House File 2424 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2424 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2203) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 9, 2020 ) A BILL FOR An Act establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program 1 for state child care assistance. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 HF 2424 (2) 88 as/rh/md

H.F. 2424 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 237A.14 Child care assistance —— 1 graduated eligibility phase-out. 2 1. At the time of a twelve-month eligibility 3 redetermination for a family receiving state child care 4 assistance, the family shall remain eligible to receive 5 child care assistance, subject to the graduated eligibility 6 phase-out program as specified in subsection 2, if either of 7 the following conditions are met: 8 a. The family’s nonexempt gross monthly income is determined 9 to be at least two hundred twenty-five percent but less 10 than two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level 11 applicable to the family size for children needing basic care. 12 b. The family’s nonexempt gross monthly income is determined 13 to be at least two hundred twenty-five percent but less than 14 two hundred seventy-five percent of the federal poverty level 15 applicable to the family size for children needing special 16 needs care. 17 2. a. A family with an income at the following percentages 18 of the federal poverty level applicable to the family size 19 for children needing basic care shall be responsible for the 20 following share of child care costs: 21 (1) A family with an income above two hundred twenty-five 22 percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred 23 thirty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for 24 thirty-three percent of the family child care costs. 25 (2) A family with an income at or above two hundred 26 thirty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower 27 than two hundred forty-five percent of the federal poverty 28 level shall pay for forty-five percent of the family child care 29 costs. 30 (3) A family with an income at or above two hundred 31 forty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than 32 or at two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level 33 shall pay for sixty percent of the family child care costs. 34 b. A family with an income at the following percentages of 35 -1- HF 2424 (2) 88 as/rh/md 1/ 2

H.F. 2424 the federal poverty level applicable to the family size for 1 children needing special needs care shall be responsible for 2 the following share of child care costs: 3 (1) A family with an income above two hundred twenty-five 4 percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred 5 forty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for 6 thirty-three percent of the family child care costs. 7 (2) A family with an income at or above two hundred 8 forty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than 9 two hundred sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level 10 shall pay for forty-five percent of the family child care 11 costs. 12 (3) A family with an income at or above two hundred 13 sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than 14 or at two hundred seventy-five percent of the federal poverty 15 level shall pay for sixty percent of the family child care 16 costs. 17 c. The graduated eligibility phase-out as provided in 18 paragraphs “a” and “b” shall be implemented no later than July 19 1, 2021. 20 3. Child care provider reimbursement rates under the 21 graduated eligibility phase-out program shall be the same rates 22 as the child care provider reimbursement rates in effect on 23 July 1, 2020. 24 4. The department of human services shall adopt rules 25 pursuant to chapter 17A in accordance with this section. 26 -2- HF 2424 (2) 88 as/rh/md 2/ 2