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IA SSB3076

SB

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Converts the state public defender's temporary pilot project for child welfare legal representation into a permanent program called the "Project to Preserve Families"
  • Removes the original June 30, 2025 expiration date, making the program ongoing
  • Expands implementation from up to 16 counties to statewide availability
  • Authorizes the state public defender to appoint attorneys for indigent persons before formal proceedings begin, without requiring a court order
  • Permits the state public defender to coordinate with other agencies, seek grant funding, and analyze program outcomes

Legislative Description

A bill for an act establishing the state public defender's pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families.(See SF 2370.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2370.

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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