House
File
309
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
309
BY
HEATON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
visitation
or
interaction
with
siblings
1
by
children
participating
in
the
subsidized
guardianship
2
program
administered
by
the
department
of
human
services
and
3
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SUBSIDIZED
GUARDIANSHIP
PROGRAM
——
SIBLING
1
VISITATION.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adapt
the
2
provisions
of
section
232.108
for
application
to
the
subsidized
3
guardianship
program
in
order
to
facilitate
frequent
visitation
4
or
ongoing
interaction
between
children
participating
in
5
the
subsidized
guardianship
program
for
application
to
the
6
subsidized
guardianship
program
and
the
siblings
of
those
7
children.
However,
the
visitation
or
ongoing
interaction
shall
8
not
be
facilitated
if
the
department
determines
the
visitation
9
or
ongoing
interaction
would
be
detrimental
to
the
child’s
10
well-being
or
is
suspended
or
terminated
by
the
court.
11
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
12
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
to
15
adapt
the
provisions
of
Code
section
232.108
for
application
16
to
the
subsidized
guardianship
program
administered
by
17
the
department
in
order
to
facilitate
frequent
visitation
18
or
ongoing
interaction
between
children
participating
in
19
the
program
and
the
siblings
of
those
children.
However,
20
facilitation
of
the
visiting
or
interaction
is
not
required
if
21
the
department
determines
the
visitation
or
ongoing
interaction
22
would
be
detrimental
to
the
child’s
well-being
or
is
suspended
23
or
terminated
by
the
court.
24
The
subsidized
guardianship
program
was
approved
by
the
25
federal
government
as
a
five-year
demonstration
project
to
26
operate
from
February
1,
2007,
through
January
31,
2012.
27
However,
the
department
ended
new
enrollment
in
the
program
28
effective
September
1,
2010.
29
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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