House Journal: Page 1884: Thursday, April 29, 1999

35   child care to an individual school age child who was

36   receiving child care from the child care home at the
37   time of registration under section 237A.3A, the excess
38   number of children allowed under this exception shall
39   be reduced accordingly.
40     2.  The department of human services shall pursue
41   every available option to secure federal or other
42   funding that may be used to make available additional
43   home child care consultants to assist in the expanded
44   implementation of section 237A.3A pilot projects, as
45   amended by this Act.  If the department is able to
46   secure additional funding for this purpose, the
47   department may expand home child care consultant
48   assistance provided by child care resource and
49   referral services in pilot project counties
50   accordingly.
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 1     3.  The department of human services shall report
 2   to the governor and general assembly concerning the
 3   implementation of the expansion of the child care home
 4   registration levels pilot project under section
 5   237A.3A, as amended by this Act.  The report shall be
 6   submitted in January 2000.  The department shall work
 7   with child care resource and referral services in
 8   obtaining more information regarding the effects of
 9   the pilot project, including changes in the quantity
10   of registered and unregistered child care home
11   providers and child care slots, amount of turnover in
12   active child care home providers, and reasons for
13   child care home providers changing their registered
14   and unregistered status.  The department may utilize
15   survey, interview, or other means to collect the data
16   for the report.
17     4.  The department may submit a proposal to the
18   general assembly for enactment of administratively
19   applied civil penalties for child care registrant or
20   licensee failure to comply with key standards for the
21   operation and maintenance of a child care facility.
22   In developing the proposal, the department shall
23   consult with the state child care advisory council,
24   child care facility providers, families, and other
25   interested parties.  The proposal shall specify the
26   offenses or acts which are subject to a civil penalty
27   and the civil penalty amounts."
28     15.  By renumbering as necessary.
The motion prevailed and the House concurred in the Senate 
amendment H-1891.

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