House
File
2334
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2334
BY
THORUP
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
task
force
relating
to
the
reunification
1
of
an
unaccompanied
child
with
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
2
or
custodian
following
a
natural
disaster.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AND
EMERGENCY
1
MANAGEMENT
——
CHILD
REUNIFICATION
FOLLOWING
A
NATURAL
DISASTER
2
——
TASK
FORCE.
3
1.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
4
management
shall
convene
a
task
force
to
study
the
current
5
status
of
unaccompanied
children
following
a
natural
disaster,
6
who
are
not
under
the
supervision
of
a
school
or
the
department
7
of
human
services,
to
ascertain
gaps,
assess
capacity
concerns,
8
identify
resources,
and
examine
issues
including
specifically
9
the
dangers
that
a
child
separated
from
a
parent,
guardian,
or
10
custodian
may
face
including
victimization,
abuse,
kidnapping,
11
or
exploitation
and
reunification
efforts
that
need
to
12
be
addressed
by
all
agencies
and
organizations
across
the
13
response
community.
The
task
force
shall
develop
specific
14
policy
recommendations
relating
to
the
reunification
of
an
15
unaccompanied
child
with
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
16
custodian
following
a
natural
disaster.
17
2.
The
task
force
members
shall
include
but
are
not
18
limited
to
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
Iowa
emergency
19
management
directors
association,
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs
and
20
deputies
association,
a
police
officers
association,
a
fire
21
fighters
association,
and
other
agencies
as
deemed
appropriate.
22
The
task
force
shall
also
include
four
legislators
as
ex
23
officio,
nonvoting
members.
The
four
legislators
shall
be
24
appointed
one
each
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
25
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house
26
of
representatives,
and
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
27
representatives
for
terms
as
provided
in
section
69.16B.
28
3.
The
task
force
shall
meet
by
October
2,
2020,
and
shall
29
submit
a
report
of
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
30
general
assembly
for
consideration
by
January
2,
2021.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
establishes
a
task
force
relating
to
the
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reunification
of
an
unaccompanied
child
with
the
child’s
1
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
following
a
natural
disaster.
2
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
3
emergency
management
to
convene
a
task
force
to
study
the
4
current
status
of
unaccompanied
children
following
a
natural
5
disaster,
who
are
not
under
the
supervision
of
a
school
or
6
the
department
of
human
services,
to
ascertain
gaps,
assess
7
capacity
concerns,
identify
resources,
examine
issues
including
8
specific
issues
relating
to
dangers
a
child
may
face
and
9
reunification
efforts
by
all
agencies
and
organizations
across
10
the
response
community,
and
develop
policy
recommendations
11
relating
to
the
reunification
of
an
unaccompanied
child
with
12
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
following
a
natural
13
disaster.
14
The
bill
provides
that
task
force
members
shall
include
15
but
are
not
limited
to
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
16
Iowa
emergency
management
directors
association,
the
Iowa
17
state
sheriffs
and
deputies
association,
a
police
officers
18
association,
a
fire
fighters
association,
and
other
agencies
19
as
deemed
appropriate.
The
task
force
shall
also
include
four
20
legislators
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members.
The
task
force
21
shall
meet
by
October
2,
2020,
and
shall
submit
a
report
of
22
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
for
23
consideration
by
January
2,
2021.
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