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1 1 Section 1. Section 232.99, subsection 3, Code 2001, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. In the initial dispositional hearing, any hearing held
1 4 under section 232.103, and any dispositional review or
1 5 permanency hearing, the court shall inquire of the parties as
1 6 to the sufficiency of the services being provided and whether
1 7 additional services are needed to facilitate the safe return
1 8 of the child to the child's home. If the court determines
1 9 such services are needed, the court shall order the services
1 10 to be provided. The court shall advise the parties in person
1 11 that failure to identify a deficiency in services or to
1 12 request additional services may preclude the party from
1 13 challenging the sufficiency of the services in a termination
1 14 of parent-child relationship proceeding.
1 15 Sec. 2. Section 232.101, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 16 the following new subsection:
1 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The initial dispositional review
1 18 hearing for an order entered in accordance with this section
1 19 shall be held no later than six months from the date the order
1 20 was entered and shall not be waived or continued. A
1 21 subsequent dispositional review hearing for such an order
1 22 shall be held no later than twelve months from the latest
1 23 dispositional review hearing and shall not be waived or
1 24 continued. At each dispositional review hearing, the court
1 25 shall advise the parties in person that failure to identify a
1 26 deficiency in services or to request additional services may
1 27 preclude the party from challenging the sufficiency of the
1 28 services in a termination of parent-child relationship
1 29 proceeding.
1 30 EXPLANATION
1 31 This bill relates to child in need of assistance (CINA)
1 32 dispositional and review hearings.
1 33 Code section 232.99, relating to the dispositional hearing
1 34 following the entry of a finding that a child is a CINA, is
1 35 amended. The bill provides that a current requirement for the
2 1 court to advise the parties regarding failure to identify a
2 2 deficiency in services, as it relates to later termination of
2 3 parent-child relationship proceedings, must be made to the
2 4 parties in person.
2 5 A similar requirement for the court to provide advice to
2 6 parties in person is included in a new subsection under Code
2 7 section 232.101, relating to a dispositional order for
2 8 retention of custody of a child by the child's parent,
2 9 guardian, or custodian following entry of a CINA finding. In
2 10 addition, the bill provides that the initial review hearing
2 11 for such a dispositional order must be held within six months
2 12 of the order's entry and subsequent review hearings must be
2 13 held within 12 months. These review hearings cannot be waived
2 14 or continued.
2 15 LSB 6388HH 79
2 16 jp/pj/5
Text: HF02285 Text: HF02287 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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