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1 1 SENATE FILE 2359
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 PROVIDING FOR A REVIEW OF JUVENILE JUSTICE PROVISIONS
1 5 INVOLVING CHILD PROTECTION BY THE CITIZENS' AIDE AND
1 6 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1 7
1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 9
1 10 Section 1. CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM REVIEW.
1 11 1. The citizens' aide shall conduct a review of the
1 12 state's child protection system in accordance with this
1 13 section. The review shall encompass all aspects of the
1 14 system, including child abuse reporting, investigation, and
1 15 assessment, child removal, child in need of assistance
1 16 proceedings, review and appeals, and termination of parental
1 17 rights. The purpose of review is to determine whether the
1 18 current system adequately provides fairness and due process
1 19 protections for all persons involved with the system.
1 20 2. The review may include but is not limited to all of the
1 21 following:
1 22 a. Surveys of attorneys experienced in representing
1 23 subjects of child abuse investigations and assessments and in
1 24 child welfare and family law.
1 25 b. Surveys of persons who have been the subject of a child
1 26 abuse investigation or assessment.
1 27 c. Reviews of known complaints concerning the system.
1 28 d. Reviews of previous testimony and submissions by
1 29 critics and proponents of the system to legislative,
1 30 administrative, and other bodies organized to provide
1 31 oversight of the child protection system. In addition, the
1 32 review may include review of the reports and findings of these
1 33 bodies.
1 34 e. Review of legal information concerning child protection
1 35 including state and federal statutory requirements, rules,
2 1 regulations, and policies, judicial decisions including
2 2 dissenting opinions, and opinions of the attorney general.
2 3 f. Interviews of recognized critics and supporters of the
2 4 child protection system.
2 5 g. Use of focus groups to refine the issues for
2 6 consideration.
2 7 h. Random sample reviews of closed child abuse
2 8 investigations and assessments.
2 9 3. The citizens' aide may appoint a project team or
2 10 contract for a project team to perform the review. Any
2 11 project team shall include persons with skills and knowledge
2 12 concerning child welfare and juvenile justice and due process
2 13 rights. The project team may include an attorney, an
2 14 authority on social work, and a skilled general investigator
2 15 or a paralegal. The citizens' aide may also utilize a broad-
2 16 based advisory group.
2 17 4. The citizens' aide shall submit a report containing
2 18 findings and recommendations in accordance with chapter 2C to
2 19 the department of human services, chief juvenile court officer
2 20 of each judicial district, governor, and general assembly.
2 21 The report shall be submitted on or before February 1, 1999.
2 22 5. Implementation of this section is subject to
2 23 authorization of funding for the purposes of this section by
2 24 the legislative council.
2 25 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 26 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 27
2 28
2 29
2 30 MARY E. KRAMER
2 31 President of the Senate
2 32
2 33
2 34
2 35 RON J. CORBETT
3 1 Speaker of the House
3 2
3 3 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
3 4 is known as Senate File 2359, Seventy-seventh General Assembly.
3 5
3 6
3 7
3 8 MARY PAT GUNDERSON
3 9 Secretary of the Senate
3 10 Approved , 1998
3 11
3 12
3 13
3 14 TERRY E. BRANSTAD
3 15 Governor
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