House File 2378 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2378 BY EHLERT , MATSON , DONAHUE , STAED , WOLFE , KRESSIG , STECKMAN , MASCHER , ANDERSON , GASKILL , McKEAN , and GAINES A BILL FOR An Act establishing an exception to the number of children 1 allowed to be present for child care at any one time in a 2 child development home under certain conditions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5177YH (5) 88 as/rh

H.F. 2378 Section 1. Section 237A.3A, subsection 3, Code 2020, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. The department shall adopt rules to 3 allow registered child development homes providing care to 4 school-aged children to exceed the child-to-staff ratio for 5 school-aged children when a school-aged child’s school starts 6 late, is dismissed early, or is canceled due to inclement 7 weather or structural damage regardless of whether the 8 child development home provider is able to be assisted by a 9 department-approved assistant or co-provider, provided the 10 child is currently enrolled at the registered child development 11 home and the registered child development home does not exceed 12 the child development home’s registration capacity. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill establishes an exception to the number of children 17 allowed to be present for child care at any one time in a child 18 development home under certain conditions. 19 The bill directs the department of human services to adopt 20 rules allowing registered child development homes providing 21 care to school-aged children to exceed the child-to-staff ratio 22 when a school-aged child’s school starts late, is dismissed 23 early, or is canceled due to inclement weather or structural 24 damage. The child must already be enrolled at the child 25 development home, and the number of children present cannot 26 exceed the child development home’s registration capacity. 27 -1- LSB 5177YH (5) 88 as/rh 1/ 1