28.1 - DEFINITIONS.
28.1 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:
1. "Community empowerment area" means a geographic area
designated in accordance with this chapter.
2. "Community empowerment area board" or "community
board" means the board for a community empowerment area created in
accordance with this chapter.
3. "Decategorization project" means a decategorization of
child welfare and juvenile justice funding project operated under
section 232.188.
4. "Early care", "early care services", or "early care
system" means the programs, services, support, or other assistance
made available to a parent or other person who is involved with
addressing the health and education needs of a child from birth
through age five. "Early care", "early care services", or
"early care system" includes but is not limited to public and
private efforts and formal and informal settings.
5. "Iowa empowerment board" or "Iowa board" means the
Iowa empowerment board created in section 28.3. Section History: Recent Form
98 Acts, ch 1206, §2, 20
C99, §7I.1
99 Acts, ch 190, §1, 19, 20
CS99, §28.1
2005 Acts, ch 148, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1157, §1