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(Iowa) -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs a new law to reform foster care training.
The new law allows foster care training to be tailored to make sure parents have the skills required to care for foster children rather than meeting a fixed number of training hours. The law also reduces barriers that can discourage qualified people from becoming foster parents.
Governor Reynolds also signed a joint proclamation with the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF) supporting its national effort to overhaul the ratio of foster homes to the number of children in the foster care system. ACF's "A Home for Every Child" initiative is working to ensure that every foster child can be placed in a secure and loving home and that caregivers receive the support they need. Iowa is the 9th state to join the initiative.