H.F. 2070 Section 1. Section 237A.13, subsection 7, paragraphs a and 1 c, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows: 2 a. Families with an income at or below one hundred percent 3 of the federal poverty level whose members are employed , for 4 at least twenty-eight hours per week in the aggregate, are 5 employed or are participating at a satisfactory level in an 6 approved training program or educational program , and parents 7 with a family income at or below one hundred percent of the 8 federal poverty level who are under the age of twenty-one years 9 and are participating in an educational program leading to a 10 high school diploma or the equivalent. 11 c. Families with an income of more than one hundred percent 12 but not more than one hundred forty-five percent of the 13 federal poverty level whose members are employed , for at least 14 twenty-eight hours per week in the aggregate, are employed 15 or are participating at a satisfactory level in an approved 16 training program or educational program . 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to state child care assistance program 21 eligibility requirements in Code section 237A.13. The program 22 is administered by the department of human services. The 23 department establishes waiting list requirements for the 24 program based upon the availability of funding and eligibility 25 requirements for the program generally match the waiting 26 list requirements. The bill amends two of the waiting list 27 requirements that are based upon income and employment for at 28 least 28 hours per week or participation in an educational 29 program. 30 The bill revises the 28-hour-per-week employment requirement 31 to apply to a combination of employment and participation at a 32 satisfactory level in an approved training or education program 33 for 28 hours per week in the aggregate. 34 -1- LSB 5642YH (2) 85 jp/nh 1/ 1