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House File 2552

Partial Bill History

Bill Introduced: H.J. 515
Committee Report Issued: S.J. 609
Passed House: H.J. 749
Passed Senate: S.J. 808
Signed by Governor: H.J. 1190
Complete Bill History

Bill Text

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  1  1                                            HOUSE FILE 2552     
  1  2 
  1  3                             AN ACT
  1  4 RELATING TO INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
  1  5    CHILD ABUSE ASSESSMENT.  
  1  6 
  1  7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  1  8 
  1  9    Section 1.  Section 232.71B, subsection 4, paragraph e,
  1 10 Code Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1 11    e.  An interview of the person alleged to have committed
  1 12 the child abuse, if the person's identity and location are
  1 13 known,.  The offer of an interview shall be made to the person
  1 14 prior to any consideration or determination being made that
  1 15 the person committed the alleged abuse.  The purpose of the
  1 16 interview shall be to afford provide the person with the
  1 17 opportunity to address the explain or rebut the allegations of
  1 18 the child abuse report or other allegations made during the
  1 19 assessment.  The interview shall be conducted, or an
  1 20 opportunity for an interview shall be provided, prior to a
  1 21 determination of child abuse being made.  The court may waive
  1 22 the requirement of to offer the interview only for good cause.
  1 23 The person offered an interview or the person's attorney may
  1 24 decline to be interviewed.
  1 25    Sec. 2.  Section 235A.13, subsection 10, Code 2001, is
  1 26 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 27    NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  A recording made of an interview
  1 28 conducted under chapter 232 in association with a child abuse
  1 29 assessment.  
  1 30 
  1 31 
  1 32                                                             
  1 33                               BRENT SIEGRIST
  1 34                               Speaker of the House
  1 35 
  2  1 
  2  2                                                             
  2  3                               MARY E. KRAMER
  2  4                               President of the Senate
  2  5 
  2  6    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
  2  7 is known as House File 2552, Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
  2  8 
  2  9 
  2 10                                                             
  2 11                               MARGARET THOMSON
  2 12                               Chief Clerk of the House
  2 13 Approved                , 2002
  2 14 
  2 15 
  2 16                            
  2 17 THOMAS J. VILSACK
  2 18 Governor

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