H-1458

   Amend House File 868 as follows:
   1.  Page 23, after line 30 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  CHILD CARE INCENTIVES TASK FORCE.
   1.  The college student aid commission shall convene a child care programs and professionals task force to study and make recommendations for financial aid-related policy changes to address the need for child care programs and child care professionals in Iowa. The executive director of the commission shall appoint members of the task force who shall include representatives from the departments of education, human services, and workforce development; representatives from public and private accredited postsecondary institutions; child care providers; and organizations representing child care advocates.
   2.  The task force shall review current policies and proposals in Iowa and other states that address child care programs and child care professionals. The taskforce shall develop and conduct the following surveys:
   a.  A survey of the general public designed to identify the incentives most likely to assist to persons who wish to pursue a child care professional degree or to become a child care provider in rural Iowa.
   b.  A survey of current child care providers designed to identify issues relating to, and obstacles affecting efforts to, bring child care providers and child care professionals into high-need areas.
   3.  The task force shall also review the cost of providing child care in Iowa, along with the wage threshold of child care providers throughout the state.
   4.  The task force shall submit its findings and recommendations, including a summary and evaluation of current and proposed policies in Iowa and in other states, the results of the surveys, and any recommended policy changes, in a report to the governor and general assembly by October 15, 2021.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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WINCKLER of Scott