House
File
2271
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2271
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2128)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
of
infant
and
toddler
and
1
preschool
child
for
the
purposes
of
child
care
provider
2
reimbursement
rates
under
the
state
child
care
assistance
3
program.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2271
Section
1.
STATE
CHILD
CARE
ASSISTANCE
PROVIDER
1
REIMBURSEMENT
——
DEFINITION
OF
INFANT
AND
TODDLER.
The
2
department
of
human
services
shall
amend
its
administrative
3
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
define
“infant
and
toddler”
4
as
a
child
between
the
ages
of
two
weeks
and
three
years
and
to
5
define
“preschool
child”
as
a
child
between
the
ages
of
three
6
years
and
school
age
for
purposes
of
reimbursement
rates
for
7
infant
and
toddler
child
care
providers
reimbursed
under
the
8
state
child
care
assistance
program.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
to
amend
13
its
administrative
rules
to
define
“infant
and
toddler”
as
a
14
child
between
the
ages
of
two
weeks
and
three
years
and
to
15
define
“preschool
child”
as
a
child
between
the
ages
of
three
16
years
and
school
age
for
purposes
of
reimbursement
rates
for
17
infant
and
toddler
child
care
providers
reimbursed
under
the
18
state
child
care
assistance
program.
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