Bill Text: IA HSB45 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to a juvenile court's ability to suspend proceedings in child in need of assistance cases.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-30 - Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 2-0. [HSB45 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB45-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
45
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
juvenile
court’s
ability
to
suspend
1
proceedings
in
child
in
need
of
assistance
cases.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
232.95A
Suspended
proceedings.
1
At
any
time
after
the
filing
of
a
petition
and
prior
to
entry
2
of
an
order
of
adjudication
pursuant
to
section
232.96,
the
3
court
may
suspend
the
proceedings
on
motion
of
any
party
and
4
continue
the
case
subject
to
terms
and
conditions
established
5
by
the
court
to
assure
the
proper
care
and
protection
of
the
6
child.
Such
terms
and
conditions
may
include
the
supervision
7
of
the
child
and
of
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
by
8
the
department,
juvenile
court
office,
or
other
appropriate
9
agency
designated
by
the
court.
The
maximum
duration
of
any
10
term
or
condition
of
a
suspended
proceeding
shall
be
twelve
11
months
unless
the
court
finds
at
a
hearing
held
during
the
last
12
month
of
that
period
that
exceptional
circumstances
require
13
an
extension
of
the
term
or
condition
for
an
additional
six
14
months.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
allows
a
juvenile
court
to
enter
an
order
19
suspending
proceedings
in
child
in
need
of
assistance
cases
any
20
time
after
the
filing
of
a
petition
and
prior
to
an
order
of
21
adjudication
upon
motion
of
any
party.
A
suspension
shall
be
22
subject
to
terms
and
conditions
established
by
the
court
which
23
may
include
the
supervision
of
the
child
and
of
the
parent,
24
guardian,
or
custodian
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
25
services,
juvenile
court
office,
or
other
appropriate
agency
26
designated
by
the
court.
The
duration
of
any
term
or
condition
27
of
a
suspended
judgment
cannot
exceed
12
months
unless
the
28
court
finds
at
a
hearing
held
during
the
last
month
of
that
29
period
that
exceptional
circumstances
require
an
extension
of
30
the
term
or
condition
for
an
additional
six
months.
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