House Study Bill 500 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HARRIS) A BILL FOR An Act making children of child care workers eligible for the 1 state child care assistance program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5350YC (3) 91 dg/ko

H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 237A.13A State child care 1 assistance —— child care workforce. 2 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 237A.13 or 3 237A.14 to the contrary, a child shall be eligible for the 4 state child care assistance program established in section 5 237A.13 if a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child meets 6 all of the following requirements, as applicable: 7 a. The parent, guardian, or custodian is employed at a child 8 care facility or child care home that has an agreement with the 9 department to accept reimbursement from the state child care 10 assistance program. 11 b. The parent, guardian, or custodian works in a child 12 care facility or child care home an average minimum of 13 thirty-two hours per week during the month in a position with 14 a primary duty of providing child care directly to children, 15 and is regularly counted in the minimum child-to-staff ratio 16 established by the department by rule. 17 c. (1) If the parent, guardian, or custodian is employed 18 at a child care home or a child development home, the parent, 19 guardian, or custodian does not provide child care to the 20 parent’s, guardian’s, or custodian’s own child. 21 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a co-provider at 22 a child development home may qualify for state child care 23 assistance if the co-provider meets all requirements specified 24 in this section and by the department by rule. 25 d. The parent, guardian, or custodian is not a substitute or 26 an assistant at a child care home or a child development home. 27 e. Based on the department’s evaluation of the parent’s, 28 guardian’s, or custodian’s application for state child care 29 assistance, the department has determined the parent, guardian, 30 or custodian has a need for child care. 31 f. The parent, guardian, or custodian is not the owner of 32 the child care facility or child care home where the parent’s, 33 guardian’s, or custodian’s child is enrolled. 34 2. A director, co-director, or other administrative 35 -1- LSB 5350YC (3) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2

H.F. _____ staff member of a child care facility may qualify for state 1 child care assistance under subsection 1 if such individual 2 is regularly counted in the minimum child-to-staff ratio 3 established by the department by rule. 4 3. A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child participating 5 in the state child care assistance program pursuant to 6 eligibility established under this section shall make 7 copayments as specified by the department by rule. 8 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 9 to administer this section. 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 provides that a child is eligible for the state 14 child care assistance (CCA) program under Code section 237A.13 15 (state child care assistance) or 237A.14 (child care assistance 16 —— graduated eligibility phase-out) if a parent, guardian, or 17 custodian of the child is employed at a child care facility 18 or child care home that has an agreement with the department 19 of health and human services (HHS) to accept reimbursement 20 from the CCA program; works an average minimum of 32 hours per 21 week in a position with a primary duty of providing child care 22 directly to children; and meets several other requirements 23 specified in the bill. A parent, guardian, or custodian of a 24 child participating in the CCA program under the bill shall 25 make copayments as specified by HHS by rule. 26 The bill requires HHS to adopt rules to administer the bill. 27 -2- LSB 5350YC (3) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2