Bill Text: IA HF705 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.(Formerly HF 458.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 482. [HF705 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF705-Introduced.html
House
File
705
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
705
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
458)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
343
BY
WESTRICH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
grant
program
for
a
nonprofit
1
organization
providing
sexual
assault
forensic
examination
2
centers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
915.47
Sexual
assault
forensic
1
examination
center
grant
program.
2
1.
The
terms
defined
in
section
915.46
shall
have
the
same
3
meaning
when
used
in
this
section.
4
2.
A
sexual
assault
forensic
examination
center
grant
5
program
is
established
in
the
department
of
justice.
The
6
attorney
general
shall
contract
with
an
eligible
nonprofit
7
organization
to
operate
and
maintain
sexual
assault
forensic
8
examination
centers
in
this
state.
The
contract
may
be
9
terminated
by
the
attorney
general
after
a
hearing
upon
written
10
notice
and
for
good
cause.
11
3.
A
nonprofit
organization
must
comply
with
all
of
the
12
following
to
be
eligible
for
a
contract
under
this
section:
13
a.
Be
a
nonprofit
organization
incorporated
in
this
state
14
pursuant
to
chapter
504.
15
b.
Employ
or
otherwise
retain
services
from
sexual
assault
16
nurse
examiners.
17
c.
Maintain,
or
be
in
the
process
of
establishing,
one
or
18
more
treatment
facilities
in
this
state
that
are
primarily
19
dedicated
to
providing
a
diverse
range
of
services
to
sexual
20
assault
survivors,
including
but
not
limited
to
medical
21
forensic
services.
22
d.
Provide
services
for
sexual
assault
survivors,
including
23
providing
sexual
assault
care
and
related
trainings,
as
the
24
overall
primary
purpose
of
the
organization.
25
4.
The
contracting
nonprofit
organization
shall
do
all
of
26
the
following:
27
a.
Provide
services,
including
medical
forensic
services,
28
to
sexual
assault
survivors
including
adults,
children,
29
persons
with
disabilities,
rural
Iowans,
and
other
underserved
30
populations.
31
b.
Provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
medical
practitioners
32
regarding
the
provision
of
medical
forensic
services
to
sexual
33
assault
survivors.
34
c.
Provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
law
enforcement
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officers
and
prosecuting
attorneys
regarding
sexual
assault
1
services.
2
d.
Provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
members
of
the
3
public
regarding
sexual
assault
services
and
sexual
assault
4
prevention.
5
e.
Provide
a
cooperative
team
approach
regarding
sexual
6
assault
services,
deliver
holistic
accessible
services
to
7
sexual
assault
survivors,
and
establish
an
approach
that
8
emphasizes
the
best
interests
of
the
sexual
assault
survivor
9
and
that
provides
investigation,
assessment,
and
rehabilitative
10
services.
11
f.
Involve
or
consult
with
persons
from
various
professional
12
disciplines
who
have
training
and
expertise
in
addressing
13
special
types
of
sexual
assault
as
necessary
to
address
serious
14
cases
of
sexual
assault
such
as
those
involving
intimate
15
partner
violence,
dating
violence,
domestic
violence,
incest,
16
human
trafficking,
and
drug-facilitated
sexual
assault.
These
17
persons
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
physicians
and
other
18
health
care
professionals,
law
enforcement,
mental
health
19
professionals,
social
workers,
child
protection
workers,
20
attorneys,
juvenile
court
officers,
public
health
workers,
21
educators,
and
advocates.
22
g.
Submit
an
annual
report
to
the
attorney
general
23
describing
the
services
and
trainings
that
have
been
provided.
24
5.
The
requirements
in
subsection
4
are
not
intended
25
to
restrict
or
otherwise
limit
the
contracting
nonprofit
26
organization
from
seeking
funding
or
reimbursement
from
other
27
sources
including
but
not
limited
to
charging
for
attendance
28
at
trainings.
The
contract
shall
provide
general
funding
as
29
reimbursement
toward
the
contracting
nonprofit
organization’s
30
overall
operating
expenditures.
31
6.
The
contracting
nonprofit
organization
is
not
a
state
32
agency
for
the
purposes
of
chapter
8A,
subchapter
IV,
or
33
chapter
20
or
669.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
establishes
a
grant
program
in
the
department
of
3
justice
for
a
nonprofit
organization
providing
sexual
assault
4
forensic
examination
centers.
5
The
bill
requires
that
the
attorney
general
contract
with
6
an
eligible
nonprofit
organization
to
operate
and
maintain
7
sexual
assault
forensic
examination
centers
in
the
state.
The
8
contract
may
be
terminated
by
the
attorney
general
after
a
9
hearing
upon
written
notice
and
for
good
cause.
10
The
bill
provides
that
a
nonprofit
organization
must
comply
11
with
all
of
the
following
to
be
eligible
for
a
contract
under
12
this
section:
be
a
nonprofit
organization
incorporated
in
13
the
state;
employ
or
otherwise
retain
services
from
sexual
14
assault
nurse
examiners;
and
maintain,
or
be
in
the
process
of
15
establishing,
one
or
more
treatment
facilities
in
the
state
16
that
are
primarily
dedicated
to
providing
a
diverse
range
of
17
services
to
sexual
assault
survivors,
including
but
not
limited
18
to
medical
forensic
services;
provide
services
for
sexual
19
assault
survivors,
including
providing
sexual
assault
care
20
and
related
trainings,
as
the
overall
primary
purpose
of
the
21
organization.
22
The
bill
provides
that
a
contracting
nonprofit
organization
23
shall:
provide
services,
including
medical
forensic
services,
24
to
sexual
assault
survivors
including
adults,
children,
25
persons
with
disabilities,
rural
Iowans,
and
other
underserved
26
populations;
provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
medical
27
practitioners
regarding
the
provision
of
medical
forensic
28
services;
provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
law
enforcement
29
officers
and
prosecuting
attorneys
regarding
sexual
assault
30
services;
provide
or
facilitate
trainings
to
members
of
the
31
public
regarding
sexual
assault
services
and
sexual
assault
32
prevention;
provide
a
cooperative
team
approach
regarding
33
sexual
assault
services
and
establish
an
approach
that
34
emphasizes
the
best
interests
of
the
sexual
assault
survivor;
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involve
or
consult
with
persons
from
various
professional
1
disciplines
who
have
training
and
expertise
in
addressing
2
special
types
of
sexual
assault;
and
submit
an
annual
report
to
3
the
attorney
general
describing
the
services
and
trainings
that
4
have
been
provided.
5
The
bill
provides
that
a
contracting
nonprofit
organization
6
may
seek
funding
or
reimbursement
from
other
sources
including
7
but
not
limited
to
charging
for
attendance
at
trainings.
The
8
contract
shall
provide
general
funding
as
reimbursement
toward
9
the
contracting
nonprofit
organization’s
overall
operating
10
expenditures.
11
The
bill
provides
that
a
contracting
nonprofit
organization
12
is
not
a
state
agency
for
the
purposes
of
Code
chapter
8A,
13
subchapter
IV,
or
Code
chapter
20
or
669.
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