House File 316 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  MASCHER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to and providing appropriations for early
  2    childhood programs.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2311HH 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.  There is appropriated
  1  2 from the general fund of the state to the department of
  1  3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
  1  4 ending June 30, 2006, the following amounts, or so much
  1  5 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
  1  6 designated:
  1  7    1.  To develop a voluntary statewide set of early learning
  1  8 standards for three=year=olds and four=year=olds enrolled in a
  1  9 preschool program funded by state or federal dollars and to
  1 10 provide professional development to preschool program staff
  1 11 regarding the early learning standards and other related
  1 12 issues:
  1 13 .................................................. $    604,500
  1 14    2.  For deposit in the school ready children grants account
  1 15 of the Iowa empowerment fund created in section 28.9:
  1 16 .................................................. $  4,465,156
  1 17    3.  For at=risk children programs in addition to the
  1 18 funding appropriated for this purpose in section 279.51,
  1 19 subsection 1:
  1 20 .................................................. $ 20,000,000
  1 21    The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
  1 22 allocated for the purposes described in section 279.51,
  1 23 subsection 1, paragraph "b", and for administrative costs as
  1 24 provided in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraph "d".
  1 25    Sec. 2.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.  There is
  1 26 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
  1 27 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning
  1 28 July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the following amount,
  1 29 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
  1 30 purposes designated:
  1 31    For the state child care assistance program, including
  1 32 implementing expanded income eligibility for the program and a
  1 33 revised reimbursement methodology, as authorized in law, and
  1 34 for design and implementation of a child care quality rating
  1 35 system:
  2  1 .................................................. $ 13,531,985
  2  2    Sec. 3.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT.  There is appropriated
  2  3 from the general fund of the state to the department of
  2  4 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
  2  5 ending June 30, 2006, the following amount, or so much thereof
  2  6 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  2  7    For the community empowerment office to improve
  2  8 coordination of early care and health and education systems:
  2  9 .................................................. $    500,000
  2 10                           EXPLANATION
  2 11    This bill relates to and provides appropriations for early
  2 12 childhood programs.
  2 13    The bill makes appropriations for early childhood
  2 14 initiatives to the department of education for design and
  2 15 implementation of Iowa early learning standards, additional
  2 16 school ready children grant funding under the community
  2 17 empowerment initiative, and additional at=risk children
  2 18 funding; to the department of human services for
  2 19 implementation of a child care quality rating system and for
  2 20 state child care assistance program eligibility expansion and
  2 21 reimbursement methodology changes; and to the department of
  2 22 management for the community empowerment office.
  2 23 LSB 2311HH 81
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