216A.140 - IOWA COLLABORATION FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL -- STATE OF IOWA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
216A.140 IOWA COLLABORATION FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL -- STATE OF IOWA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the
context otherwise requires:
a. "Youth" means children and young persons who are ages six
through twenty-one years.
b. "Youth advisory council" means the state of Iowa youth
advisory council created by this section.
c. "Youth development council" means the Iowa collaboration
for youth development council created by this section.
2. Collaboration council created. An Iowa collaboration for
youth development council is created as an alliance of state agencies
that address the needs of youth in Iowa.
3. Purpose. The purpose of the youth development council is
to improve the lives and futures of Iowa's youth by doing all of the
following:
a. Adopting and applying positive youth development
principles and practices at the state and local levels.
b. Increasing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of
opportunities and services and other supports for youth.
c. Improving and coordinating state youth policy and programs
across state agencies.
4. Vision statement. All youth development activities
addressed by the youth development council shall be aligned around
the following vision statement: "All Iowa youth will be safe,
healthy, successful, and prepared for adulthood."
5. Membership. The youth development council membership
shall be determined by the council itself and shall include the
directors or chief administrators, or their designees, from the
following state agencies and programs:
a. Child advocacy board.
b. Iowa commission on volunteer service in the office of the
governor.
c. Department of education.
d. Department of human rights.
e. Department of human services.
f. Department of public health.
g. Department of workforce development.
h. Governor's office of drug control policy.
i. Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
economics.
j. Office of community empowerment in the department of
management.
6. Procedure. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth
development council shall determine its own rules of procedure and
operating policies, including but not limited to terms of members.
The youth development council may form committees or subgroups as
necessary to achieve its purpose.
7. Duties. The youth development council's duties shall
include but are not limited to all of the following:
a. Study, explore, and plan for the best approach to
structure and formalize the functions and activities of the youth
development council to meet its purpose, and make formal
recommendations for improvement to the governor and general assembly.
b. Review indicator data and identify barriers to youth
success and develop strategies to address the barriers.
c. Coordinate across agencies the state policy priorities for
youth.
d. Strengthen partnerships with the nonprofit and private
sectors to gather input, build consensus, and maximize use of
existing resources and leverage new resources to improve the lives of
youth and their families.
e. Oversee the activities of the youth advisory council.
f. Seek input from and engage the youth advisory council in
the development of more effective policies, practices, and programs
to improve the lives and futures of youth.
g. Report annually by February 1 to the governor and general
assembly.
8. State of Iowa youth advisory council. A state of Iowa
youth advisory council is created to provide input to the governor,
general assembly, and state and local policymakers on youth issues.
a. The purpose of the youth advisory council is to foster
communication among a group of engaged youth and the governor,
general assembly, and state and local policymakers regarding
programs, policies, and practices affecting youth and families; and
to advocate for youth on important issues affecting youth.
b. The youth advisory council shall consist of no more than
twenty-one youth ages fourteen through twenty years who reside in
Iowa. Membership shall be for two-year staggered terms. The
department director, or the director's designee, shall select council
members using an application process. The department director or the
director's designee shall strive to maintain a diverse council
membership and shall take into consideration race, ethnicity,
disabilities, gender, and geographic location of residence of the
applicants.
c. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth advisory
council shall determine its own rules of procedure and operating
policies, subject to approval by the department director or the
director's designee.
d. The youth advisory council shall meet at least quarterly.
9. Lead agency. The lead agency for support of the Iowa
collaboration for youth development council and the state of Iowa
youth advisory council is the department. The department shall
coordinate activities and, with funding made available to it for such
purposes, provide staff support for the youth development council and
the youth advisory council. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 53, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 179, § 35