Section 489.3.1. Local boards.

The child advocacy board shall establish local foster care boards in judicial districts as funding is made available for that purpose. The number of local boards needed and established shall be determined by the child advocacy board. A sufficient number of boards will be established to ensure that no board shall carry a caseload larger than 100 cases.

         3.1(1) The child advocacy board is responsible under the statute for establishment of policy and procedures which must be consistent with the provisions of the statute. Local boards are required to comply with policies and procedures. If a local board does not agree with a policy or procedure, the local board may bring that issue to the child advocacy board for discussion and request a change by the board. If the child advocacy board upholds the policy, local boards must comply.

         3.1(2) Day-to-day implementation of policy is delegated by the child advocacy board to administrative staff. Staff is responsible for bringing questions about policy issues to the child advocacy board for clarification or changes of policy.

         3.1(3) Any written communication from a local review board or local board member, in the member’s capacity as a board member, to state officials or media shall be sent to the child advocacy board office and reviewed by the administrator prior to its release.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 17A.3 and 237.19.

[ARC 2322C, IAB 12/23/15, effective 1/27/16]