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Senate Study Bill 69

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 232.69, subsection 1, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    The following classes of persons enumerated in this
  1  4 subsection shall make a report within twenty-four hours and as
  1  5 provided in section 232.70, of cases of child abuse:.  In
  1  6 addition, the classes of persons enumerated in this subsection
  1  7 shall make a report of abuse of a child who is under twelve
  1  8 years of age and may make a report of abuse of a child who is
  1  9 twelve years of age or older, which would be defined as child
  1 10 abuse under section 232.68, subsection 2, paragraph "c" or
  1 11 "e", except that the abuse resulted from the acts or omissions
  1 12 of a person other than a person responsible for the care of
  1 13 the child.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 232.71, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  1 15 the following new subsection:
  1 16    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  If a report would be determined to
  1 17 constitute an allegation of child abuse as defined under
  1 18 section 232.68, subsection 2, paragraph "c" or "e", except
  1 19 that the suspected abuse resulted from the acts or omissions
  1 20 of a person other than a person responsible for the care of
  1 21 the child, the department shall refer the report to the
  1 22 appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to
  1 23 investigate the allegation.  The department shall refer the
  1 24 report orally as soon as practicable and in writing within
  1 25 seventy-two hours of receiving the report.  
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill relates to reporting of child sexual abuse.
  1 28    Code section 232.69 is amended to require mandatory
  1 29 reporters of child abuse to also report sexual abuse of a
  1 30 child who is under 12 years which would be defined as child
  1 31 abuse except that the abuse resulted from acts or omissions of
  1 32 a person other than a person responsible for the care of the
  1 33 child.  The bill also authorizes a mandatory reporter to
  1 34 report sexual abuse by this type of perpetrator of a child who
  1 35 is 12 years of age or older.  Under current law, a finding of
  2  1 child abuse requires that the abuse results from the acts or
  2  2 omissions of a "person responsible for the care of a child",
  2  3 which is a defined term.  The term includes a parent,
  2  4 guardian, foster parent, child care provider, or other person
  2  5 who assumes care or supervision of a child.  The sexual abuse
  2  6 required to be reported under the bill includes sexual abuse
  2  7 under chapter 709, incest, involvement in prostitution, or
  2  8 sexual exploitation of a minor.
  2  9    Code section 232.71 is amended to require the department of
  2 10 human services to refer reports of sexual abuse of a child
  2 11 which result from the acts or omissions of a person other than
  2 12 a person responsible for the care of a child to an appropriate
  2 13 law enforcement agency.  The referral must be made orally as
  2 14 soon as practicable and in writing within 72 hours of
  2 15 receiving the report.  
  2 16 LSB 1120DP 77
  2 17 jp/cf/24
     
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