234.4 Education of children in departmental programs.
If the department of human services has custody or has other responsibility for a child based upon the child’s involvement in a departmental program involving foster care, preadoption or adoption, or subsidized guardianship placement and the child is subject to the compulsory attendance law under chapter 299, the department shall fulfill the responsibilities outlined in section 299.1 and other responsibilities under federal and state law regarding the child’s school attendance. As part of fulfilling the responsibilities described in this section, if the department has custody or other responsibility for placement and care of a child and the child transfers to a different school during or immediately preceding the period of custody or other responsibility, within the first six weeks of the transfer date the department shall assess the student’s degree of success in adjusting to the different school.
2009 Acts, ch 120, §4
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 234 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Section 234.2 - Division created.
Section 234.3 - Child welfare advisory committee.
Section 234.4 - Education of children in departmental programs.
Section 234.6 - Powers and duties of the administrator.
Section 234.7 - Department duties.
Section 234.8 - Fees for child welfare services.
Section 234.12 - Department to provide food programs.
Section 234.12A - Electronic benefits transfer program.
Section 234.13 - Fraudulent practices relating to food programs.
Section 234.14 - Federal grants.
Section 234.21 - Services to be offered.
Section 234.22 - Extent of services.
Section 234.23 - Charge for services.
Section 234.24 - Services may be refused.
Section 234.25 - Language to be used.
Section 234.26 - Construction.
Section 234.28 - Obscenity laws not applicable.
Section 234.35 - When state to pay foster care costs.
Section 234.37 - Department may establish accounts for certain children.
Section 234.38 - Foster care reimbursement rates.
Section 234.39 - Responsibility for cost of services.
Section 234.40 - Corporal punishment.
Section 234.41 - Tort actions.
Section 234.42 - Foster care review committees — confidentiality.
Section 234.45 - Iowa marriage initiative grant fund.