A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state.

This bill allows Iowa courts to place children facing delinquency petitions (pending court decisions) in supervised apartment living arrangements as part of a court-approved consent decree, provided the court determines it is the least restrictive option. It expands current placement options beyond traditional foster care by explicitly including supervised apartments. The state's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must fund these placements if the apartment meets HHS-established requirements, aligning payment with existing foster care funding rules. This directly affects juvenile court decisions, children in delinquency cases, and HHS's funding responsibilities.