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Iowa is changing its approach to foster parent training, shifting to a competency-based model tailored to the needs of individual children rather than requiring a fixed number of training hours. The change is part of legislation signed on April 7, 2026.

The legislation, Iowa Senate File 2096: Relating To Foster Parent Training Requirements For The Licensure Of Individual Child Foster Care Providers, eliminates the requirement that foster parents complete 30 hours of pre-service training and six hours of annual continuing education. Instead, the law allows the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to customize training requirements and . . .

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Weekly News Wire | April 22, 2026

Iowa Shifts Foster Parent Training To Competency-Based Model To Expand Caregiver Capacity

Iowa is changing its approach to foster parent training, shifting to a competency-based model tailored to the needs of individual children rather than requiring a fixed number of training hours. The change is part of legislation signed on April 7, 2026.

The legislation, Iowa Senate File 2096: Relating To Foster Parent Training Requirements For The Licensure Of Individual Child Foster Care Providers, eliminates the requirement that foster parents complete 30 hours of pre-service training and six hours of annual continuing education. Instead, the law allows the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to customize training requirements and . . .

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