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House Journal: Page 1761: Friday, April 17, 1998

15     NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  The person making the
16   application for an order shall assert facts showing
17   there is reasonable cause to believe that the child
18   cannot either be returned to the place where the child
19   was residing or placed with the parent who does not
20   have physical care of the child."
21     3.  Page 2, line 12, by inserting after the word
22   "application." the following:  "The person designated
23   by the court shall file with the court a complete
24   written report providing all details of the designee's
25   conference with the person seeking the removal order,
26   the designee's efforts to inform the parents or other
27   person legally responsible for the child's care of the
28   application, and any inquiries made by the designee to
29   aid the court in disposing of the application."
30     4.  Page 3, by inserting after line 10 the
31   following:
32     "Sec. ___.  Section 232.99, Code 1997, is amended
33   by adding the following new subsection:
34     NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  In the initial dispositional
35   hearing, any hearing held under section 232.103, and
36   any dispositional review or permanency hearing, the
37   court shall inquire of the parties as to the
38   sufficiency of the services being provided and whether
39   additional services are needed to facilitate the safe
40   return of the child to the child's home.  If the court
41   determines such services are needed, the court shall
42   order the services to be provided.  The court shall
43   advise the parties that failure to identify a
44   deficiency in services or to request additional
45   services may preclude the party from challenging the
46   sufficiency of the services in a termination of
47   parent-child relationship proceeding.
48     Sec. ___.  Section 232.102, subsection 1, paragraph
49   a, Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as
50   follows:

Page 2  

 1     a.  A parent who does not have physical care of the
 2   child, other relative, or other suitable person."
 3     5.  Page 3, by striking line 17 and inserting the
 4   following:  "welfare of the child, and that shall
 5   identify the reasonable efforts that have been".
 6     6.  Page 3, by inserting after line 19 the
 7   following:
 8     "Sec. ___.  Section 232.102, subsection 7, Code
 9   Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows:
10     7.  In any order transferring custody to the
11   department or an agency, or in orders pursuant to a
12   custody order, the court shall specify the nature and
13   category of disposition which will serve the best
14   interests of the child, and shall prescribe the means

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