House File 272 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  REICHERT


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the department of human services' requirements
  2    for child care facilities involving availability of a
  3    telephone.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1873HH 82
  6 jp/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  CHILD CARE FACILITIES == TELEPHONES.  The
  1  2 department of human services shall revise the administrative
  1  3 rules applicable to child care centers and child development
  1  4 homes under 441 IAC 109.11(5) and 441 IAC 110.5(1)(a), and any
  1  5 other applicable rule and policy, as necessary to allow a
  1  6 cellular telephone to be used as the primary telephone for
  1  7 child care centers, child development homes, and other child
  1  8 care providers subject to regulation by the department.  The
  1  9 department shall adopt the rule and policy change required by
  1 10 this section to take effect on or before January 1, 2008.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill relates to the department of human services'
  1 13 requirements for child care facilities involving availability
  1 14 of a telephone.
  1 15    The department is required to revise rules and policy as
  1 16 necessary to allow a cellular telephone to be used as the
  1 17 primary telephone for child care centers, child development
  1 18 homes, and other child care providers regulated by the
  1 19 department.
  1 20    The bill applies the revision requirements specifically to
  1 21 two provisions of the Iowa administrative code:  441 IAC
  1 22 109.11(5), relating to the physical facility requirements for
  1 23 child care centers, and 441 IAC 110.5(1)(a), relating to
  1 24 health and safety standards for child development homes.  The
  1 25 current child development home standard specifically prohibits
  1 26 the use of a cellular telephone as the primary telephone.  The
  1 27 department is required to adopt the necessary rule and policy
  1 28 changes to take effect on or before January 1, 2008.
  1 29 LSB 1873HH 82
  1 30 jp:nh/je/5