Bill Text: IA SF2207 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a legislative interim committee on adoption records. (Formerly SF 2025.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-13 - Referred to Judiciary. S.J. 551. [SF2207 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-SF2207-Introduced.html
Senate File 2207 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2207 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2025) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the establishment of a legislative interim 1 committee on adoption records. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5571SV (3) 85 pf/rj
S.F. 2207 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE INTERIM COMMITTEE —— ADOPTION 1 RECORDS. The legislative council is requested to establish 2 a legislative interim committee on adoption records for the 3 2014 legislative interim. The committee shall review the 4 issues related to and make recommendations regarding access 5 to adoption records. The committee shall receive input 6 from the department of human services, the judicial branch, 7 representatives of adoption agencies and independent adoption 8 providers, the Iowa state bar association, biological and 9 adoptive parents, adoptees, and others with interest or 10 expertise relating to adoption and access to adoption records. 11 The legislative interim committee shall submit the committee’s 12 recommendations and a final report to the general assembly 13 following completion of the committee’s work. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill requests the legislative council to establish a 18 legislative interim committee on adoption records for the 2014 19 legislative interim. The committee is directed to review the 20 issues related to and make recommendations regarding access to 21 adoption records. The bill specifies those from whom input 22 should be received and directs the committee to submit the 23 committee’s recommendations and a final report to the general 24 assembly following completion of the committee’s work. 25 -1- LSB 5571SV (3) 85 pf/rj 1/ 1
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