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91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 564: Creating the positions of an ombudsman assistant for child foster care and a foster care advocate

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the creation of the positions of ombudsman assistant for child foster care (ombudsman assistant), and foster care advocate (advocate). The bill requires the state ombudsman to appoint an ombudsman assistant for investigating complaints relating to child foster care. The bill creates the advocate’s position within the department of health and human services’ (HHS) compliance division, and separate from HHS’s family well-being and protection division. The bill requires the advocate to act as a resource to foster parents and lists several duties the advocate must perform to fulfill the purpose of the position.

Sponsors

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Health and Human Services committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF564