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HF276 • 2026

A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
TUREK
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 273 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 273 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act creating a study committee to consider the establishment of a state training school for females under the age of eighteen.

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House

File

276

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

276

BY

TUREK

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

creating

a

study

committee

to

consider

the

establishment

1

of

a

state

training

school

for

females

under

the

age

of

2

eighteen.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

STUDY

1

COMMITTEE

FOR

STATE

TRAINING

SCHOOL

FOR

FEMALES

UNDER

THE

AGE

2

OF

EIGHTEEN.

3

1.

The

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

convene

4

a

study

committee

to

meet

during

the

2025

legislative

interim

5

to

examine

the

feasibility

of

establishing

a

state

training

6

school

for

females

under

the

age

of

eighteen.

7

2.

The

study

committee

shall,

at

a

minimum,

examine

8

issues

relating

to

costs,

potential

locations

for

the

school,

9

potential

programs

to

be

offered,

and

estimated

timeline

for

10

the

school

to

become

operational.

11

3.

The

membership

of

the

committee

shall

consist

of,

at

12

a

minimum,

a

representative

from

the

department

of

health

13

and

human

services,

a

representative

from

the

state

training

14

school

at

Eldora,

a

children’s

behavioral

health

specialist

15

with

expertise

related

to

females

under

eighteen

years

of

age,

16

an

educator

with

experience

teaching

females

under

eighteen

17

years

of

age

with

behavioral

health

issues,

and

an

expert

18

with

knowledge

of

providing

transitional

services

to

children

19

leaving

long-term

placement

in

juvenile

correction

facilities.

20

4.

The

study

committee

shall

submit

a

report

with

the

21

committee’s

findings

and

recommendations

to

the

general

22

assembly

and

to

the

governor

no

later

than

December

15,

2025.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

directs

the

department

of

health

and

human

27

services

(HHS)

to

convene

a

study

committee

to

meet

during

28

the

2025

legislative

interim

to

examine

the

feasibility

of

29

establishing

a

state

training

school

for

females

under

the

age

30

of

18.

31

The

bill

requires

the

committee,

at

a

minimum,

to

examine

32

issues

relating

to

costs,

potential

locations

for

the

school,

33

potential

programs

to

be

offered,

and

estimated

timelines

for

34

the

school

to

become

operational.

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The

bill

requires

the

membership

of

the

committee

to

consist

1

of,

at

a

minimum,

a

representative

from

HHS,

a

representative

2

from

the

state

training

school

at

Eldora,

a

children’s

3

behavioral

health

specialist

with

expertise

related

to

females

4

under

18

years

of

age,

an

educator

with

experience

teaching

5

females

under

18

years

of

age

with

behavioral

health

issues,

6

and

an

expert

with

knowledge

of

providing

transitional

services

7

to

children

leaving

long-term

placement

in

juvenile

correction

8

facilities.

9

The

bill

requires

the

study

committee

to

submit

a

report

of

10

the

committee’s

findings

and

recommendations

to

the

general

11

assembly

and

to

the

governor

no

later

than

December

15,

2025.

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