House File 2566 - Reprinted



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                           RESOURCES

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2108)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to placement of a juvenile in the state training
  2    school or other facility.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5735HV 81
  5 jm/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph e,
  1  2 subparagraph (2), Code Supplement 2005, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    (2)  The child has committed an act which is a crime
  1  5 against a person and which would be an aggravated misdemeanor
  1  6 or a felony if the act were committed by an adult.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  STATE JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS == POPULATION STUDY.
  1  8 An analysis of the juveniles placed at the Iowa juvenile home
  1  9 and the state training school shall be conducted by the
  1 10 division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the
  1 11 department of human rights with the cooperation and assistance
  1 12 of the department of human services.  The analysis shall
  1 13 address the backgrounds, demographic aspects, and factors
  1 14 involved with the placement of children at the institutions
  1 15 over a period of time identified in the analysis.  The purpose
  1 16 of the analysis is to identify any trends or patterns that
  1 17 exist in the children's admissions, referrals, treatment
  1 18 received, outcomes, or behaviors exhibited by the children
  1 19 upon departure from an institution.  The division shall
  1 20 provide an initial report on the analysis during the fiscal
  1 21 year beginning July 1, 2006, progress updates, and a final
  1 22 report when the analysis is completed.
  1 23 HF 2566
  1 24 jm:nh/es/25