House File 2165 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY HOGG, PETERSEN, KUHN, FOEGE,
SMITH, HEDDENS, OLDSON, WENDT,
BERRY, WHITAKER, REASONER,
SHOMSHOR, REICHERT, KRESSIG,
WESSEL=KROESCHELL, D. OLSON,
PETTENGILL, GASKILL, and
MURPHY
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing for implementation of a child care at night
2 pilot project and making an appropriation.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 5682YH 81
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. CHILD CARE AT NIGHT PILOT PROJECT. There is
1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 3 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning
1 4 July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the following amount,
1 5 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
1 6 designated:
1 7 For implementation of a child care at night pilot project
1 8 in accordance with this section:
1 9 .................................................. $ 300,000
1 10 1. The department shall utilize the state child care
1 11 advisory council created in section 237A.21 to develop and
1 12 review grant applications made by licensed child care centers,
1 13 identify request for proposals requirements, make
1 14 recommendations regarding selection of grantees, and perform
1 15 other functions relating to the child care at night pilot
1 16 project.
1 17 2. The pilot project shall subsidize the cost of child
1 18 care provided in a child care center licensed under chapter
1 19 237A to children whose parents are working during the hours of
1 20 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. by paying a provider reimbursement supplement
1 21 of $3 per hour per child for up to 2,000 hours per child per
1 22 year. The pilot project shall be implemented in three pilot
1 23 project locations. The pilot project is subject to all of the
1 24 following requirements:
1 25 a. One project shall be located in a large city and shall
1 26 provide support for up to 20 children on a regular basis. The
1 27 total amount of the provider reimbursement supplement payable
1 28 for this location in a fiscal year shall be limited to
1 29 $120,000.
1 30 b. One project shall be located in a small city and shall
1 31 provide support for up to 10 children on a regular basis. The
1 32 total amount of the provider reimbursement supplement payable
1 33 for this location in a fiscal year shall be limited to
1 34 $60,000.
1 35 c. One project shall be located in a rural area and shall
2 1 provide support for up to 10 children on a regular basis. The
2 2 total amount of the provider reimbursement supplement payable
2 3 for this location in a fiscal year shall be limited to
2 4 $60,000.
2 5 d. The department may adjust the amount of the provider
2 6 reimbursement supplement or the maximum number of hours per
2 7 child authorized to the extent necessary to remain within the
2 8 funding limitation applicable to a pilot project location.
2 9 e. In addition to the provider reimbursement supplement, a
2 10 grantee shall be reimbursed up to $20,000 for facility and
2 11 equipment improvements made to a pilot project location in
2 12 connection with the pilot project.
2 13 f. A grantee must provide evaluation information
2 14 identified by the advisory council and the department.
2 15 g. A portion of the children served by a pilot project
2 16 location must be receiving support from the state child care
2 17 assistance program under section 237A.13. The portion shall
2 18 be identified in the grant requirements.
2 19 3. The grant period shall begin on or before August 15,
2 20 2006.
2 21 4. The grantees participating in the pilot project shall
2 22 provide an evaluation report to the state child care advisory
2 23 council on or before August 31, 2007. The advisory council
2 24 shall include the reports received and provide its own
2 25 findings and recommendations in making a report concerning the
2 26 pilot project to the governor and the general assembly on or
2 27 before November 1, 2007. The evaluation report information to
2 28 be provided by grantees shall be specified by the advisory
2 29 council and shall include but is not limited to a description
2 30 of the demand for services, identification of the cost of the
2 31 services provided, the public safety benefits accruing from
2 32 the pilot project, and customer issues with the pilot project.
2 33 EXPLANATION
2 34 This bill provides for implementation of a child care at
2 35 night pilot project by the department of human services and
3 1 makes an appropriation of $300,000 for the pilot project.
3 2 The department is required to implement the pilot project
3 3 with the assistance of the state child care advisory council.
3 4 The pilot project is required to consist of three locations
3 5 involving a licensed child care center in a large city, a
3 6 small city, and a rural area. The project involves paying a
3 7 provider reimbursement supplement of $3 per hour for each
3 8 child receiving care while parents are working between the
3 9 hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., for up to 2,000 hours during the
3 10 fiscal year. However, each of the pilot project locations is
3 11 also subject to a specific dollar limitation for the year, and
3 12 the department is authorized to adjust the supplemental amount
3 13 or maximum hours as necessary to remain within the limitation.
3 14 In addition to the reimbursement supplement, a pilot
3 15 project location is required to be reimbursed for up to
3 16 $20,000 in facility or equipment costs incurred in connection
3 17 with the pilot project.
3 18 The grant period is required to commence on or before
3 19 August 15, 2006, and the grantees are required to submit
3 20 evaluation reports by August 31, 2007. The advisory council
3 21 is required to submit the reports and the council's own
3 22 findings and recommendations concerning the pilot project to
3 23 the governor and the general assembly by November 1, 2007.
3 24 LSB 5682YH 81
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