House
File
423
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
423
BY
SCHULTE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
quality
standards
for
children
in
a
foster
1
care,
preadoption
or
adoption,
or
subsidized
guardianship
2
placement.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
234.5
Quality
standards
for
1
children
in
placement
——
legislative
intent.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“child
in
placement”
3
means
a
child
in
a
foster
care,
preadoption
or
adoption,
or
4
subsidized
guardianship
placement
in
accordance
with
a
court
5
order
or
agreement
with
the
department
of
human
services.
6
2.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
7
department
of
human
services
and
others
providing
care
or
8
other
support
for
a
child
in
placement
will
strive
to
attain
9
the
quality
standards
enumerated
in
this
subsection.
The
10
quality
standards
for
each
child
in
placement
include
all
of
11
the
following:
12
a.
Being
treated
with
respect.
13
b.
Being
safe
and
well
cared
for.
14
c.
Being
accepted
for
who
they
are.
15
d.
Maintaining
and
developing
lifelong
family
connections.
16
e.
Being
fully
informed
about
changes
that
affect
them
and
17
why
the
changes
are
being
made.
18
f.
Having
an
opportunity
to
attend
hearings
regarding
their
19
care.
20
g.
Receiving
adequate
health
and
mental
health
care.
21
h.
Having
access
to
a
good,
stable
education.
22
i.
Attaining
the
skills,
knowledge,
and
resources
needed
to
23
become
an
independent
adult.
24
j.
Achieving
permanency.
25
k.
Receiving
assistance
if
these
quality
standards
are
not
26
being
attained.
27
3.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
work
with
28
those
persons
providing
care
and
other
support
to
children
29
in
placement
to
develop
written
materials
and
other
forms
of
30
communication
to
build
awareness
among
providers
and
children
31
in
placement
concerning
the
quality
standards
enumerated
in
32
this
section.
33
EXPLANATION
34
This
bill
relates
to
quality
standards
for
a
“child
in
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placement”,
which
is
defined
by
the
bill
in
new
Code
section
1
234.5
to
mean
a
child
in
a
foster
care,
preadoption
or
2
adoption,
or
subsidized
guardianship
placement
in
accordance
3
with
a
court
order
or
agreement
with
the
department
of
human
4
services.
5
The
bill
states
legislative
intent
that
the
department
6
of
human
services
and
others
providing
care
or
other
support
7
for
a
child
in
placement
will
strive
to
attain
a
list
of
8
quality
standards
for
each
child
during
placement.
The
list
9
includes
being
treated
with
respect,
receiving
adequate
health
10
and
mental
health
care,
achieving
permanency,
and
receiving
11
assistance
if
the
quality
standards
are
not
being
attained.
12
The
department
is
required
to
work
with
other
persons
to
13
develop
written
materials
and
other
forms
of
communication
14
to
build
awareness
among
providers
and
children
in
placement
15
concerning
the
quality
standards.
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