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House Journal: Page 2165: Tuesday, May 2, 1995

 penalty, a delayed effective date, and a conditional effective
date, previously deferred and placed on the unfinished business
calendar.
Boddicker of Cedar offered amendment H-3832 filed by the
committee on judiciary as follows:
H-3832
 1     Amend Senate File 367, as amended, passed, and re-
 2   printed by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  By striking everything after the enacting
 4   clause and inserting the following:
 5     "Section 1.  Section 13.2, Code 1995, is amended by
 6   adding the following new subsection:
 7     NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Develop written procedures
 8   and policies to be followed by prosecuting attorneys
 9   in the prosecution of domestic abuse cases under
10   chapters 236 and 708.
11     Sec. 2.  Section 232.8, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
12   amended by adding the following new paragraph:
13     NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  The juvenile court shall have
14   jurisdiction in proceedings commenced against a child
15   pursuant to section 236.3 over which the district
16   court has waived its jurisdiction.  The juvenile court
17   shall hear the action in the manner of an adjudicatory
18   hearing under section 232.47, subject to the
19   following:
20     (1)  The juvenile court shall abide by the
21   provisions of sections 236.4 and 236.6 in holding
22   hearings and making a disposition.
23     (2)  The plaintiff is entitled to proceed pro se
24   under sections 236.3A and 236.3B.
25     Sec. 3.  Section 232.22, subsection 1, Code 1995,
26   is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
27     NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  There is probable cause to
28   believe that the child has committed a delinquent act
29   which would be domestic abuse under chapter 236 or a
30   domestic abuse assault under section 708.2A if
31   committed by an adult.
32     Sec. 4.  Section 232.29, Code 1995, is amended by
33   adding the following new subsection:
34     NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  An informal adjustment
35   agreement regarding a child who has been placed in
36   detention under section 232.22, subsection 1,
37   paragraph "f", may include a provision that the child
38   voluntarily participate in a batterers' treatment
39   program under section 708.2B.
40     Sec. 5.  Section 232.46, Code 1995, is amended by
41   adding the following new subsection:
42     NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  A consent decree entered
43   regarding a child placed in detention under section
44   232.22, subsection 1, paragraph "f", shall require the
45   child to attend a batterers' treatment program under
46   section 708.2B.  The second time the child fails to
47   attend the batterers' treatment as required by the

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