House
File
2201
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2201
BY
TUREK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
study
committee
to
consider
the
establishment
1
of
a
state
training
school
for
females
under
the
age
of
2
eighteen.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
STUDY
1
COMMITTEE
FOR
STATE
TRAINING
SCHOOL
FOR
FEMALES
UNDER
THE
AGE
2
OF
EIGHTEEN.
3
1.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
convene
4
a
study
committee
to
meet
during
the
2024
legislative
interim
5
to
examine
the
feasibility
of
establishing
a
state
training
6
school
for
females
under
the
age
of
eighteen.
7
2.
The
study
committee
shall,
at
a
minimum,
examine
8
issues
relating
to
costs,
potential
locations
for
the
school,
9
potential
programs
to
be
offered,
and
estimated
timeline
for
10
the
school
to
become
operational.
11
3.
The
membership
of
the
committee
shall
consist
of,
at
12
a
minimum,
a
representative
from
the
department
of
health
13
and
human
services,
a
representative
from
the
state
training
14
school
at
Eldora,
a
children’s
behavioral
health
specialist
15
with
expertise
related
to
females
under
eighteen
years
of
age,
16
an
educator
with
experience
teaching
females
under
eighteen
17
years
of
age
with
behavioral
health
issues,
and
an
expert
18
with
knowledge
of
providing
transitional
services
to
children
19
leaving
long-term
placement
in
juvenile
correction
facilities.
20
4.
The
study
committee
shall
submit
a
report
with
the
21
committee’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
22
assembly
and
to
the
governor
no
later
than
December
15,
2024.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
health
and
human
27
services
(HHS)
to
convene
a
study
committee
to
meet
during
28
the
2024
legislative
interim
to
examine
the
feasibility
of
29
establishing
a
state
training
school
for
females
under
the
age
30
of
18.
31
The
bill
requires
the
committee,
at
a
minimum,
to
examine
32
issues
relating
to
costs,
potential
locations
for
the
school,
33
potential
programs
to
be
offered,
and
estimated
timelines
for
34
the
school
to
become
operational.
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The
bill
requires
the
membership
of
the
committee
to
consist
1
of,
at
a
minimum,
a
representative
from
HHS,
a
representative
2
from
the
state
training
school
at
Eldora,
a
children’s
3
behavioral
health
specialist
with
expertise
related
to
females
4
under
18
years
of
age,
an
educator
with
experience
teaching
5
females
under
18
years
of
age
with
behavioral
health
issues,
6
and
an
expert
with
knowledge
of
providing
transitional
services
7
to
children
leaving
long-term
placement
in
juvenile
correction
8
facilities.
9
The
bill
requires
the
study
committee
to
submit
a
report
of
10
the
committee’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
11
assembly
and
to
the
governor
no
later
than
December
15,
2024.
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