235A.1 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. - Iowa Statutes

235A.1 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 1. a. A program for the prevention of child abuse is established within the state department of human services. Any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for child abuse prevention shall be used by the department of human services 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) To study and evaluate 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 volunteer coalition or council. 2. The director of human services may accept grants, gifts, and bequests from any source for the purposes designated in subsection 1. The director shall remit funds so received to the treasurer of state who shall deposit them in the general fund of the state for the use of the child abuse prevention program. 3. The child abuse prevention program advisory council is created consisting of five members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor. Two members shall be appointed on the basis of expertise in the area of child abuse and neglect, and three members shall be private citizens. The council shall select its own chairperson. Members of the council are entitled to receive actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. A member of the council may also be eligible to receive an additional expense allowance as provided in section 7E.6. 4. The advisory council shall: a. Advise the director of human services and the administrator of the division of the department of human services responsible for child and family programs regarding expenditures of funds received for the child abuse prevention program. b. Review the implementation and effectiveness of legislation and administrative rules concerning the child abuse prevention program. c. Recommend changes in legislation and administrative rules to the general assembly and the appropriate administrative officials. d. Require reports from state agencies and other entities as necessary to perform its duties. e. Receive and review complaints from the public concerning the operation and management of the child abuse prevention program. f. Approve grant proposals.          Section History: EarForm [82 Acts, ch 1259, § 1]          Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 87 Acts, ch 153, §8; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263 Referred to in § 144.13A, 235A.2