Bill Text: IA HF2332 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to financial support for the development of early childhood educators.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 219. [HF2332 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2332-Introduced.html
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BY
EHLERT
and
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
financial
support
for
the
development
of
1
early
childhood
educators.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
84A.1B,
subsection
14,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
(1)
An
entry-level
hourly
wage
of
not
less
than
fourteen
3
dollars.
4
(2)
Subparagraph
(1)
does
not
apply
to
jobs
at
child
5
development
homes
or
licensed
child
care
facilities,
as
those
6
terms
are
defined
in
section
237A.1,
or
state
or
federally
7
regulated
preschools,
for
purposes
of
the
future
ready
Iowa
8
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program
under
section
9
261.131.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256I.11,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
13
2022,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
there
is
appropriated
14
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
early
childhood
15
Iowa
fund
the
amount
of
two
hundred
sixty-five
thousand
nine
16
hundred
fifty
dollars.
Moneys
appropriated
pursuant
to
this
17
subsection
shall
be
used
by
the
state
board
for
the
purpose
of
18
assisting
in
expenses
for
skills
development,
tuition
expenses,
19
endorsements
for
teaching
licenses,
and
licensure
renewal
20
for
child
care
providers
working
in
a
facility
licensed
or
21
regulated
by
the
state
or
a
federal
agency.
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
This
bill
relates
to
financial
support
for
the
development
26
of
early
childhood
educators.
27
The
bill
exempts
jobs
at
child
development
homes,
licensed
28
child
care
facilities,
or
state
or
federally
regulated
29
preschools
from
the
entry-level
hourly
wage
requirement
to
30
qualify
as
a
high-demand
job
for
the
purposes
of
the
future
31
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
program.
32
The
program
covers
the
gap
between
federal
and
state
grants
33
and
scholarships
and
tuition
and
qualified
fees
for
eligible
34
students
in
a
program
of
study
that
leads
to
a
high-demand
job
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as
designated
by
the
workforce
development
board
or
a
community
1
college.
2
The
bill
provides
for
a
standing
appropriation
beginning
3
FY
2022-2023
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
early
4
childhood
Iowa
fund
of
$265,950.
Moneys
appropriated
pursuant
5
to
the
bill
shall
be
used
by
the
early
childhood
Iowa
state
6
board
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
in
expenses
for
skills
7
development,
tuition
expenses,
endorsements
for
teaching
8
licenses,
and
licensure
renewal
for
child
care
providers
9
working
in
a
facility
licensed
or
regulated
by
the
state
or
a
10
federal
agency.
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