House File 629 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to child-staff ratios at registered child
2development homes serving school-aged children under certain
3circumstances.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1   Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES — CHILD CARE
2CENTERS.
  The department of human services shall adopt rules
3pursuant to chapter 17A to allow registered child development
4homes providing care to school-aged children to exceed the
5child-staff ratio for school-aged children when a school-aged
6child’s school starts late, is dismissed early, or is canceled
7due to inclement weather or structural damage, provided the
8child is currently enrolled at the registered child development
9home and the registered child development home does not exceed
10the child development home’s licensed capacity.
11EXPLANATION
12The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
13the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   14This bill directs the department of human services to adopt
15rules to provide registered child development homes serving
16school-aged children to exceed the child-staff ratio for
17school-aged children when a school-aged child’s school starts
18late, is dismissed early, or is canceled due to inclement
19weather or structural damage, provided the child is currently
20enrolled at the registered child development home and the
21registered child development home does not exceed the child
22development home’s licensed capacity.
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