Bill Text: IA SF2195 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa Senate Bill 2195 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the corroboration of certain evidence provided in a termination of parental rights proceeding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Edler. S.J. 277. [SF2195 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2195-Introduced.html


Senate File 2195 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  SCHULTZ

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the corroboration of certain evidence
  2    provided in a termination of parental rights proceeding.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 232.116, Code 2018, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  In considering whether to terminate
  1  4 the rights of a parent under this section when the grounds are
  1  5 based on the child having been adjudicated a child in need of
  1  6 assistance under section 232.96, any report or statement made
  1  7 or evidence provided to the court by the department of human
  1  8 services shall be corroborated by additional evidence provided
  1  9 by an independent source and shall not alone be sufficient to
  1 10 sustain the petition for termination of parental rights.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 14    This bill relates to the termination of the parent=child
  1 15 relationship under Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice)
  1 16 relating to a child who has been adjudicated a child in need
  1 17 of assistance.  The bill provides that in considering whether
  1 18 to terminate the rights of a parent when the grounds for
  1 19 termination are based on the child having been adjudicated
  1 20 a child in need of assistance, any report or statement made
  1 21 or evidence provided to the court by the department of human
  1 22 services shall be corroborated by additional evidence provided
  1 23 by an independent source and shall not alone be sufficient to
  1 24 sustain the petition for termination of parental rights.
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