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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 915.35, subsection 4, Code 2001, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 4. a. The purpose of a child protection assistance team 1 4 is to address the following goals in regard to cases of child 1 5 sexual abuse and physical abuse: 1 6 (1) Developing and maintaining interagency and 1 7 interprofessional cooperation and coordination in case 1 8 management and response. 1 9 (2) Implementing an interagency team and case management 1 10 approach that focuses upon the following, in priority order 1 11 beginning with the highest priority: needs of the child 1 12 victim, prosecution and civil proceedings relating to the 1 13 case, and involvement of members of the child's family who are 1 14 supportive of the child and whose interests are consistent 1 15 with the best interests of the child. 1 16 (3) Obtaining evidence that is useful for a criminal 1 17 prosecution and for protective action in civil proceedings. 1 18 (4) Providing for extensive, initial case screening and 1 19 validation procedures to ensure timely prosecution of 1 20 perpetrators of such abuse and to safeguard against false 1 21 allegations of abuse so that an innocent person may be timely 1 22 exonerated. 1 23 (5) Reducing to as few as possible the interviews of the 1 24 child victims of such abuse. 1 25 b.To the greatest extent possible, a multidisciplinaryA 1 26 child protection assistance team involving the county 1 27 attorney, law enforcement personnel, community-based child 1 28 advocacy organizations, and personnel of the department of 1 29 human services shall be utilized in investigating and 1 30 prosecuting cases involving a violation of chapter 709 or 726 1 31 or other crime committed upon a victim as defined in 1 32 subsection 1. A child protection assistance team shall be 1 33 established for each county by the county attorney. However, 1 34 by mutual agreement, two or more county attorneys may 1 35 establish a single child protection assistance team to cover a 2 1 multicounty area. A multidisciplinary team may also consult 2 2 with or include juvenile court officers, medical and mental 2 3 health professionals, physicians or other hospital-based 2 4 health professionals, court-appointed special advocates, 2 5 guardians ad litem, and members of a multidisciplinary team 2 6 created by the department of human services for child abuse 2 7 investigations. A child protection assistance team may work 2 8 cooperatively with the local community empowerment area board 2 9 established under section 28.6. The department of justice may 2 10 provide training and other assistance to support the 2 11 activities of a multidisciplinary team referred to in this 2 12 subsection. 2 13 Sec. 2. Section 331.756, Code 2001, is amended by adding 2 14 the following new subsection: 2 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 84A. Establish a child protection 2 16 assistance team in accordance with section 915.35. 2 17 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 2 18 3, shall not apply to this Act. 2 19 EXPLANATION 2 20 This bill requires establishment of county child protection 2 21 assistance teams by modifying existing law in Code section 2 22 915.35. The existing law provides for optional use of a 2 23 multidisciplinary team for investigations and prosecutions of 2 24 criminal cases involving child victims of a sexual crime under 2 25 Code chapter 709, relating to sexual abuse, or Code chapter 2 26 726, relating to protection of the family and dependent 2 27 persons, or of a forcible felony. The bill changes the name 2 28 of the team to "child protection assistance team" and requires 2 29 a team to be established for each county by the county 2 30 attorney. However, by mutual agreement, two or more county 2 31 attorneys may establish a single county protection assistance 2 32 team for a multicounty area. The bill includes a physician or 2 33 other hospital-based health professional in the list of the 2 34 persons that may be consulted by a child protection assistance 2 35 team. In addition, a team may work cooperatively with the 3 1 local community empowerment area board. 3 2 Code section 331.756 is amended to include the 3 3 establishment of a child protection assistance team in the 3 4 duties of the county attorney. 3 5 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 3 6 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 3 7 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political 3 8 subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for 3 9 the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. 3 10 Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with 3 11 any state mandate included in the bill. 3 12 LSB 1880XS 79 3 13 jp/cf/24.1
Text: SF00321 Text: SF00323 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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