House File 2163 H-8009 Amend House File 2163 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 237.5A, Code 2026, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 237.5A Foster parent training. 6 1. a. As a condition for initial licensure, each proposed 7 individual licensee shall complete thirty hours of foster 8 parent training offered or approved by the department. 9 However, if When determining the appropriate foster parent 10 training for a proposed individual licensee, the department 11 shall consider the proposed individual licensee has completed 12 relevant training or has a combination of completed licensee’s 13 relevant training and experience , and the department deems such 14 training or combination to be an acceptable equivalent to all 15 or a portion of the initial licensure training requirement, or 16 based upon the . In addition, the department shall consider the 17 circumstances of the child who will receive child foster care 18 from the proposed individual licensee and the circumstances of 19 the proposed individual licensee the department finds there is 20 other good cause, the department may waive all or a portion of 21 the training requirement . 22 b. Prior to renewal of licensure, each individual licensee 23 shall annually complete six hours of foster parent training 24 as determined appropriate for the individual licensee by the 25 department . The training 26 2. Training required under this section shall include but is 27 not limited to physical care, education, learning disabilities, 28 referral to and receipt of necessary professional services, 29 behavioral assessment and modification, self-assessment, 30 self-living skills, and biological parent contact. An 31 individual licensee not be limited to all of the following: 32 a. An overview of child welfare. 33 b. Biological parent contact and supporting a child’s family 34 of origin. 35 -1- HF 2163.2584 (1) 91 (amending this HF 2163 to CONFORM to SF 2096) dg/ko 1/ 2 #1.
c. Behavior management. 1 d. Trauma and the effect on child development. 2 e. Attachment, grief, and loss. 3 3. A person may complete the training required under this 4 section as part of an approved training program offered by a 5 public or private agency with expertise in the provision of 6 child foster care or in related subject areas. The department 7 shall adopt rules to implement and enforce this training 8 requirement. 9 2. 4. An individual licensee who is unable to complete six 10 hours of foster parent training annually prior to licensure 11 renewal required under subsection 1, paragraph “b” , because the 12 individual licensee is engaged in active duty in the military 13 service shall be considered to be in compliance with the 14 training requirement for licensure renewal. 15 3. 5. The department or the department’s agent shall 16 notify an individual licensee within a reasonable amount of 17 time of any training the department believes would benefit the 18 individual licensee in the provision of child foster care. 19 6. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 20 to implement and enforce this section. > 21 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting < An 22 Act relating to foster parent training requirements for the 23 licensure of individual child foster care providers. > 24 ______________________________ WELDON of Polk -2- HF 2163.2584 (1) 91 (amending this HF 2163 to CONFORM to SF 2096) dg/ko 2/ 2 #2.