Bill Text: IA SF2188 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the renewal period for foster care licensing. (Formerly SSB 3080.) Effective 7-1-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-30 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 701. [SF2188 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2188-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the renewal period for foster care licensing. (Formerly SSB 3080.) Effective 7-1-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-30 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 701. [SF2188 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2188-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3080)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
renewal
period
for
foster
care
1
licensing.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
An
individual
or
an
agency
shall
apply
for
a
license
3
by
completing
an
application
to
the
administrator
upon
forms
4
furnished
by
the
administrator.
The
administrator
shall
issue
5
or
reissue
a
license
if
the
administrator
determines
that
the
6
applicant
or
licensee
is
or
upon
commencing
operation
will
7
provide
child
foster
care
in
compliance
with
this
chapter
.
A
8
An
initial
license
for
an
individual
is
valid
for
one
year
from
9
the
date
of
issuance.
After
the
first
two
years
of
licensure,
10
a
license
for
an
individual
is
valid
for
two
years
from
the
11
most
recent
date
of
issuance
except
that
the
administrator,
12
within
the
administrator’s
discretion
and
based
upon
the
13
performance
of
the
licensee,
may
require
annual
renewal
of
14
the
license
or
may
issue
a
provisional
license
pursuant
to
15
subsection
3.
A
license
for
an
agency
is
valid
for
up
to
three
16
years
from
the
date
of
issuance
for
the
period
determined
by
17
the
administrator
in
accordance
with
administrative
rules
18
providing
criteria
for
making
the
determination.
The
license
19
shall
state
on
its
face
the
name
of
the
licensee,
the
type
of
20
facility,
the
particular
premises
for
which
the
license
is
21
issued,
and
the
number
of
children
who
may
be
cared
for
by
22
the
facility
on
the
premises
at
one
time.
The
license
shall
23
be
posted
in
a
conspicuous
place
in
the
physical
plant
of
the
24
facility,
except
that
if
the
facility
is
in
a
single-family
25
home
the
license
may
be
kept
where
it
is
readily
available
for
26
examination
upon
request.
27
Sec.
2.
Section
237.5A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
28
follows:
29
237.5A
Foster
parent
training.
30
1.
As
a
condition
for
initial
licensure,
each
individual
31
licensee
shall
complete
thirty
hours
of
foster
parent
32
training
offered
or
approved
by
the
department.
However,
33
if
the
licensee
has
completed
relevant
training
or
has
a
34
combination
of
completed
relevant
training
and
experience,
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and
the
department
deems
such
training
or
combination
to
be
1
an
acceptable
equivalent
to
all
or
a
portion
of
the
initial
2
licensure
training
requirement,
or
based
upon
the
circumstances
3
of
the
child
and
the
licensee
the
department
finds
there
is
4
other
good
cause,
the
department
may
waive
all
or
a
portion
5
of
the
training
requirement.
Prior
to
annual
renewal
of
6
licensure,
each
individual
licensee
shall
also
annually
7
complete
six
hours
of
foster
parent
training.
The
training
8
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
physical
care,
education,
9
learning
disabilities,
referral
to
and
receipt
of
necessary
10
professional
services,
behavioral
assessment
and
modification,
11
self-assessment,
self-living
skills,
and
biological
parent
12
contact.
An
individual
licensee
may
complete
the
training
as
13
part
of
an
approved
training
program
offered
by
a
public
or
14
private
agency
with
expertise
in
the
provision
of
child
foster
15
care
or
in
related
subject
areas.
The
department
shall
adopt
16
rules
to
implement
and
enforce
this
training
requirement.
17
2.
A
licensee
who
is
unable
to
complete
six
hours
of
foster
18
parent
training
annually
prior
to
annual
licensure
renewal
19
because
the
licensee
is
engaged
in
active
duty
in
the
military
20
service
shall
be
considered
to
be
in
compliance
with
the
21
training
requirement
for
annual
licensure
renewal.
22
Sec.
3.
RULES.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
23
rules
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
Act.
24
EXPLANATION
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
renewal
period
for
foster
care
26
licensing.
The
bill
amends
Code
section
237.5
to
increase
27
the
time
period
a
foster
care
license
for
an
individual
is
28
valid
from
one
year
to
two
years
after
the
individual
has
been
29
licensed
for
an
initial
two-year
period.
However,
the
bill
30
provides
that
an
administrator
of
the
department
of
human
31
services,
as
defined
by
Code
chapter
237,
may
require
annual
32
renewal
of
the
individual
license
or
may
issue
a
provisional
33
license
even
after
the
initial
two-year
period
of
licensure
34
within
the
administrator’s
discretion
based
upon
performance
of
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the
licensee.
The
bill
provides
that
an
individual
licensee
1
shall
complete
six
hours
of
foster
parent
training
prior
to
2
licensure
renewal
rather
than
completing
six
hours
of
training
3
prior
to
the
annual
licensure
renewal.
4
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
to
adopt
5
rules
to
implement
the
Act.
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