Senate File 2162 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2162 BY SEGEBART A BILL FOR An Act relating to a hearing concerning the temporary removal 1 of a child from the home. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6049XS (4) 88 as/rh
S.F. 2162 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— HEARING FOR 1 TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM HOME. The department of human 2 services shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to 3 chapter 17A to allow a child’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, 4 adult siblings, guardian, and foster parents to testify at a 5 hearing concerning the temporary removal of the child from the 6 home of the child’s parents or the home where the child has 7 been placed by the department. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to a hearing concerning the temporary 12 removal of a child from the home. 13 The bill directs the department of human services to amend 14 its administrative rules to allow a child’s grandparents, 15 aunts, uncles, adult siblings, guardian, and foster parents to 16 testify at a hearing concerning the temporary removal of the 17 child from the home of the child’s parents or the home where 18 the child has been placed by the department. 19 -1- LSB 6049XS (4) 88 as/rh 1/ 1