S.F. 455 Section 1. CHILD CARE PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT 1 WORKGROUP. The department of human services shall establish 2 a child care assistance provider reimbursement workgroup of 3 stakeholders to study and make recommendations relating to the 4 establishment of a tiered reimbursement program that links the 5 level of payment for subsidized child care to the voluntary 6 child care quality rating system implemented by the department 7 pursuant to section 237A.30 and that is consistent with the 8 provisions of the federal Child Care and Development Block 9 Grant Act of 2014. The membership of the workgroup shall 10 include child care professionals, representatives of certified 11 child development homes, and representatives of certified child 12 care centers, in both rural and urban areas, and may include 13 additional stakeholders designated by the department. The 14 workgroup shall submit a report and make recommendations to the 15 governor and the general assembly by December 1, 2015. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 The bill directs the department of human services to 20 establish a child care assistance provider reimbursement 21 workgroup of stakeholders to study and make recommendations 22 relating to the establishment of a tiered reimbursement program 23 that links the level of payment for subsidized child care to 24 the voluntary child care quality rating system and that is 25 consistent with the provisions of the federal Child Care and 26 Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The bill specifies the 27 membership of the workgroup and requires the workgroup to 28 submit a report and make recommendations to the governor and 29 the general assembly by December 1, 2015. 30 -1- LSB 1873SV (2) 86 rh/nh 1/ 1