House Study Bill 8 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS/DIVISION OF CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating an Iowa collaboration for youth development 2 council and state of Iowa youth advisory council in the 3 department of human rights. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1264DP 83 6 jp/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 216A.132A IOWA COLLABORATION FOR 1 2 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL == STATE OF IOWA YOUTH ADVISORY 1 3 COUNCIL. 1 4 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this section, unless 1 5 the context otherwise requires: 1 6 a. "Youth" means children and young persons who are ages 1 7 six through twenty=one years. 1 8 b. "Youth advisory council" means the state of Iowa youth 1 9 advisory council created by this section. 1 10 c. "Youth development council" means the Iowa 1 11 collaboration for youth development council created by this 1 12 section. 1 13 2. COLLABORATION COUNCIL CREATED. An Iowa collaboration 1 14 for youth development council is created as an alliance of 1 15 state agencies that address the needs of youth in Iowa. 1 16 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of the youth development council 1 17 is to improve the lives and futures of Iowa's youth by doing 1 18 all of the following: 1 19 a. Adopting and applying positive youth development 1 20 principles and practices at the state and local levels. 1 21 b. Increasing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness 1 22 of opportunities and services and other supports for youth. 1 23 c. Improving and coordinating state youth policy and 1 24 programs across state agencies. 1 25 4. VISION STATEMENT. All youth development activities 1 26 addressed by the youth development council shall be aligned 1 27 around the following vision statement: "All Iowa youth will 1 28 be safe, healthy, successful, and prepared for adulthood." 1 29 5. MEMBERSHIP. The youth development council membership 1 30 shall be determined by the council itself and shall include 1 31 the directors or chief administrators, or their designees, 1 32 from the following state agencies and programs: 1 33 a. Child advocacy board. 1 34 b. Iowa commission on volunteer service in the office of 1 35 the governor. 2 1 c. Department of education. 2 2 d. Department of human rights, including the commission on 2 3 the status of women and the division of criminal and juvenile 2 4 justice planning. 2 5 e. Department of human services. 2 6 f. Department of public health. 2 7 g. Department of workforce development. 2 8 h. Governor's office of drug control policy. 2 9 i. Iowa cooperative extension in agriculture and home 2 10 economics. 2 11 j. Office of community empowerment in the department of 2 12 management. 2 13 6. PROCEDURE. Except as otherwise provided by law, the 2 14 youth development council shall determine its own rules of 2 15 procedure and operating policies, including but not limited to 2 16 terms of members. The youth development council may form 2 17 committees or subgroups as necessary to achieve its purpose. 2 18 The department director, or the director's designee, shall be 2 19 the chairperson of the youth development council. 2 20 7. DUTIES. The youth development council's duties shall 2 21 include but are not limited to all of the following: 2 22 a. Study, explore, and plan for the best approach to 2 23 structure and formalize the functions and activities of the 2 24 youth development council to meet its purpose, and make formal 2 25 recommendations for improvement to the governor and general 2 26 assembly. 2 27 b. Review indicator data and identify barriers to youth 2 28 success and develop strategies to address the barriers. 2 29 c. Coordinate across agencies the state policy priorities 2 30 for youth. 2 31 d. Strengthen partnerships with the nonprofit and private 2 32 sectors to gather input, build consensus, and maximize use of 2 33 existing resources and leverage new resources to improve the 2 34 lives of youth and their families. 2 35 e. Oversee the activities of the youth advisory council. 3 1 f. Seek input from and engage the youth advisory council 3 2 in the development of more effective policies, practices, and 3 3 programs to improve the lives and futures of youth. 3 4 g. Report annually by February 1 to the governor and 3 5 general assembly. 3 6 8. STATE OF IOWA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. A state of Iowa 3 7 youth advisory council is created to provide input to the 3 8 governor, general assembly, and state and local policymakers 3 9 on youth issues. 3 10 a. The purpose of the youth advisory council is to foster 3 11 communication among a group of engaged youth and the governor, 3 12 general assembly, and state and local policymakers regarding 3 13 programs, policies, and practices affecting youth and 3 14 families; and to advocate for youth on important issues 3 15 affecting youth. 3 16 b. The youth advisory council shall consist of no more 3 17 than twenty=one youth ages fourteen through twenty years who 3 18 reside in Iowa. Membership shall be for two=year staggered 3 19 terms. The department director, or the director's designee, 3 20 shall select council members using an application process. 3 21 The department director or the director's designee shall 3 22 strive to maintain a diverse council membership and shall take 3 23 into consideration race, ethnicity, disabilities, gender, and 3 24 geographic location of residence of the applicants. 3 25 c. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth advisory 3 26 council shall determine its own rules of procedure and 3 27 operating policies, subject to approval by the department 3 28 director or the director's designee. 3 29 d. The youth advisory council shall meet at least 3 30 quarterly. 3 31 9. LEAD AGENCY. The lead agency for support of the Iowa 3 32 collaboration for youth development council and the state of 3 33 Iowa youth advisory council is the department. The department 3 34 shall coordinate activities and, with funding made available 3 35 to it for such purposes, provide staff support for the youth 4 1 development council and the youth advisory council. 4 2 EXPLANATION 4 3 This bill creates an Iowa collaboration for youth 4 4 development council and state of Iowa youth advisory council 4 5 in the department of human rights. 4 6 The creation of the councils is codified in Code chapter 4 7 216A, pertaining to the division of criminal and juvenile 4 8 justice planning. 4 9 The term "youth" is defined to mean children and young 4 10 persons who are ages six through 21 years. 4 11 For the Iowa collaboration for youth development council, 4 12 the bill specifies a purpose, vision statement, membership and 4 13 procedural authority, and duties. The membership is to be 4 14 determined by the council itself but is required to include 4 15 staff from various state agencies. The council is authorized 4 16 to determine its own rules of procedure and operating 4 17 policies, including but not limited to terms of members. The 4 18 director of the department of human rights or the director's 4 19 designee is required to be the council chairperson. The 4 20 duties of the council include various coordination and 4 21 analysis functions and include a required annual report to the 4 22 governor and general assembly. 4 23 The bill also creates a state of Iowa youth advisory 4 24 council to provide input to the governor, general assembly, 4 25 and other policymakers regarding youth issues. The membership 4 26 of not more than 21 persons is to be appointed by the director 4 27 of the department of human rights or the director's designee. 4 28 The membership is limited to youth who are age 14 through 20 4 29 years. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth 4 30 advisory council is authorized to determine its own rules of 4 31 procedure and operating policies, subject to approval by the 4 32 department director or the director's designee. 4 33 LSB 1264DP 83 4 34 jp/nh/5