Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-153.12 - Implementation requirements
The
(1)
Decategorization agreement . Representatives from the
department , juvenile court services, and county government within the county or
counties interested in forming a decategorization project shall develop a
written agreement to work together to implement decategorization .
(2)
Department approval. A
decategorization project must request and receive approval from the department
director.
(3)
Governance
board . A decategorization project shall be implemented by a
decategorization governance board .
a. The
department director shall ensure that each decategorization project has an
operating governance board that includes:
(1)
Representatives designated by administrators of the department and of juvenile
court services; and
(2) Officials
with the authority to represent county government in the affected county or
counties.
b.
Decategorization projects may choose to expand their governance boards to
include representatives from other entities.
(4)
Department information.
The service area manager shall provide the governance board with:
a. Information concerning the department
service area's funding allocation for department -administered child welfare
service programs; and
b. A copy of
the service area's child welfare and juvenile justice annual plan.
(5)
Juvenile justice
information. The chief juvenile court officer shall provide the
governance board with information on the judicial district's allocation of
funding for juvenile justice service programs.
(6)
Support and
coordination. The department service area manager and the chief
juvenile court officer shall:
a. Work with the
governance board throughout each state fiscal year to coordinate planning and
to target resources most effectively.
b. Regularly provide the governance board
with available data concerning child welfare and juvenile justice needs,
service trends and expenditures, child welfare and juvenile justice outcomes,
and other relevant issues.
c. Work
with the governance board to:
(1) Support
board planning and service development; and
(2) Promote effective alignment of available
financial resources to enhance preventive, family-centered, and community-based
services.
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