This text of Iowa § 235A.1 (Child abuse prevention program) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
1. a. A program for the prevention of child abuse is established within the department
of health and human services. Any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for child
abuse prevention shall be used by the department solely for the purposes of child abuse
prevention and shall not be expended for treatment or other service delivery programs
regularly maintained by the department. Moneys appropriated for child abuse prevention
shall be used by the department through contract with an agency or organization which
shall administer the funds with maximum use of voluntary administrative services for the
following:
(1)Matching federal funds to purchase services relating to community-based programs
for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(2)Funding the establishment or expansion of
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1. a. A program for the prevention of child abuse is established within the department
of health and human services. Any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for child
abuse prevention shall be used by the department solely for the purposes of child abuse
prevention and shall not be expended for treatment or other service delivery programs
regularly maintained by the department. Moneys appropriated for child abuse prevention
shall be used by the department through contract with an agency or organization which
shall administer the funds with maximum use of voluntary administrative services for the
following:
(1) Matching federal funds to purchase services relating to community-based programs
for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(2) Funding the establishment or expansion of community-based prevention projects or
educational programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
(3) Studying and evaluating community-based prevention projects and educational
programs for the problems of families and children.
b. Funds for the programs or projects shall be applied for and received by a
community-based entity.
2. The director of health and human services may accept grants, gifts, and bequests
from any source for the purposes designated in subsection 1. The director shall remit funds
received to the treasurer of state who shall deposit the funds in the general fund of the state
for the use of the child abuse prevention program.
[82 Acts, ch 1259, §1]