Bill Text: IA SSB3195 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to child endangerment and the termination of parental rights, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-02 - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Schultz. [SSB3195 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3195-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3195
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
child
endangerment
and
the
termination
of
1
parental
rights,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.116,
subsection
1,
paragraph
n,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(2)
The
parent
has
been
convicted
of
child
endangerment
3
resulting
in
the
death
of
the
child’s
sibling,
has
been
4
convicted
of
three
or
more
acts
of
child
endangerment
involving
5
the
any
child,
the
child’s
sibling,
or
another
child
in
6
the
household,
or
has
been
convicted
of
child
endangerment
7
resulting
in
a
serious
injury
to
the
any
child
,
the
child’s
8
sibling,
or
another
child
in
the
household
.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
726.6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsections:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
A
county
attorney
who
charges
a
person
12
with
child
endangerment
resulting
in
serious
injury
to
a
13
child
or
minor
shall
not
reduce
that
charge
if
the
person
has
14
previously
been
convicted
of
child
endangerment
involving
any
15
child
or
minor.
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
A
person
who
is
convicted
of
three
or
17
more
acts
of
child
endangerment
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
18
and
notwithstanding
section
901.5
or
any
other
provision
of
19
law,
shall
serve
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
20
five
years
in
prison.
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
A
person
convicted
of
child
22
endangerment,
including
child
endangerment
resulting
in
23
serious
injury,
shall
complete
a
six-week
child
abuse
education
24
program,
attend
anger
management
therapy,
and
submit
to
a
25
mental
health
evaluation
upon
completion
of
any
sentence
or
26
within
a
time
specified
by
the
court.
The
convicted
person
27
shall
comply
with
all
recommendations
of
a
therapist
or
mental
28
health
professional.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
child
endangerment
and
the
termination
33
of
parental
rights,
and
provides
penalties.
34
The
bill
provides
that
the
court
may
order
the
termination
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of
parental
rights
with
respect
to
a
child
if
a
parent
1
has
been
convicted
of
child
endangerment
resulting
in
the
2
death
of
the
child’s
sibling,
has
been
convicted
of
child
3
endangerment
involving
any
child,
or
has
been
convicted
of
4
child
endangerment
resulting
in
a
serious
injury
to
any
child.
5
The
bill
provides
that
a
county
attorney
who
charges
a
person
6
with
child
endangerment
resulting
in
serious
injury
shall
not
7
reduce
that
charge
if
the
person
has
previously
been
convicted
8
of
child
endangerment
involving
any
child.
9
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
is
convicted
of
three
or
10
more
acts
of
child
endangerment
shall
be
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
11
felony,
and
notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law,
shall
12
serve
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
five
years
in
13
prison.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
14
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$750
but
not
more
15
than
$7,500.
16
The
bill
requires
that
a
person
convicted
of
child
17
endangerment,
including
child
endangerment
causing
serious
18
injury,
complete
a
six-week
child
abuse
education
program,
19
attend
anger
management
therapy,
and
submit
to
a
mental
health
20
evaluation
upon
completion
of
any
sentence
or
within
a
time
21
specified
by
the
court.
The
convicted
person
shall
comply
22
with
all
recommendations
of
a
therapist
or
mental
health
23
professional.
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