Senate File 2285 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HATCH


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring certain identity documents to be provided to
  2    children subject to a court order for out=of=home placement.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6089SS 82
  5 jp/nh/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 232.2, subsection 4, paragraph f, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2007, is amended by adding the following new
  1  3 subparagraph:
  1  4    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (3)  Provision for the department or a
  1  5 designee of the department on or before the date the child
  1  6 reaches age eighteen to provide to the child a certified copy
  1  7 of the child's birth certificate and to facilitate securing a
  1  8 federal social security card.  The fee for the certified copy
  1  9 that is otherwise chargeable under section 144.13A, 144.46, or
  1 10 331.605 shall be waived by the state or county registrar.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill relates to children who are subject to a court
  1 13 order for out=of=home placement by requiring on or before the
  1 14 date such a child reaches age 18 a certified copy of the
  1 15 child's birth certificate to be provided and facilitate
  1 16 assistance to be provided in securing a federal social
  1 17 security card.
  1 18    The requirement is applied to the department of human
  1 19 services or the department's designee and is inserted in the
  1 20 specifications for a case permanency plan required under Code
  1 21 section 232.2, the definitions section of the juvenile justice
  1 22 code.
  1 23    The bill also requires the state or county registrar to
  1 24 waive the fee for the certified copy of the birth certificate
  1 25 that would otherwise be charged by the state or county under
  1 26 Code section 144.13A, 144.46, or 331.605.
  1 27 LSB 6089SS 82
  1 28 jp/nh/5