S.F. 2195 Section 1. Section 232.116, Code 2018, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. In considering whether to terminate 3 the rights of a parent under this section when the grounds are 4 based on the child having been adjudicated a child in need of 5 assistance under section 232.96, any report or statement made 6 or evidence provided to the court by the department of human 7 services shall be corroborated by additional evidence provided 8 by an independent source and shall not alone be sufficient to 9 sustain the petition for termination of parental rights. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to the termination of the parent-child 14 relationship under Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice) 15 relating to a child who has been adjudicated a child in need 16 of assistance. The bill provides that in considering whether 17 to terminate the rights of a parent when the grounds for 18 termination are based on the child having been adjudicated 19 a child in need of assistance, any report or statement made 20 or evidence provided to the court by the department of human 21 services shall be corroborated by additional evidence provided 22 by an independent source and shall not alone be sufficient to 23 sustain the petition for termination of parental rights. 24 -1- LSB 6099XS (2) 87 pf/jh 1/ 1