House File 345 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 345 BY EHLERT , BAGNIEWSKI , SRINIVAS , WILSON , KRESSIG , BROWN-POWERS , and B. MEYER A BILL FOR An Act relating to state child care assistance family income 1 eligibility requirements. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1821HH (3) 91 dg/ko

H.F. 345 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— 1 STATE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. The department of 2 health and human services shall amend its administrative rules 3 pursuant to chapter 17A to provide income eligibility for state 4 child care assistance, according to family size for children 5 needing basic care, to families whose nonexempt gross monthly 6 income does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the 7 federal poverty level for a child needing basic care, or two 8 hundred forty percent of the federal poverty level for a child 9 needing special-needs care. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill directs the department of health and human 14 services to provide income eligibility for state child care 15 assistance, according to family size for children needing 16 basic care, to families whose nonexempt gross monthly income 17 does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level 18 (FPL) for a child needing basic care, or 240 percent of the 19 FPL for a child needing special-needs care. Under current 20 law, income eligibility for a child needing basic care is 145 21 percent of the FPL and income eligibility for a child needing 22 special-needs care is 200 percent of the FPL. 23 -1- LSB 1821HH (3) 91 dg/ko 1/ 1