SF 455 (LSB 1873SV (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 455

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1136)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the establishment of a child care provider reimbursement workgroup.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  CHILD CARE PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT WORKGROUP.  The department of human services shall establish a child care assistance provider reimbursement workgroup of stakeholders to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a tiered reimbursement program that links the level of payment for subsidized child care to the voluntary child care quality rating system implemented by the department pursuant to section 237A.30 and that is consistent with the provisions of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The membership of the workgroup shall include child care professionals, representatives of certified child development homes, and representatives of certified child care centers, in both rural and urban areas, and may include additional stakeholders designated by the department. The workgroup shall submit a report and make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by December 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   The bill directs the department of human services to establish a child care assistance provider reimbursement workgroup of stakeholders to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a tiered reimbursement program that links the level of payment for subsidized child care to the voluntary child care quality rating system and that is consistent with the provisions of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The bill specifies the membership of the workgroup and requires the workgroup to submit a report and make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by December 1, 2015.