HF 2271 (LSB 5916HV (2) 88)

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 preschool child for the purposes of child care provider reimbursement rates under the state child care assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  STATE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT —— DEFINITION OF INFANT AND TODDLER.  The department of human services shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to define “infant and toddler” as a child between the ages of two weeks and three years and to define “preschool child” as a child between the ages of three years and school age for purposes of reimbursement rates for infant and toddler child care providers reimbursed under the state child care assistance program.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the department of human services to amend its administrative rules to define “infant and toddler” as a child between the ages of two weeks and three years and to define “preschool child” as a child between the ages of three years and school age for purposes of reimbursement rates for infant and toddler child care providers reimbursed under the state child care assistance program.