House File 2008 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2008 BY BARKER A BILL FOR An Act relating to state child care assistance payments to 1 child care providers for days a child receiving foster care 2 is absent from scheduled child care. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5331YH (4) 91 dg/ko

H.F. 2008 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— STATE 1 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING 2 CHILD FOSTER CARE. 3 1. For purposes of this section: 4 a. “Child care facility” means the same as defined in 5 section 237A.1. 6 b. “Child care provider” means a person that provides 7 child care as that term is defined in section 237A.1, and that 8 is eligible to receive payments from the state child care 9 assistance program established in section 237A.13. 10 c. “Foster child” means a child receiving child foster care 11 as that term is defined in section 237.1. 12 2. The department of health and human services shall amend 13 the department’s rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide 14 payment to a child care provider for a foster child not in 15 attendance at the child care facility operated by the child 16 care provider in an amount not to exceed sixteen half days 17 per consecutive twelve-month period, provided that the foster 18 child is regularly scheduled to receive child care during 19 those sixteen half days, and the child care provider also 20 charges individuals not participating in the state child care 21 assistance program for days an individual’s child is absent. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 The state child care assistance (CCA) program assists 26 lower-income families who meet certain requirements by 27 reimbursing child care providers (providers) for child care 28 provided to the children of the lower-income families. 29 This bill defines “child care facility” as a child care 30 center, a preschool, or a registered child development home. 31 The bill defines “child care provider” as a person 32 that provides child care and that is eligible to receive 33 reimbursements from the CCA program. 34 The bill defines “foster child” as a child receiving child 35 -1- LSB 5331YH (4) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2

H.F. 2008 foster care. 1 The bill requires the department of health and human 2 services to amend its rules to provide payment to a provider 3 for a foster child not in attendance at the child care facility 4 operated by the provider in an amount not to exceed 16 half 5 days per consecutive 12-month period, provided that the foster 6 child is regularly scheduled to receive child care during those 7 half days, and the child care provider also charges individuals 8 not participating in the CCA program for days an individual’s 9 child is absent. 10 -2- LSB 5331YH (4) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2