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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
CHILD
PLACEMENTS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
232.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
(1)
A
court
shall
not
order
placement
of
a
child
in
a
category
identified
in
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
(3),
(4),
or
(5)
without
a
specific
finding
that
placement
with
an
adult
relative
is
not
in
the
child’s
best
interests
and
providing
reasons
for
the
court’s
finding.
(2)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
under
this
subsection
to
the
contrary,
if
the
court
finds,
during
the
dispositional
hearing,
that
the
child
has
been
placed
with
an
individual
licensed
under
chapter
237
to
provide
foster
care
for
at
least
nine
months
immediately
preceding
the
dispositional
hearing,
the
court
shall
not
order
placement
of
a
child
in
a
category
identified
in
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
or
(3),
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without
a
specific
finding
that
such
placement
is
in
the
child’s
best
interests
and
providing
reasons
for
the
court’s
findings.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
1003,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor