Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families
Proposed by the Public Defender, State · all agency proposals
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado15 de enero de 2026
- Hecho: Subcomité15 de enero de 2026
- Hecho: Comité de la Cámara26 de enero de 2026
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Qué contiene
Resumen con IA The state public defender currently runs a temporary test program to help families in the child welfare system. This bill turns that test into a permanent program called the Project to Preserve Families. The state public defender can now run this program in counties across the entire state. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, the state public defender (SPD) may establish a pilot project to implement innovative models of legal representation to assist families involved in the child welfare system by implementing and studying ways to achieve positive outcomes for families, reduce trauma to young children, and deliver financial benefits to families and their communities. The SPD may implement the pilot project in up to counties throughout the state, and the pilot project expires on June 30, 2025. This bill changes the pilot project into a permanent program known as the project to preserve families (PPF) and allows the SPD to administer and maintain the PPF throughout the state. The SPD may adopt rules to administer the PPF.
Texto completo del proyecto (en inglés) · Qué cambió antes de aprobarse2
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Named January 15, 2026. On January 22, 2026 it recommended passage.
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1 comentario público por escrito a su subcomité: 11 de febrero de 2026 (1) · en el sitio de la Legislatura
Nota fiscal
Resumen con IA This bill makes the State Public Defender's child welfare legal representation pilot project a permanent program called the Project to Preserve Families. Once fully implemented, the program is estimated to result in approximate cost savings of $1.5 million annually to the Indigent Defense Fund compared to fiscal year 2027. The Juvenile Justice Improvement Fund is estimated to have an annual cost of $471,000, which is funded by federal moneys. (en inglés)3
De la nota: 5 million annually to the Indigent Defense Fund once the PPF is fully implemented across the State. However, that estimate is compared to current law for FY 2027, in which the pilot program would be expired. The pilot program has been in operation since 2020, and therefore a portion of the cost savings under the Bill may be a status quo savings compared to previous fiscal years.
- Final Fiscal Note — State Public Defender, Child Welfare Legal Representation · 20 de mayo de 2026
- State Public Defender, Child Welfare Legal Representation · 20 de marzo de 2026 · $471,000
- State Public Defender, Child Welfare Legal Representation · 25 de febrero de 2026 · $471,000
Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)
Modifica§13B.13
Cabildeo
2 a favor · 0 en contra · 2 indecisos · Quiénes →
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91st General Assembly