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SF 251Renumbered as SF 564 · March 6, 2025

Relating to the appointment of an ombudsman assistant for investigating complaints related to child foster care

Sponsored by Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Topics:Health care

Same legislation: SF 564

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Also covers SF 564.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2025
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 564 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 564 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the appointment of an ombudsman assistant who is primarily responsible for investigating complaints relating to child foster care. The assistant must have a minimum of years of experience as a foster parent, with at least of the years as a foster parent while residing in Iowa. The bill requires the ombudsman to maintain a process to allow an individual licensee under Code chapter 237 (child foster care facilities) to directly communicate and file a complaint. The bill requires the department of health and human services to provide a description of the ombudsman assistant’s duties, and ways to contact the ombudsman assistant, in all materials relating to child foster care made available to the public.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 18, 2025. On February 20, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§237.14B§2C.12A

Amends§2C.6

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Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

91st General Assembly

SF 251RenumberedSF 564Cleared committeefrom SF 251

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