screening tool by trained employees.
1 33 Sec. 4. Section 239B.8, subsection 2, Code Supplement
1 34 1997, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 35 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Participation in a safety plan to
2 1 address or prevent family or domestic violence. The safety
2 2 plan may include a temporary waiver period from required
2 3 participation in the JOBS program or other employment-related
2 4 activities, as appropriate for the situation of the applicant
2 5 or participant. All applicants and participants shall be
2 6 informed regarding the existence of this option.
2 7 Participation in this option shall be subject to review in
2 8 accordance with administrative rule.
2 9 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. The department of human services
2 10 shall field test the screening tool requirements of section
2 11 239B.4, subsection 2A, as enacted by this Act, in both urban
2 12 and rural areas during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998,
2 13 and shall apply the requirements statewide beginning July 1,
2 14 1999.
2 15 EXPLANATION
2 16 This bill relates to family investment program (FIP)
2 17 provisions to address family and domestic violence by the
2 18 department of human services.
2 19 The bill includes a statement that the bill provides for
2 20 Iowa's implementation of the domestic violence option
2 21 authorized under the federal welfare reform law.
2 22 Code section 239B.2, subsection 6, relating to required
2 23 cooperation with child support requirements under FIP, is
2 24 amended to provide for an exception for those participating in
2 25 a family investment agreement safety plan option authorized in
2 26 the bill and other consideration given to the presence of
2 27 family or domestic violence.
2 28 New subsection 2A of Code section 239B.4, relating to the
2 29 departmental role in the family investment program (FIP),
2 30 requires the department to develop a screening tool for use by
2 31 department employees in determining the likely presence of
2 32 family and domestic violence in FIP applicant and participant
2 33 families. The bill includes a temporary provision requiring
2 34 the department to test the screening provisions during the
2 35 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, in urban and rural areas.
3 1 The screening requirement is to be applied statewide beginning
3 2 July 1, 1999.
3 3 The bill amends Code section 239B.8, relating to family
3 4 investment agreements. The bill provides a new option so that
3 5 a family investment agreement may include an option for a
3 6 program participant to participate in a family safety plan.
3 7 This option may include a temporary waiver for participation
3 8 in the JOBS program or other employment-related activities.
3 9 LSB 4190HH 77
3 10 jp/sc/14
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