House File 2252 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2252 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 616) (As Amended and Passed by the House February 22, 2022 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to programs and services under the purview 1 of the department of human services including child 2 care assistance, child and family services, foster care, 3 adoption, and the dependent adult abuse information 4 registry. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 HF 2252 (2) 89 dg/rh/md

H.F. 2252 DIVISION I 1 STATE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY 2 Section 1. Section 237A.13, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 3 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 d. The child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is absent 5 for a limited period of time due to hospitalization, physical 6 illness, or mental illness, or is present but is unable to care 7 for the child for a limited period as verified by a physician. 8 DIVISION II 9 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES —— FOSTER CARE SERVICE PAYMENTS 10 Sec. 2. Section 234.1, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended 11 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 12 following: 13 2. “Child” means either a person less than eighteen years of 14 age or a person eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of age who 15 meets all of the following conditions: 16 a. The person was placed by court order issued pursuant 17 to chapter 232 in foster care or in an institution listed in 18 section 218.1 and either of the following situations apply to 19 the person: 20 (1) After reaching eighteen years of age, the person 21 has remained continuously and voluntarily under the care 22 of an individual, as defined in section 237.1, licensed to 23 provide foster care pursuant to chapter 237 or in a supervised 24 apartment living arrangement, in this state. 25 (2) The person aged out of foster care after reaching 26 eighteen years of age and subsequently voluntarily applied for 27 placement with an individual, as defined in section 237.1, 28 licensed to provide foster care pursuant to chapter 237 or for 29 placement in a supervised apartment living arrangement, in this 30 state. 31 b. The person has demonstrated a willingness to participate 32 in case planning and to complete the responsibilities 33 prescribed in the person’s case permanency plan. 34 c. The department has made an application for the person 35 -1- HF 2252 (2) 89 dg/rh/md 1/ 5

H.F. 2252 for adult services upon a determination that it is likely the 1 person will need or be eligible for services or other support 2 from the adult services system. 3 Sec. 3. Section 234.35, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 3. Payment for foster care services provided to a child 6 who is eighteen years of age or older shall be limited to the 7 following: 8 a. For a child who is eighteen years of age, family 9 Family foster care or independent supervised apartment living 10 arrangements. 11 b. For a child who is nineteen years of age, independent 12 living arrangements. 13 c. For a child who is at imminent risk of becoming 14 homeless or failing to graduate from high school or to obtain 15 a general education development diploma, if the services are 16 in the child’s best interests interest , funding is available 17 for the services, and an appropriate alternative service is 18 unavailable. 19 Sec. 4. Section 234.35, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended 20 by striking the subsection. 21 Sec. 5. Section 237.15, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 22 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: 23 “Child receiving foster care” means a child defined in 24 section 234.1 who is described by any of the following 25 circumstances: 26 DIVISION III 27 ADOPTION 28 Sec. 6. Section 600.5, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 29 following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. If the parents of the person to be 31 adopted had their parental rights terminated pursuant to 32 chapter 232, the petition shall included the names of any known 33 siblings placed separately from the person to be adopted and 34 either the plan for ongoing contact between the siblings if 35 -2- HF 2252 (2) 89 dg/rh/md 2/ 5

H.F. 2252 a court found that continued contact is in the best interest 1 of each sibling or a statement that the court found continued 2 contact between the siblings is not in the best interest of 3 each sibling. 4 Sec. 7. Section 600.6, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. If parental rights were terminated 7 pursuant to chapter 232, a copy of any court orders concerning 8 whether ongoing contact between siblings not placed with the 9 person to be adopted is in the best interest of each sibling. 10 Sec. 8. Section 600.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2022, 11 is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 12 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) Whether the minor person to be 13 adopted was the subject of a termination of parental rights 14 proceeding pursuant to chapter 232, whether there are siblings 15 not placed with the minor person to be adopted, and whether, if 16 there are siblings, there is an ongoing relationship between 17 the siblings and the minor child to be adopted or a court order 18 finding contact between the siblings is in the best interest of 19 each sibling. 20 Sec. 9. Section 600.11, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 21 2022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 22 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (7) Any siblings of the person to be 23 adopted due to either an ongoing relationship or a court 24 finding that ongoing contact with the person to be adopted 25 is in the best interest of each sibling if the person to be 26 adopted was a minor child when the minor child’s parents had 27 their parental rights terminated pursuant to chapter 232 and 28 the person to be adopted and the person’s siblings were not 29 placed together. 30 Sec. 10. Section 600.16A, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 31 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 32 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. Subject to section 235A.15, the juvenile 33 court or court shall order the opening of the permanent 34 adoption record of the juvenile court or court, the permanent 35 -3- HF 2252 (2) 89 dg/rh/md 3/ 5

H.F. 2252 termination of parental rights record under chapter 232, or 1 both, pertaining to an adopted person who is an adult, upon 2 request of the adopted person if the parents of the adopted 3 person had their parental rights terminated pursuant to chapter 4 232. 5 DIVISION IV 6 DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE INFORMATION REGISTRY —— DISCLOSURE OF 7 INFORMATION 8 Sec. 11. Section 235B.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. If, in the course of assessment, 11 evaluation, or investigation of a report of dependent adult 12 abuse, the department determines that disclosure is necessary 13 for the protection of a dependent adult’s resources, the 14 department may disclose the initiation and status of the 15 dependent adult abuse evaluation to the dependent adult’s bank, 16 savings association, credit union, broker-dealer as defined in 17 section 502.102, subsection 4, investment advisor as defined 18 in section 502.102, subsection 15, financial advisor, or other 19 financial institution, or the administrator as defined in 20 section 502.102, subsection 1. 21 Sec. 12. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 22 2022, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs: 23 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (20) To a bank, savings association, 24 credit union, broker-dealer as defined in section 502.102, 25 subsection 4, investment advisor as defined in section 26 502.102, subsection 15, financial advisor, or other financial 27 institution as deemed necessary by the department to protect 28 the dependent adult’s resources. 29 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (21) To the social security 30 administration. 31 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (22) To the administrator as defined in 32 section 502.102, subsection 1. 33 Sec. 13. Section 235B.6, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -4- HF 2252 (2) 89 dg/rh/md 4/ 5