§ 237.16 — Child advocacy board — staff

Iowa § 237.16

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 237: CHILD FOSTER CARE FACILITIES

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1. The child advocacy board is created within the department. The state board consists of
nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate and directly
responsible to the governor. One member shall be an active court appointed special advocate
volunteer, one member shall be an active member of a local citizen foster care review board,
and one member shall be a judicial branch employee or judicial officer appointed from
nominees submitted by the judicial branch. The appointment is for a term of four years that
begins and ends as provided in section 69.19. Vacancies on the state board shall be filled in
the same manner as original appointments are made.
2. The members of the state board shall annually select a chairperson, vice chairperson,
and other officers the members deem necessary. The members may be entitled to receive
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties, subject to available funding. Each member of the board may also be eligible to
receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. The state board shall meet as necessary.
3. An employee of the department, an employee of a child-placing agency, an employee of
an agency with which the department contracts for services for children under foster care, a
foster parent providing foster care, or an employee of the district court is not eligible to serve
on the state board. However, the judicial branch employee or judicial officer appointed from
nominees submitted by the judicial branch in accordance with subsection 1 shall be eligible
to serve on the state board.
4. The department shall develop written protocols detailing the responsibilities of the
department with regard to children under the purview of the state board. The protocols shall
be reviewed by the department on an annual basis.
5. The director shall employ appropriate staff for the state board in accordance with
available funding.