The administrator of the division of child and family services may have the additional following duties, powers and responsibilities:
 1. Develop a program of basic education, recreation, career and technical training and guidance for social adjustment.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 217.9

  • Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Administer programs and statutes involved with child placement, employment and supervision of state boards.
 3. Prepare a budget and such report or reports as required by law or as directed by the director.
 4. Develop a program in corrective institutions for juveniles designed to rehabilitate the inmates and patients and institute a program of placement and parole supervision for all parolees of said corrective institutions for juveniles.