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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2174: Relating to child welfare, including provisions relating to foster care and the child advocacy board

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to child welfare, including provisions relating to foster care and the child advocacy board (CAB). CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD. The bill requires the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) and the department of human services (DHS) to jointly develop written protocols relating to the responsibilities of each department with regard to children under the purview of CAB. The protocols must be reviewed by both departments on an annual basis. The bill requires the agency responsible for the placement of a child in foster care to notify CAB of each placement and submit the child’s case permanency plan and any case permanency plan revisions to a local citizen foster care review board (local board) according to protocols developed by DIA and DHS.

Sponsors

Human Resources committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Dept. of Human Services; Iowa Dept. of Inspections and Appeals; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 2, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 6, 2022Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2174