HF 2198 (LSB 5294HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2198

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 539)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the minimum age requirements for employees and substitutes working at a child care center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— CHILD CARE PROVIDER MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT.  The department of human services shall amend its administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide that employees and substitutes working at a child care center who are sixteen years of age or older may provide child care to school age children without additional supervision. For the purposes of this section, “child care” and “child care center” mean the same as defined in section 237A.1.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to minimum age requirements for employees and substitutes working at a child care center.
   The bill requires the department of human services to amend its administrative rules to provide that persons age 16 or older employed or substituting at a child care center may provide child care to school age children without supervision. “Child care” means the care, supervision, and guidance of a child by a person other than the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for periods of less than 24 hours per day per child on a regular basis, with certain exceptions. “Child care center” means a facility providing child care or preschool services for seven or more children, except when the facility is registered as a child development home.