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House Journal: Page 648: Tuesday, March 18, 1997

22   preadoptive care, may petition the court to be made a
23   party to proceedings under this division.
24     Sec. ___.  Section 232.147, subsection 3, Code
25   1997, is amended by adding the following new
26   paragraph:
27     NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  The child's foster parent or an
28   individual providing preadoptive care to the child.
29     Sec. ___.  Section 237.3, subsection 2, Code 1997,
30   is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
31     NEW PARAGRAPH.  k.  Elements of a foster care
32   placement agreement or preadoptive care agreement
33   outlining the rights and responsibilities of a
34   licensee.
35     Sec. ___.  Section 237.20, subsection 1, Code 1997,
36   is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
37     NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  The compliance of the
38   interested parties with the decision-making rights and
39   responsibilities contained in the foster care or
40   preadoptive care agreement applicable to a child.
41     Sec. ___.  FOSTER AND PREADOPTIVE CARE.  The
42   department of human services, in conjunction with the
43   foster and adoptive parents association, the state
44   citizen foster care review board, and providers of
45   foster care and adoption services, shall develop
46   clear, concise, and consistent written standards
47   relating to the rights and responsibilities of
48   families who provide foster or preadoptive care.
49     1.  The standards shall include but are not limited
50   to identification of the decision-making

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 1   responsibility for all of the following:
 2	a.	Food.
 3	b.	Clothing.
 4	c.	Housing.
 5	d.	Education.
 6	e.	Medical care.
 7	f.	Dental care.
 8	g.	Mental health care.
 9	h.	Cultural activities.
10	i.	Recreational activities.
11	j.	Child day care.
12	k.	Family activities.
13	l.	Life skill training.
14	2.	The standards developed in accordance with this
15   section shall be incorporated into the department's
16   placement agreements for foster care and preadoptive
17   care on or before January 1, 1998."
18    2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Vande Hoef of Osceola offered the following amendment H-1210, to
amendment H-1208, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

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