Establishes an early childhood and family services system in Iowa, including advisory councils and a fund for child abuse prevention.
The bill creates an early childhood and family services (ECFS) system in Iowa, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It establishes ECFS districts and advisory councils to oversee the system. The bill also creates an ECFS system fund for child abuse prevention. It transitions administration of home visiting services from the early childhood Iowa initiative to the ECFS system and evaluates the initiative's operations. The bill repeals the child abuse prevention program and fund, redirecting their functions to the ECFS system.
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