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House File 113 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to the state public defender pilot project for
child welfare legal representation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13B.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as
follows:
13B.13 State public defender pilot project — child welfare
legal representation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the
contrary, for each fiscal year for the period beginning July 1,
2020, and ending June 30, 2024 2025, the state public defender
may establish a pilot project to implement innovative models
of legal representation in order to assist families involved
in the child welfare system. The state public defender shall
have sole discretion to establish and implement the pilot
project. The state public defender may implement the new
pilot project in up to six sixteen counties throughout the
state. The purpose of the pilot project is to implement and
study innovative ways, through a team approach or through other
methods, to achieve positive outcomes for families, reduce
trauma to young children, and deliver financial benefits to
families and their communities. The state public defender
may coordinate with other agencies and organizations to
implement the pilot project, seek grant funding, and measure
the results. The state public defender may appoint an attorney
to represent an indigent person prior to initiation of formal
proceedings, without court order, if such representation is
deemed appropriate by the state public defender and relates to
the purposes of the pilot project.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 113, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2023______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernoras/rh
child welfare legal representation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13B.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as
follows:
13B.13 State public defender pilot project — child welfare
legal representation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the
contrary, for each fiscal year for the period beginning July 1,
2020, and ending June 30, 2024 2025, the state public defender
may establish a pilot project to implement innovative models
of legal representation in order to assist families involved
in the child welfare system. The state public defender shall
have sole discretion to establish and implement the pilot
project. The state public defender may implement the new
pilot project in up to six sixteen counties throughout the
state. The purpose of the pilot project is to implement and
study innovative ways, through a team approach or through other
methods, to achieve positive outcomes for families, reduce
trauma to young children, and deliver financial benefits to
families and their communities. The state public defender
may coordinate with other agencies and organizations to
implement the pilot project, seek grant funding, and measure
the results. The state public defender may appoint an attorney
to represent an indigent person prior to initiation of formal
proceedings, without court order, if such representation is
deemed appropriate by the state public defender and relates to
the purposes of the pilot project.
______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House______________________________
AMY SINCLAIRPresident of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 113, Ninetieth General Assembly.______________________________
MEGHAN NELSONChief Clerk of the HouseApproved _______________, 2023______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernoras/rh