Senate
File
2096
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Enrolled
Senate
File
2096
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
FOSTER
PARENT
TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
LICENSURE
OF
INDIVIDUAL
CHILD
FOSTER
CARE
PROVIDERS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
237.5A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
237.5A
Foster
parent
training.
1.
a.
As
a
condition
for
initial
licensure,
each
proposed
individual
licensee
shall
complete
thirty
hours
of
foster
parent
training
offered
or
approved
by
the
department.
However,
if
When
determining
the
appropriate
foster
parent
training
for
a
proposed
individual
licensee,
the
department
shall
consider
the
proposed
individual
licensee
has
completed
relevant
training
or
has
a
combination
of
completed
licensee’s
relevant
training
and
experience
,
and
the
department
deems
such
training
or
combination
to
be
an
acceptable
equivalent
to
all
or
a
portion
of
the
initial
licensure
training
requirement,
or
Senate
File
2096,
p.
2
based
upon
the
.
In
addition,
the
department
shall
consider
the
circumstances
of
the
child
who
will
receive
child
foster
care
from
the
proposed
individual
licensee
and
the
circumstances
of
the
proposed
individual
licensee
the
department
finds
there
is
other
good
cause,
the
department
may
waive
all
or
a
portion
of
the
training
requirement
.
b.
Prior
to
renewal
of
licensure,
each
individual
licensee
shall
annually
complete
six
hours
of
foster
parent
training
as
determined
appropriate
for
the
individual
licensee
by
the
department
.
The
training
2.
Training
required
under
this
section
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
physical
care,
education,
learning
disabilities,
referral
to
and
receipt
of
necessary
professional
services,
behavioral
assessment
and
modification,
self-assessment,
self-living
skills,
and
biological
parent
contact.
An
individual
licensee
not
be
limited
to
all
of
the
following:
a.
An
overview
of
child
welfare.
b.
Biological
parent
contact
and
supporting
a
child’s
family
of
origin.
c.
Behavior
management.
d.
Trauma
and
the
effect
on
child
development.
e.
Attachment,
grief,
and
loss.
3.
A
person
may
complete
the
training
required
under
this
section
as
part
of
an
approved
training
program
offered
by
a
public
or
private
agency
with
expertise
in
the
provision
of
child
foster
care
or
in
related
subject
areas.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
and
enforce
this
training
requirement.
2.
4.
An
individual
licensee
who
is
unable
to
complete
six
hours
of
foster
parent
training
annually
prior
to
licensure
renewal
required
under
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
because
the
individual
licensee
is
engaged
in
active
duty
in
the
military
service
shall
be
considered
to
be
in
compliance
with
the
training
requirement
for
licensure
renewal.
3.
5.
The
department
or
the
department’s
agent
shall
notify
an
individual
licensee
within
a
reasonable
amount
of
time
of
any
training
the
department
believes
would
benefit
the
individual
licensee
in
the
provision
of
child
foster
care.
6.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
Senate
File
2096,
p.
3
to
implement
and
enforce
this
section.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2096,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor