Senate File 2322 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2322 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2084) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 27, 2014 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to services provided through the department of 1 human services for children who have been adjudicated and 2 establishing a state training school for delinquent females 3 and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh
S.F. 2322 DIVISION I 1 STATE TRAINING SCHOOL —— EDUCATION 2 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The general assembly 3 finds there is a need to improve the system to meet the needs of 4 children who have committed a delinquent act, have been abused, 5 neglected, or subjected to trauma, or have other significant 6 needs that put the safety of the children or the public at 7 risk. The areas for system improvement include but are not 8 limited to all of the following: 9 1. Providing equity in the services available for both the 10 male and female children involved in the system. 11 2. Providing appropriate safeguards to ensure children in 12 placements are safe and getting their needs met. 13 3. Ensuring that education and training services meet state 14 and federal requirements and prepare the children for long-term 15 success. 16 4. Engaging children in services after an out-of-home 17 placement to prevent the need for placement from reoccurring. 18 5. Providing an effective system to support children when 19 they attain adulthood in order to prevent their engagement with 20 the adult criminal justice system. 21 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION. As the level of service for 22 juvenile delinquent females provided for in this Act does 23 not currently exist in the state and represents a gap in the 24 continuum of care for juvenile females, a state-owned facility 25 that is best able to begin offering services immediately upon 26 enactment of this Act shall be expeditiously selected by the 27 department of human services to fulfill the duties outlined in 28 section 233B.1, as enacted by this Act. 29 Sec. 3. Section 232.2, subsection 22, paragraph b, 30 subparagraph (3), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 31 (3) Visiting the home, residence, or both home and residence 32 of the child and any prospective home or residence of the 33 child, including each time placement is changed. A child in a 34 placement other than with the child’s parent shall be visited 35 -1- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 1/ 17
S.F. 2322 at the placement at least quarterly. 1 Sec. 4. Section 232.2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 2 following new subsection: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 54A. “State training school” means 4 the state training school for female juvenile delinquents 5 maintained in accordance with chapter 233B or the state 6 training school for male juvenile delinquents maintained in 7 accordance with chapter 233A. 8 Sec. 5. Section 232.49, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 2. When possible an examination shall be conducted on an 11 outpatient basis, but the court may, if it deems necessary, 12 commit the child to the state training school or to a 13 suitable hospital, facility , or institution for the purpose 14 of examination. Commitment for examination shall not exceed 15 thirty days and the civil commitment provisions of chapter 229 16 shall not apply. 17 Sec. 6. Section 232.49, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 18 2014, is amended to read as follows: 19 b. An examination shall be conducted on an outpatient 20 basis unless the court, the child’s counsel, and the parent, 21 guardian, or custodian agree that it is necessary the child 22 be committed to the state training school or to a suitable 23 hospital, facility, or institution for the purpose of 24 examination. Commitment for examination shall not exceed 25 thirty days and the civil commitment provisions of chapter 229 26 shall not apply. 27 Sec. 7. Section 232.52, subsection 7, Code 2014, is amended 28 by adding the following new paragraph: 29 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0b. When the court orders the transfer of 30 legal custody of a child pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph 31 “d” , “e” , or “f” , the child’s attorney shall visit the child at 32 the child’s placement at least quarterly. 33 Sec. 8. Section 232.102, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2014, are 34 amended by striking the subsections. 35 -2- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 2/ 17
S.F. 2322 Sec. 9. Section 232.103, subsection 7, Code 2014, is amended 1 by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 10. Section 233A.1, Code 2014, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 233A.1 State training school —— Eldora and Toledo . 5 1. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context 6 otherwise requires: 7 a. “Department” means the department of human services. 8 b. “Director” means the director of human services. 9 c. “State training school” means the state training school 10 for male juvenile delinquents. 11 d. “Superintendent” means the superintendent of the state 12 training school for male juvenile delinquents. 13 1. 2. Effective January 1, 1992, a A diagnosis and 14 evaluation center and other units are established at Eldora and 15 shall be operated, maintained, and staffed by the department to 16 provide to male juvenile delinquents a program which focuses 17 upon appropriate developmental skills, treatment, placements, 18 and rehabilitation. 19 2. The diagnosis and evaluation center which is used to 20 identify appropriate treatment and placement alternatives for 21 juveniles and any other units for juvenile delinquents which 22 are located at Eldora and the unit for juvenile delinquents at 23 Toledo shall together be known as the “state training school” . 24 For the purposes of this chapter “director” means the director 25 of human services and “superintendent” means the administrator 26 in charge of the diagnosis and evaluation center for juvenile 27 delinquents and other units at Eldora and the unit for juvenile 28 delinquents at Toledo. 29 3. The number of children present at any one time at the 30 state training school at Eldora shall not exceed the population 31 guidelines established under 1990 Iowa Acts, chapter 1239 , 32 section 21, as adjusted for subsequent changes in the capacity 33 at the training school. 34 4. Each child placed at the state training school and any 35 -3- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 3/ 17
S.F. 2322 other child receiving an examination at the state training 1 school by order of the court shall receive a written plan 2 for services. The plan for services provided by the state 3 training school to a child shall identify any physical, 4 emotional, intellectual, behavioral, or mental health 5 disorder or condition affecting the child and recommend 6 treatment to address the disorder or condition, identify any 7 substance-related disorder of the child or the child’s family 8 and recommend treatment to address the disorder, and assess the 9 child’s educational status and recommend action to address any 10 identified educational deficiency, and for follow-up services, 11 identify specific public and private service providers with 12 the capacity to meet the child’s needs. A copy of the plan 13 for services and any subsequent amendment to the plan shall be 14 submitted to the child, the child’s attorney, and the juvenile 15 court. 16 5. The state training school at Eldora shall facilitate 17 the provision of follow-up services to children, who received 18 placement services at the state training school and who remain 19 under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, as necessary 20 to meet the long-term needs of the children as they age 21 into adulthood. The plan for follow-up services shall be 22 developed with the child in conjunction with juvenile court 23 services and the child’s attorney. The provision of follow-up 24 services for children who remain under the jurisdiction of the 25 juvenile court is subject to approval by the juvenile court. 26 Follow-up services shall be provided to support children who 27 are discharged from the state training school during the period 28 beginning twelve months prior to the children becoming age 29 eighteen and ending on the day prior to the children becoming 30 age eighteen who do not remain under the jurisdiction of the 31 juvenile court. In addition, follow-up services shall be made 32 available to children discharged from the school at any age 33 upon or after the children become age eighteen and continuing 34 until at least age twenty-one. 35 -4- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 4/ 17
S.F. 2322 6. For any child placed at the state training school, the 1 school shall provide a written plan regarding the placement 2 status of the child on or about the time the child becomes 3 age eighteen. The plan shall, while giving consideration to 4 the treatment needs of the child, also give consideration to 5 the long-term needs of the child upon becoming age eighteen 6 including needs for vocational training or higher education. 7 Given these considerations, the plan shall identify placement 8 options to meet the child’s needs that will not negatively 9 affect the child’s adult eligibility for assistance provided 10 with federal financial participation. The assistance addressed 11 shall include but is not limited to the preparation for adult 12 living program under section 234.46, the medical assistance 13 program, the Iowa aftercare services network, the federal 14 educational and training vouchers program for youths aging out 15 of foster care, and the federal job corps program. 16 7. The department shall cause the state training school 17 at Eldora to be accredited as a secure juvenile correctional 18 facility by the American correctional association, to meet the 19 standards adopted by the department for approval of a juvenile 20 detention home, and to meet applicable standards for programs 21 providing residential services for children paid for by a 22 managed care or prepaid services contract under the medical 23 assistance program. The standards applied in addition to the 24 American correctional association accreditation requirements 25 shall include but are not limited to the minimum qualifications 26 of staff. The standards and sanctions for noncompliance 27 shall be identified in conjunction with the department of 28 inspections and appeals and experts who are not employed by 29 or under contract with the department. A regular assessment 30 of compliance with the standards shall be performed by the 31 department of inspections and appeals and that department shall 32 submit a report on each assessment to the governor and general 33 assembly. 34 8. The director and the superintendent for the state 35 -5- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 5/ 17
S.F. 2322 training school at Eldora shall provide on an ongoing basis for 1 the school’s programs, facilities, and services, and for the 2 training of staff in order to apply evidence-based practices 3 and other recognized contemporary approaches to ensure that the 4 care for the children served by the school is of high quality. 5 The director’s and superintendent’s efforts and recommendations 6 to comply with this requirement shall be documented in the 7 annual budget and financial reporting submitted to the governor 8 and the general assembly. 9 Sec. 11. Section 233A.4, Code 2014, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 233A.4 Education and training. 12 The state training school shall provide a positive living 13 experience for older juveniles who require secure custody and 14 who live at the state training school for an extended period 15 of time. The education and training programs provided to the 16 juveniles shall reflect the age level and extended period of 17 stay by focusing upon appropriate developmental skills to 18 prepare the juveniles for productive living. The education 19 services provided to the children placed at the state training 20 school shall be provided in accordance with section 282.33. 21 Sec. 12. Section 233B.1, Code 2014, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 233B.1 Definitions —— purpose —— services —— population 24 limit. 25 1. For the purpose of this chapter , unless the context 26 otherwise requires: 27 a. “Department” means the department of human services. 28 a. b. “Administrator” or “director” “Director” means the 29 director of the department of human services. 30 b. c. “Home” “State training school” means the Iowa juvenile 31 home state training school for female juvenile delinquents 32 maintained in accordance with this chapter . 33 c. d. “Superintendent” means the superintendent of the 34 Iowa juvenile home state training school for female juvenile 35 -6- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 6/ 17
S.F. 2322 delinquents . 1 2. The Iowa juvenile home state training school for female 2 juvenile delinquents shall be operated, maintained for the 3 purpose of providing care, custody, and education of the 4 children committed to the home. The children shall be wards of 5 the state. The children’s education shall embrace instruction 6 in the common school branches and in such other higher branches 7 as may be practical and will enable the children to gain useful 8 and self-sustaining employment. The administrator and the 9 superintendent of the home shall assist all discharged children 10 in securing suitable homes and proper employment. , and staffed 11 by the department of human services to do all of the following 12 for female residents of this state: 13 3. The number of children present at any one time at the 14 Iowa juvenile home shall not exceed the population guidelines 15 established under 1990 Iowa Acts, chapter 1239 , section 21, as 16 adjusted for subsequent changes in the capacity at the home. 17 a. Provide gender-responsive services to female children 18 less than age eighteen who have been adjudicated under chapter 19 232 as delinquent and placed at the state training school in 20 accordance with a court order. 21 b. If provided for by the children’s education plans, allow 22 for continued placement at the state training school for female 23 children who were placed at the state training school under 24 paragraph “a” upon the children becoming adults. The purpose of 25 continued placement is for completion of high school education 26 requirements identified in the education plans developed by the 27 provider of educational services for the children. 28 c. Facilitate the provision of follow-up services to 29 children who received placement services at the state training 30 school and who remain under the jurisdiction of the juvenile 31 court, as necessary to meet the long-term needs of the 32 children as they age into adulthood. The plan for follow-up 33 services shall be developed with the child in conjunction 34 with juvenile court services and the child’s attorney. The 35 -7- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 7/ 17
S.F. 2322 provision of follow-up services for children who remain under 1 the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is subject to approval 2 by the juvenile court. Follow-up services shall be provided 3 to support children who are discharged from the state training 4 school during the period beginning twelve months prior to the 5 children becoming age eighteen and ending on the day prior to 6 the children becoming age eighteen who do not remain under the 7 jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In addition, follow-up 8 services shall be made available to children discharged 9 from the state training school at any age upon or after the 10 children become age eighteen and continuing until at least age 11 twenty-one. 12 3. Each child placed at the state training school and any 13 other child receiving an examination at the state training 14 school by order of the court shall receive a written plan 15 for services. The plan for services provided by the state 16 training school to a child shall identify any physical, 17 emotional, intellectual, behavioral, or mental health 18 disorder or condition affecting the child and recommend 19 treatment to address the disorder or condition, identify any 20 substance-related disorder of the child or the child’s family 21 and recommend treatment to address the disorder, and assess the 22 child’s educational status and recommend action to address any 23 identified educational deficiency, and for follow-up services, 24 identify specific public and private service providers with 25 the capacity to meet the child’s needs. A copy of the plan 26 for services and any subsequent amendment to the plan shall be 27 submitted to the child, the child’s attorney, and the juvenile 28 court. 29 4. For any child placed at the state training school, the 30 state training school shall provide a written plan regarding 31 the placement status of the child on or about the time the 32 child becomes age eighteen. The plan shall, while giving 33 consideration to the treatment needs of the child, also give 34 consideration to the long-term needs of the child upon becoming 35 -8- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 8/ 17
S.F. 2322 age eighteen, including needs for vocational training or 1 higher education. Given these considerations, the plan shall 2 identify placement options to meet the child’s needs that will 3 not negatively affect the child’s eligibility as an adult for 4 assistance provided through federal financial participation. 5 The assistance addressed shall include but is not limited to 6 the preparation for adult living program under section 234.46, 7 the medical assistance program, the Iowa aftercare services 8 network, the federal educational and training vouchers program 9 for youths aging out of foster care, and the federal job corps 10 program. 11 5. The department of human services and the representatives 12 of juvenile court services shall annually recommend a desired 13 capacity for the state training school in the succeeding 14 fiscal year to the governor and general assembly no later than 15 December 15. The capacity of the state training school for a 16 fiscal year shall be specified in the appropriations for the 17 school. 18 6. The education services provided to the children placed at 19 the state training school shall be provided in accordance with 20 section 282.33. 21 7. The department shall cause the state training school to 22 be accredited as a secure juvenile correctional facility by 23 the American correctional association, to meet the standards 24 adopted by the department for approval of a juvenile detention 25 home, and to meet applicable standards for programs providing 26 residential services for children paid for by a managed care or 27 prepaid services contract under the medical assistance program. 28 The standards applied in addition to the American correctional 29 association accreditation requirements shall include but 30 are not limited to the minimum qualifications of staff and 31 provision of gender-responsive services. The standards and 32 sanctions for noncompliance shall be identified in conjunction 33 with the department of inspections and appeals and experts who 34 are not employed by or under contract with the department. A 35 -9- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 9/ 17
S.F. 2322 regular assessment of compliance with the standards shall be 1 performed by the department of inspections and appeals and that 2 department shall submit a report on each assessment to the 3 governor and general assembly. 4 8. The director and the superintendent for the state 5 training school shall provide on an ongoing basis for the 6 state training school’s programs, facilities, and services, 7 and for the training of staff in order to apply evidence-based 8 practices and other recognized contemporary approaches to 9 ensure that the care for the children served by the state 10 training school is of high quality. The director’s and 11 superintendent’s efforts and recommendations to comply with 12 this requirement shall be documented in the annual budget and 13 financial reporting submitted to the governor and the general 14 assembly. 15 Sec. 13. Section 233B.2, Code 2014, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 233B.2 Salary. 18 The salary of the superintendent of the home state training 19 school shall be determined by the administrator director in 20 accordance with the state requirements for similar positions . 21 Sec. 14. Section 233B.3, Code 2014, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 233B.3 Admissions Commitments and placements . 24 Admission to the home shall be granted to resident children 25 of the state under seventeen years of age, as follows, giving 26 preference in the order named: 27 1. Neglected or dependent children committed by the 28 juvenile court Commitments to and placements at the state 29 training school shall be limited to the commitments and 30 placements specified in section 233B.1 . 31 2. Other destitute children. 32 Sec. 15. Section 233B.4, Code 2014, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 233B.4 Procedure. 35 -10- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 10/ 17
S.F. 2322 The procedure for commitment to and placement at the home is 1 state training school shall be as provided by chapter 232 and 2 section 233B.3 . 3 Sec. 16. Section 233B.5, Code 2014, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 233B.5 Transfers. 6 The administrator director may propose the transfer to the 7 home state training school of minor wards of the state from 8 any institution under the administrator’s director’s charge or 9 under the charge of any other administrator of the department 10 of human services ; but no person shall be so transferred who 11 is a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability, 12 or who is incorrigible, or has any vicious habits, or whose 13 presence in the home would be inimical to the moral or physical 14 welfare of the other children within the home, and any such 15 child in the home may be transferred to the proper state 16 institution . However, the superintendent shall only approve 17 the transfer of minor wards who meet the disposition criteria 18 specified in section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “e” . 19 Sec. 17. Section 233B.6, Code 2014, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 233B.6 Profits and earnings. 22 Any money earned by or accrued to the benefit of a child 23 who is transferred to, admitted to , or placed in foster care 24 from the home state training school shall be used, held , or 25 otherwise applied for the exclusive benefit of that child, in 26 accordance with section 234.37 . 27 Sec. 18. Section 233B.7, Code 2014, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 233B.7 Rules. 30 All children admitted or committed to the home shall be wards 31 of the state and subject to the rules of the home. Subject to 32 the approval of the administrator, any child received under 33 voluntary application may be expelled by the superintendent 34 for disobedience and refusal to submit to proper discipline. 35 -11- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 11/ 17
S.F. 2322 Children shall be discharged upon arriving at the age of 1 eighteen years, or sooner if possessed of sufficient means to 2 provide for themselves. The department shall adopt rules to 3 administer and operate the state training school in the best 4 interests of the children placed at the state training school. 5 Sec. 19. Section 234.6, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 6 following new subsection: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. Provide upon request assessment and 8 consultation services to public and private providers of child 9 welfare services to address the needs of children who have 10 challenging behaviors. 11 Sec. 20. Section 234.46, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 12 2014, is amended to read as follows: 13 c. At the time the person became age eighteen, the person 14 received foster care services that were paid for by the state 15 under section 234.35 , services at the state training school, 16 services at a juvenile shelter care home, or services at a 17 juvenile detention home and the person is no longer receiving 18 such services. 19 Sec. 21. Section 234.46, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 20 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 21 The division shall establish a preparation for adult living 22 program directed to young adults. The purpose of the program 23 is to assist persons who are leaving foster care and other 24 court-ordered services at age eighteen or older in making the 25 transition to self-sufficiency. The department shall adopt 26 rules necessary for administration of the program, including 27 but not limited to eligibility criteria for young adult 28 participation and the services and other support available 29 under the program. The rules shall provide for participation 30 of each person who meets the definition of young adult on 31 the same basis, regardless of whether federal financial 32 participation is provided. The services and other support 33 available under the program may include but are not limited to 34 any of the following: 35 -12- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 12/ 17
S.F. 2322 Sec. 22. Section 282.33, Code 2014, is amended by striking 1 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 2 282.33 Funding for children residing in state mental health 3 institutes or training schools. 4 1. An area education agency shall provide or make provision 5 for an appropriate educational program for each child who lives 6 in one of the following institutions for children under the 7 jurisdiction of the director of human services: 8 a. Mental health institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 9 b. Mental health institute, Independence, Iowa. 10 c. State training school for male juvenile delinquents under 11 chapter 233A. 12 d. State training school for female juvenile delinquents 13 under chapter 233B. 14 2. The area education agency shall provide the educational 15 program by any one of but not limited to the following: 16 a. Providing for the enrollment of the child in the district 17 of residence of the child, subject to the approval of the 18 district in which the child is living. 19 b. Cooperating with the district of residence of the child 20 and obtaining the course of study and textbooks of the child 21 for use in the special facility into which the child has been 22 placed. 23 c. Providing for the enrollment of the child in the district 24 in which the child is living, subject to the approval of the 25 district in which the child is living. 26 3. The area education agency shall submit a proposed program 27 and budget to the department of education by January 1 for 28 the next succeeding school year for each institution. The 29 department of education shall review and approve or modify the 30 program and proposed budget and shall notify the department 31 of administrative services and the area education agency of 32 its action by February 1. The department of administrative 33 services shall pay the approved budget amount for an area 34 education agency in monthly installments beginning September 35 -13- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 13/ 17
S.F. 2322 15 and ending June 15 of the next succeeding school year. The 1 installments shall be as nearly equal as possible as determined 2 by the department of management, taking into consideration the 3 relative budget and cash position of the state’s resources. 4 The department of administrative services shall transfer the 5 approved budget amount for an area education agency from 6 the moneys appropriated under section 257.16 and make the 7 payment to the area education agency. The area education 8 agency shall submit an accounting for the actual cost of 9 the program to the department of education by August 1 of 10 the following school year. The department shall review and 11 approve or modify all expenditures incurred in compliance with 12 the guidelines pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 10, and 13 shall notify the department of administrative services of the 14 approved accounting amount. The approved accounting amount 15 shall be compared with any amounts paid by the department of 16 administrative services to the area education agency and any 17 differences added to or subtracted from the October payment 18 made under this subsection for the next school year. Any 19 amount paid by the department of administrative services shall 20 be deducted monthly from the state foundation aid paid under 21 section 257.16 to all school districts in the state during the 22 subsequent fiscal year. The portion of the total amount of the 23 approved budget that shall be deducted from the state aid of a 24 school district shall be the same as the ratio that the budget 25 enrollment for the budget year of the school district bears to 26 the total budget enrollment in the state for that budget year 27 in which the deduction is made. 28 4. For purposes of this section, “district of residence” 29 means the school district in which the parent or legal guardian 30 of the child resides or the district in which the district 31 court is located if the district court is the guardian of the 32 child. 33 5. Programs may be provided throughout the calendar year and 34 shall be funded under this section if the school district or 35 -14- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 14/ 17
S.F. 2322 area education agency determines a valid educational reason to 1 do so. 2 Sec. 23. REPEAL. Sections 233B.10, 233B.11, 233B.12, 3 233B.13, and 233B.14, Code 2014, are repealed. 4 DIVISION II 5 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 6 Sec. 24. Section 137F.1, subsection 7, unnumbered paragraph 7 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 8 “Food establishment” means an operation that stores, 9 prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food 10 for human consumption and includes a food service operation 11 in a salvage or distressed food operation, school, summer 12 camp, residential service substance abuse treatment facility, 13 halfway house substance abuse treatment facility, correctional 14 facility operated by the department of corrections, or the 15 state training school , or the Iowa juvenile home . “Food 16 establishment” does not include the following: 17 Sec. 25. Section 218.1, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2014, are 18 amended to read as follows: 19 7. State training school for male juvenile delinquents 20 under chapter 233A . 21 8. Iowa juvenile home State training school for female 22 juvenile delinquents under chapter 233B . 23 Sec. 26. Section 218.6, subsection 3, Code 2014, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 3. The state juvenile institutions consisting of the 26 state training school for male juvenile delinquents and the 27 Iowa juvenile home state training school for female juvenile 28 delinquents . 29 Sec. 27. Section 259A.6, Code 2014, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 259A.6 Residents of juvenile institutions and juvenile 32 probationers. 33 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 259A.2 a minor 34 who is a resident of a the state training school or the Iowa 35 -15- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 15/ 17
S.F. 2322 juvenile home or a minor who is placed under the supervision 1 of a juvenile probation office may make application for a high 2 school equivalency diploma and upon successful completion of 3 the program receive a high school equivalency diploma. 4 Sec. 28. Section 261.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 5 2014, is amended to read as follows: 6 b. Is age seventeen and has been placed in the state 7 training school or the Iowa juvenile home pursuant to a court 8 order entered under chapter 232 under the care and custody of 9 the department of human services. 10 Sec. 29. Section 261.6, subsection 2, paragraph c, 11 subparagraph (4), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 12 (4) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 13 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 14 the person was placed in the state training school or the Iowa 15 juvenile home pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 16 232 under the care and custody of the department of human 17 services. 18 Sec. 30. Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph a, 19 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2014, is 20 amended by striking the subparagraph division. 21 Sec. 31. Section 331.756, subsection 51, Code 2014, is 22 amended by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 32. Section 331.802, subsection 3, paragraph k, Code 24 2014, is amended to read as follows: 25 k. Death of a person committed or admitted to , committed to, 26 or placed at a state mental health institute, a state resource 27 center, or the state training school , or the Iowa juvenile 28 home . 29 Sec. 33. Section 357H.1, subsection 1, Code 2014, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 1. The board of supervisors of a county with less than 32 twenty thousand residents, not counting persons admitted or to, 33 committed to , or placed at an institution enumerated in section 34 218.1 or 904.102 , based upon the 2000 certified federal census, 35 -16- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 16/ 17
S.F. 2322 and with a private lake development shall designate an area 1 surrounding the lake, if it is an unincorporated area of the 2 county, a rural improvement zone upon receipt of a petition 3 pursuant to section 357H.2 , and upon the board’s determination 4 that the area is in need of improvements. 5 DIVISION III 6 EFFECTIVE DATE 7 Sec. 34. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed 8 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 -17- SF 2322 (3) 85 jp/rj/jh 17/ 17