HF 699 (LSB 1225HZ (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 699

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 476)
(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 140)

(COMPANION TO SF 285 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to juvenile justice delinquency prevention programs and services, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  232.192  Juvenile justice delinquency prevention.
   1.  Contingent on a specific appropriation for these purposes, the judicial branch shall do all of the following:
   a.  Use research and data to develop, evaluate, and administer gender-responsive, and developmentally and culturally competent, evidence-based programs and services to address the identified criminogenic needs of youth in the community throughout all stages of involvement with juvenile court services and the juvenile court including prevention, treatment, and reentry.
   b.  Develop programs targeting services that reduce or eliminate the need for out-of-home placement.
   c.  Develop services to promote continuity of care that are provided collaboratively within the community and that are delivered through planning and community groups, organizations, and resources.
   d.  Develop community-based and evidence-driven programs and services that specifically address the needs of juvenile court services and court-involved youth transitioning into adulthood.
   2.  Programs and services required by this section shall focus on community safety and be driven by validated assessments to ensure programming is matched to youth risk level and individual needs.
    Sec. 2.  2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 92, subsection 2, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 3.  REPEAL.  2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 70, is repealed.
    Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The following, being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
   1.  The section of this Act repealing 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 70.
   2.  The section of this Act amending 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 92.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   In 2022, the general assembly passed legislation repealing Code section 232.191, relating to early intervention and follow-up programs for juveniles by the department of health and human services, and enacted Code section 232.192, relating to early intervention and follow-up programs for juveniles by juvenile court services of the judicial branch. The legislation will take effect July 1, 2023. This bill replaces the enactment of Code section 232.192.
   The bill instead requires the judicial branch to, subject to available moneys, develop programs and services related to juvenile justice delinquency prevention, as set forth in the bill. The programs and services shall focus on community safety and match youth risk level and individual needs.
   The bill repeals the provision requiring juvenile court services to develop early intervention and follow-up programs that was passed by the general assembly in 2022 and would have taken effect July 1, 2023. These provisions of the bill take effect upon enactment.