Complete Bill History



House File 494       



                                    HOUSE FILE       
                                    BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                        RESOURCES

                                    (SUCCESSOR TO HF 309)

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act relating to visitation or interaction with siblings
     2    by children participating in the subsidized guardianship
     3    program administered by the department of human services and
     4    including effective date provisions.
     5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM ==== SIBLING
  1  2 VISITATION.  The department of human services shall adapt the
  1  3 provisions of section 232.108 for application to the subsidized
  1  4 guardianship program in order to facilitate frequent visitation
  1  5 or ongoing interaction between children participating in
  1  6 the subsidized guardianship program for application to the
  1  7 subsidized guardianship program and the siblings of those
  1  8 children.  However, the visitation or ongoing interaction shall
  1  9 not be facilitated if the department determines the visitation
  1 10 or ongoing interaction would be detrimental to the child's
  1 11 well=being or is suspended or terminated by the court.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill requires the department of human services to
  1 16 adapt the provisions of Code section 232.108 for application
  1 17 to the subsidized guardianship program administered by
  1 18 the department in order to facilitate frequent visitation
  1 19 or ongoing interaction between children participating in
  1 20 the program and the siblings of those children.  However,
  1 21 facilitation of the visiting or interaction is not required if
  1 22 the department determines the visitation or ongoing interaction
  1 23 would be detrimental to the child's well=being or is suspended
  1 24 or terminated by the court.
  1 25    The subsidized guardianship program was approved by the
  1 26 federal government as a five=year demonstration project to
  1 27 operate from February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2012.
  1 28 However, the department ended new enrollment in the program
  1 29 effective September 1, 2010.
  1 30    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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