H.F. 177 Section 1. Section 237A.13, subsection 7, paragraph c, Code 1 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. Families with an income of more than one hundred percent 3 but not more than one hundred forty-five eighty-five percent 4 of the federal poverty level whose members, for at least 5 twenty-eight hours per week in the aggregate, are employed 6 or are participating at a satisfactory level in an approved 7 training program or educational program. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill relates to state child care assistance program 12 eligibility and waiting list guidelines. 13 The state child care assistance program is administered by 14 the department of human services. Based upon the availability 15 of the funding appropriated for state child care assistance 16 for a fiscal year, the department establishes waiting lists 17 for state child care assistance in descending order of 18 prioritization. 19 Under current law, one of the waiting list requirements 20 relates to families with an income of more than 100 percent but 21 not more than 145 percent of the federal poverty level whose 22 members, for at least 28 hours per week in the aggregate, are 23 employed or are participating at a satisfactory level in an 24 approved training program or educational program. The bill 25 increases this waiting list income eligibility limit from 145 26 percent to 185 percent. 27 -1- LSB 2189YH (3) 86 rh/nh 1/ 1