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1 1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 32, by inserting after line 16, the
1 3 following:
1 4 " . a. The department shall develop consumer
1 5 information material to assist parents in selecting a
1 6 child care provider. In developing the material, the
1 7 department shall consult with department of human
1 8 services staff, department of education staff, the
1 9 state child care advisory council, the Iowa
1 10 empowerment board, and child care resource and
1 11 referral services. In addition, the department may
1 12 consult with other entities at the local, state, and
1 13 national level.
1 14 b. The consumer information material developed by
1 15 the department for parents and other consumers of
1 16 child care services shall include but is not limited
1 17 to all of the following:
1 18 (1) A pamphlet or other printed material
1 19 containing consumer-oriented information on locating a
1 20 quality child care provider.
1 21 (2) Information explaining important
1 22 considerations a consumer should take into account in
1 23 selecting a licensed or registered child care
1 24 provider.
1 25 (3) Information explaining how a consumer can
1 26 identify quality services, including what questions to
1 27 ask of providers and what a consumer might expect or
1 28 demand to know before selecting a provider.
1 29 (4) An explanation of the applicable laws and
1 30 regulations written in layperson's terms.
1 31 (5) An explanation of what it means for a provider
1 32 to be licensed, registered, or unregistered.
1 33 (6) An explanation of the information considered
1 34 in registry and record background checks.
1 35 (7) Other information deemed relevant to
1 36 consumers.
1 37 c. The department shall implement and publicize an
1 38 internet page or site that provides all of the
1 39 following:
1 40 (1) The written information developed pursuant to
1 41 paragraphs "a" and "b".
1 42 (2) Regular informational updates, including when
1 43 a child care provider was last subject to a state
1 44 quality review or inspection and, based upon a final
1 45 score or review, the results indicating whether the
1 46 provider passed or failed the review or inspection.
1 47 (3) Capability for a consumer to be able to access
1 48 information concerning child care providers, such as
1 49 informational updates, identification of provider
1 50 location, name, and capacity, and identification of
2 1 providers participating in the state child care
2 2 assistance program, by sorting the information or
2 3 employing other means that provide the information in
2 4 a manner that is useful to the consumer.
2 5 (4) Other information deemed appropriate by the
2 6 department."
2 7 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 11 PETERSEN of Polk
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2 15 HEATON of Henry
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2 19 GRANZOW of Hardin
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2 23 OLDSON of Polk
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2 27 GREIMANN of Story
2 28 HF 667.309 80
2 29 jp/cf
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