HOUSE FILE 198

BY  WESSEL-KROESCHELL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to eligibility for the preparation for adult living program administered by the department of human services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 234.46, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  At the time the person became age eighteen, the either of the following circumstances applied:
   (1)  The person received foster care services that were paid for by the state under section 234.35 and the person is no longer receiving such services.
   (2)  The person received foster care services that were paid for by the state under section 234.35 during all or a portion of the forty-eight-month period prior to the person becoming age eighteen, the person was adopted prior to becoming age eighteen, and adoption subsidy payments are no longer being made under section 600.17 on behalf of the person.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to eligibility for the preparation for adult living program administered by the department of human services. The program provides support to young adults, age 18, 19, or 20, who were in foster care upon becoming age 18. The support is limited to young adults who are attending school or instructional programs, or postsecondary training or education, or are engaged in employment or seeking employment.
   The bill expands program eligibility to include persons who received foster care paid for by the state at some point during the 48-month period before becoming age 18 but were adopted. The person is not eligible for the program if adoption subsidy payments are still being made on behalf of the person.