House Study Bill 140 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED JUDICIAL BRANCH
BILL)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to juvenile justice delinquency prevention
2 programs and services, and including effective date
3 provisions.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 232.192 Juvenile justice
2 delinquency prevention.
3 1. Contingent on a specific appropriation for these
4 purposes, the judicial branch shall do all of the following:
5 a. Use research and data to develop, evaluate, and
6 administer gender-responsive, and developmentally and
7 culturally competent, evidence-based programs and services
8 to address the identified criminogenic needs of youth in the
9 community throughout all stages of involvement with juvenile
10 court services and the juvenile court including prevention,
11 treatment, and reentry.
12 b. Develop programs targeting services that reduce or
13 eliminate the need for out-of-home placement.
14 c. Develop services to promote continuity of care that are
15 provided collaboratively within the community and that are
16 delivered through planning and community groups, organizations,
17 and resources.
18 d. Develop community-based and evidence-driven programs and
19 services that specifically address the needs of juvenile court
20 services and court-involved youth transitioning into adulthood.
21 2. Programs and services required by this section
22 shall focus on community safety and be driven by validated
23 assessments to ensure programming is matched to youth risk
24 level and individual needs.
25 Sec. 2. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 92, subsection
26 2, is amended by striking the subsection.
27 Sec. 3. REPEAL. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1098, section 70,
28 is repealed.
29 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
30 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
31 1. The section of this Act repealing 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter
32 1098, section 70.
33 2. The section of this Act amending 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter
34 1098, section 92.
35 EXPLANATION
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1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
3 In 2022, the general assembly passed legislation repealing
4 Code section 232.191, relating to early intervention and
5 follow-up programs for juveniles by the department of health
6 and human services, and enacted Code section 232.192, relating
7 to early intervention and follow-up programs for juveniles
8 by juvenile court services of the judicial branch. The
9 legislation will take effect July 1, 2023. This bill replaces
10 the enactment of Code section 232.192.
11 The bill instead requires the judicial branch to, subject
12 to available moneys, develop programs and services related
13 to juvenile justice delinquency prevention, as set forth in
14 the bill. The programs and services shall focus on community
15 safety and match youth risk level and individual needs.
16 The bill repeals the provision requiring juvenile court
17 services to develop early intervention and follow-up programs
18 that was passed by the general assembly in 2022 and would have
19 taken effect July 1, 2023. These provisions of the bill take
20 effect upon enactment.
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