House File 276 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 276 BY TUREK A BILL FOR An Act creating a study committee to consider the establishment 1 of a state training school for females under the age of 2 eighteen. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2029YH (1) 91 dg/ko
H.F. 276 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STUDY 1 COMMITTEE FOR STATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR FEMALES UNDER THE AGE 2 OF EIGHTEEN. 3 1. The department of health and human services shall convene 4 a study committee to meet during the 2025 legislative interim 5 to examine the feasibility of establishing a state training 6 school for females under the age of eighteen. 7 2. The study committee shall, at a minimum, examine 8 issues relating to costs, potential locations for the school, 9 potential programs to be offered, and estimated timeline for 10 the school to become operational. 11 3. The membership of the committee shall consist of, at 12 a minimum, a representative from the department of health 13 and human services, a representative from the state training 14 school at Eldora, a childrens behavioral health specialist 15 with expertise related to females under eighteen years of age, 16 an educator with experience teaching females under eighteen 17 years of age with behavioral health issues, and an expert 18 with knowledge of providing transitional services to children 19 leaving long-term placement in juvenile correction facilities. 20 4. The study committee shall submit a report with the 21 committees findings and recommendations to the general 22 assembly and to the governor no later than December 15, 2025. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill directs the department of health and human 27 services (HHS) to convene a study committee to meet during 28 the 2025 legislative interim to examine the feasibility of 29 establishing a state training school for females under the age 30 of 18. 31 The bill requires the committee, at a minimum, to examine 32 issues relating to costs, potential locations for the school, 33 potential programs to be offered, and estimated timelines for 34 the school to become operational. 35 -1- LSB 2029YH (1) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2
H.F. 276 The bill requires the membership of the committee to consist 1 of, at a minimum, a representative from HHS, a representative 2 from the state training school at Eldora, a childrens 3 behavioral health specialist with expertise related to females 4 under 18 years of age, an educator with experience teaching 5 females under 18 years of age with behavioral health issues, 6 and an expert with knowledge of providing transitional services 7 to children leaving long-term placement in juvenile correction 8 facilities. 9 The bill requires the study committee to submit a report of 10 the committees findings and recommendations to the general 11 assembly and to the governor no later than December 15, 2025. 12 -2- LSB 2029YH (1) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2