Senate File 2416 S-5055 Amend Senate File 2416 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 232.68, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 4 2026, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. (1) “Interview” means either of the following: 6 (a) A verbal exchange between the child protection worker 7 and the child for the purpose of developing information 8 necessary to protect the child. 9 (b) A verbal exchange between a forensic interviewer at 10 a child protection center or a child advocacy center and the 11 child for the purpose of developing information necessary to 12 protect the child. 13 (2) A child protection worker or a forensic interviewer at 14 a child protection center or a child advocacy center is not 15 precluded from recording visible evidence of abuse. 16 Sec. 2. Section 232.71B, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 17 2026, is amended to read as follows: 18 b. If a report is determined not to constitute a child 19 abuse allegation or if the child abuse report is accepted 20 but assessed under the family assessment, but a criminal act 21 harming a child is alleged, the department shall immediately 22 refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency. If 23 a child abuse allegation is referred to law enforcement and the 24 child’s parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian does not 25 give permission to enter the child’s home, to interview the 26 child, or to observe the child, the court or district court 27 upon a showing of probable cause may authorize entry into the 28 child’s home, an interview with the child, or observation of 29 the child. > 30 ______________________________ JEFF REICHMAN -1- SF 2416.3176 (1) 91 dg/ko 1/ 1 #1.