H.F. 2069 Section 1. Section 237A.1, subsection 6, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 6. “Child care home” means a person or program providing 3 child care to five or fewer children at any one time that is 4 not registered to provide child care under this chapter, as 5 authorized under section 237A.3. 6 Sec. 2. Section 237A.3, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 1. a. A person or program providing child care to five 9 children or fewer at any one time is a child care home provider 10 and is not required to register under section 237A.3A as a 11 child development home. 12 b. In addition to a person or program described in paragraph 13 “a” , a child care home provider also includes a person providing 14 child care to only related children, a person providing before 15 or after school child care without charge to only children of 16 friends or neighbors, and a person providing child care to only 17 children from an unrelated family. 18 c. However, the A person or program described in this 19 subsection may register as a child development home. 20 EXPLANATION 21 This bill amends Code section 237A.3, relating to child 22 care homes, to authorize a person providing child care to only 23 related children, a person providing before or after school 24 child care without charge to only children of friends or 25 neighbors, or a person providing child care to only children 26 from an unrelated family to provide the child care as a 27 child care home provider. Under current law, child care home 28 providers are limited to persons who provide child care to 29 five children or fewer at any one time and are not required to 30 register with the department of human services. 31 The bill also amends the term “child care home” in Code 32 section 237A.1 to eliminate language referring to the 33 restriction on the number of children. 34 -1- LSB 5502YH (2) 83 jp/nh 1/ 1