Text: HF00132 Text: HF00134 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.69, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The classes of persons enumerated in this subsection shall 1 4 make a report within twenty-four hours and as provided in 1 5 section 232.70, of cases of child abuse. In addition, the 1 6 classes of persons enumerated in this subsection shall make a 1 7 report of abuse of a child who is undertwelvesixteen years 1 8 of age and may make a report of abuse of a child who istwelve1 9 sixteen 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 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill increases the child age for mandatory reporting 1 16 of suspected child sexual abuse perpetrated by a person other 1 17 than the person responsible for the care of the child. 1 18 Under current law, a finding of child abuse requires that 1 19 the abuse results from the act or omissions of a "person 1 20 responsible for the care of a child", which is a defined term. 1 21 The term includes a parent, guardian, foster parent, relative, 1 22 other person with whom the child resides, care provider, or 1 23 other person who assumes care or supervision of a child. 1 24 However, mandatory reporters are required by law to report 1 25 suspected child sex abuse of a child who is under age 12 by a 1 26 person who is not a caretaker of the child and may report such 1 27 abuse for older children. Under Code section 232.70, the 1 28 department of human services is required to refer reports of 1 29 suspected sexual abuse of a child by a noncaretaker to the 1 30 appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to 1 31 investigate the allegation. 1 32 The bill increases the child age for mandatory reporting of 1 33 suspected sexual abuse of a child by a noncaretaker from under 1 34 age 12 to under age 16. 1 35 LSB 1971YH 80 2 1 jp/cf/24
Text: HF00132 Text: HF00134 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 2003 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Thu Mar 6 02:30:14 CST 2003
URL: /DOCS/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00100/HF00133/030206.html
jhf