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IA HF458

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Thompson

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program within the Iowa Department of Justice, requiring the Attorney General to contract with an eligible nonprofit organization to operate and maintain these centers statewide

  • Eligible nonprofits must be incorporated in Iowa, employ or retain sexual assault nurse examiners, and maintain or be establishing treatment facilities primarily dedicated to serving sexual assault survivors

  • Contracting organizations must provide medical forensic services to survivors including adults, children, persons with disabilities, rural Iowans, and other underserved populations

  • Organizations must provide or facilitate trainings for medical practitioners, law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and the public regarding sexual assault services and prevention

  • Contracting nonprofit is not considered a state agency for purposes of collective bargaining (Chapter 20), state tort claims (Chapter 669), or state human resources provisions, and may seek additional funding from other sources including charging for training attendance

Legislative Description

A bill for an act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.(See HF 705.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 705.

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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