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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 237.24 CHILD PERMANENCY ADVISORY
1 2 COMMITTEE.
1 3 1. A case permanency advisory committee is created as an
1 4 independent body to coordinate state policy concerning out-of-
1 5 home placement of children and to advise the general assembly,
1 6 the judicial branch, department of human services, department
1 7 of inspections and appeals, local governments, and others
1 8 concerning child permanency issues. The advisory committee
1 9 shall issue an annual report and may issue other reports and
1 10 recommendations as deemed necessary by the advisory committee.
1 11 2. Staffing services and other support may be provided to
1 12 the child permanency advisory committee by the legislative
1 13 council, by any of the interests represented on the committee,
1 14 or by other interested persons. Reimbursement of expenses of
1 15 members of the committee incurred in connection with official
1 16 duties shall be in accordance with legislative council policy.
1 17 The legislative council shall appoint at least four members of
1 18 the general assembly to serve on the advisory committee in an
1 19 ex officio, nonvoting capacity and the voting members of the
1 20 advisory committee. Any person with an interest in the
1 21 subject matter considered by the advisory committee may
1 22 provide nominations of members to the legislative council,
1 23 including but not limited to all of the following:
1 24 a. The child and family policy center.
1 25 b. The court appointed special advocate program.
1 26 c. Department of human services staff.
1 27 d. The foster care youth advisory board.
1 28 e. Iowa state university of science and technology
1 29 personnel who are involved with child welfare improvement
1 30 activities.
1 31 f. Juvenile court judges.
1 32 g. Juvenile court services staff.
1 33 h. The state public policy group.
1 34 i. State and local citizen foster care review board
1 35 members.
2 1 j. Youth policy institute members.
2 2 2. Members shall serve staggered three-year terms.
2 3 Appointments of members of the advisory committee shall comply
2 4 with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by
2 5 the legislative council in the manner of the original
2 6 appointment.
2 7 3. The advisory committee shall annually select a
2 8 chairperson from its membership. A majority of the members of
2 9 the committee shall constitute a quorum.
2 10 4. The advisory committee shall consider issues and
2 11 pertinent information in developing recommendations for
2 12 appropriate policy for out-of-home placement of children,
2 13 approaches to provide an appropriate permanent placement of
2 14 such children, and other methods for achieving the best case
2 15 permanency results for such children. Initially, the advisory
2 16 committee shall perform all of the following functions:
2 17 a. Create long-term mission and vision statements for
2 18 foster care and adoption policy in Iowa, including but not
2 19 limited to a discussion of the role of foster and adoptive
2 20 care in the state's child welfare system.
2 21 b. Explore issues referred by other advisory bodies
2 22 considering foster care and adoption provider recruitment and
2 23 retention.
2 24 c. Seek to improve the overall child welfare system by
2 25 proposing methods for a cohesive approach that reduces
2 26 fragmentation.
2 27 d. Review changes in child welfare reform policy and
2 28 practices proposed or developed at the federal, state, and
2 29 local levels.
2 30 e. Examine the availability and accessibility of support
2 31 services to families.
2 32 f. Explore and identify respite care options for foster
2 33 care and adoptive families.
2 34 g. Identify child welfare system communication barriers
2 35 and solutions.
3 1 h. Examine the impact of state initiatives on foster and
3 2 adoptive families.
3 3 i. Identify general and specialized training opportunities
3 4 for staff of the department of human services and private
3 5 agencies, and for foster and adoptive families.
3 6 j. Facilitate dialogue with community members regarding
3 7 foster care and adoptive family recruitment efforts.
3 8 k. Identify a systematic approach for expanding state,
3 9 regional, and community collaboration activities involving
3 10 child welfare.
3 11 l. Explore a competency-based system for recruiting and
3 12 developing foster parents.
3 13 EXPLANATION
3 14 This bill creates an independent child permanency advisory
3 15 committee for state policy regarding out-of-home placement of
3 16 children.
3 17 New Code section 237.24 creates the advisory body within
3 18 the Code provisions relating to foster care review. The
3 19 advisory committee members are appointed by the legislative
3 20 council, to include at least four legislators in an ex
3 21 officio, nonvoting capacity and voting members who may be
3 22 nominated by various specified interests. Membership terms
3 23 are for staggered three-year periods.
3 24 The bill requires the advisory committee to issue an annual
3 25 report and authorizes issuance of other reports and
3 26 recommendations. The bill includes a list of initial
3 27 functions to be performed by the advisory committee.
3 28 LSB 6387HH 79
3 29 jp/cf/24
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