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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 136.11 CHILD PROTECTION CENTER
1 2 GRANT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. A child protection center grant program is established
1 4 in the Iowa department of public health in accordance with
1 5 this section. The state board of health shall establish
1 6 requirements for the grant program and shall award grants in a
1 7 manner so that there is a child protection center providing
1 8 services in each of the five department of human services
1 9 region areas, as the areas were approved by the council on
1 10 human services pursuant to section 217.3. A grant may be used
1 11 for establishment of a new center or for support of an
1 12 existing center.
1 13 2. The eligibility requirements for a child protection
1 14 center grant shall include but are not limited to all of the
1 15 following:
1 16 a. A grantee must meet or be in the process of meeting the
1 17 standards established by the national children's alliance for
1 18 children's advocacy centers.
1 19 b. A grantee must have in place an interagency memorandum
1 20 of understanding regarding participation in the operation of
1 21 the center and for coordinating the activities of the
1 22 government entities that respond to cases of child abuse in
1 23 order to facilitate the appropriate disposition of child abuse
1 24 cases through the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
1 25 Agencies participating under the memorandum must include the
1 26 following that are operating in the area served by the
1 27 grantee:
1 28 (1) Department of human services county offices assigned
1 29 to child protection.
1 30 (2) County and municipal law enforcement agencies.
1 31 (3) Office of the county attorney.
1 32 (4) Other government agencies involved with child abuse
1 33 assessments or service provision.
1 34 c. The interagency memorandum must provide for a
1 35 cooperative team approach to responding to child abuse,
2 1 reducing the number of interviews required of a victim of
2 2 child abuse, and establishing an approach that emphasizes the
2 3 best interest of the child and that provides investigation,
2 4 assessment, and rehabilitative services.
2 5 d. As necessary to address serious cases of child abuse
2 6 such as those involving sexual abuse, serious physical abuse,
2 7 and substance abuse, a grantee must be able to involve or
2 8 consult with persons from various professional disciplines who
2 9 have training and expertise in addressing special types of
2 10 child abuse. These persons may include but are not limited to
2 11 physicians and other health care professionals, mental health
2 12 professionals, social workers, child protection workers,
2 13 attorneys, juvenile court officers, public health workers,
2 14 child development experts, child educators, and child
2 15 advocates.
2 16 3. The state board of health shall create a committee to
2 17 consider grant proposals and to make grant recommendations to
2 18 the state board. The committee membership may include but is
2 19 not limited to representatives of the following: departments
2 20 of human services, justice, and public health, Iowa medical
2 21 society, Iowa hospital association, Iowa nurses association,
2 22 and an association representing social workers.
2 23 4. Implementation of the grant program is subject to the
2 24 availability of funding for the grant program.
2 25 EXPLANATION
2 26 This bill establishes a child protection center grant
2 27 program in the Iowa department of public health with grants to
2 28 be awarded by the state board of health.
2 29 Grants are to be awarded in a manner so that each of the
2 30 five department of human services regions is served by a child
2 31 protection center. The bill specifies eligibility
2 32 requirements for a grant, including meeting national
2 33 standards, having in place an interagency memorandum of
2 34 understanding, utilizing a cooperative team approach in
2 35 addressing cases of child abuse, and ability to involve or
3 1 consult with professionals with special expertise or training
3 2 in child abuse. The state board of health is to utilize a
3 3 committee to consider grant proposals and to make grant
3 4 recommendations to the board and a list of possible members of
3 5 the committee is provided. Implementation of the grant
3 6 program is made subject to the availability of funding for the
3 7 program.
3 8 LSB 2413HH 79
3 9 jp/cls/14
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