A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state. (Formerly HSB 39 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
March 28, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 298, an Act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a
pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a
consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Since
Kim7e' -ynol
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3527 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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House File 298
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF
A PENDING DELINQUENCY PETITION IN A SUPERVISED APARTMENT
LIVING ARRANGEMENT PURSUANT TO A CONSENT DECREE, AND THE
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE PLACEMENT IS PAID BY THE
STATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 232.46, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2025, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. ( 6) Placement of the child in a
supervised apartment living arrangement if the child has
previously and continuously lived in a qualified residential
treatment program, a shelter, or a combination of both, for a
period of not less than six months immediately preceding the
determination for placement in a supervised apartment living
arrangement, and the child is lacking family support needed to
successfully transition to independent living.
Sec. 2. Section 234.35, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. Oe, When a court has entered an order
transferring the legal custody of the child to a supervised
apartment living arrangement pursuant to section 232.46,
subsection 1, paragraph - a - , subparagraph ( 6). However,
payment shall not be made for a supervised apartment living
House File 298, p. 2
arrangement unless the supervised apartment living arrangement
meets requirements as established by the department by rule.
PAT GRASSLEY
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AMY SINCL•- R
J_/L.
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 298, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved
Chi'df er f the House
r
2025
KIM R&6LDS(j
Governor