Bill Text: IA SF177 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the state child care assistance eligibility requirements and provider reimbursement rates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Subcommittee: Edler, Green, and Jochum. S.J. 198. [SF177 Detail]
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BY
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
BOLKCOM
,
JOCHUM
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
CELSI
,
PETERSEN
,
BOULTON
,
LYKAM
,
GIDDENS
,
BISIGNANO
,
HOGG
,
QUIRMBACH
,
J.
SMITH
,
DOTZLER
,
WAHLS
,
KINNEY
,
and
T.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
state
child
care
assistance
eligibility
1
requirements
and
provider
reimbursement
rates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DIRECTIVE
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
1
——
CHILD
CARE
ASSISTANCE
——
FAMILY
INCOME
ELIGIBILITY
2
REQUIREMENTS.
3
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
amend
its
4
administrative
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
income
5
eligibility
for
state
child
care
assistance,
according
to
6
family
size
for
children
needing
basic
care,
to
families
whose
7
nonexempt
gross
monthly
income
does
not
exceed
the
following
8
amounts
according
to
the
following
schedule:
9
a.
One
hundred
fifty
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
10
effective
July
1,
2021.
11
b.
One
hundred
sixty
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
12
effective
July
1,
2022.
13
c.
One
hundred
seventy
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
14
effective
July
1,
2023.
15
d.
One
hundred
eighty
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
16
effective
July
1,
2024.
17
e.
One
hundred
ninety
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
18
effective
July
1,
2025.
19
f.
Two
hundred
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
20
effective
July
1,
2026.
21
2.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
amend
its
22
administrative
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
that
23
child
care
assistance
under
the
child
care
assistance
plus
exit
24
eligibility
program
shall
continue
until
a
family’s
nonexempt
25
gross
monthly
income
exceeds
two
hundred
fifty
percent
of
the
26
federal
poverty
level.
27
3.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
for
child
28
care
providers
reimbursed
under
the
state
child
care
assistance
29
program,
the
department
of
human
services
shall
set
provider
30
reimbursement
rates
based
on
the
most
recent
market
rate
survey
31
completed
in
2020.
32
4.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
department
of
human
services
33
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
34
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
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the
provisions
of
this
Act
and
the
rules
shall
be
effective
1
immediately
upon
filing
unless
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
2
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
3
also
be
published
as
a
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
4
in
section
17A.4.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
the
state
child
care
assistance
income
9
eligibility
requirements
for
families
and
reimbursement
rates
10
for
child
care
providers.
11
The
state
child
care
assistance
program
is
administered
by
12
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS).
The
bill
directs
DHS
13
to
amend
its
administrative
rules
to
provide
income
eligibility
14
for
state
child
care
assistance,
according
to
family
size
for
15
children
needing
basic
care,
to
families
whose
nonexempt
gross
16
monthly
income
does
not
exceed
150
percent
of
the
federal
17
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
2021;
160
percent
of
the
18
federal
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
2022;
170
percent
of
19
the
federal
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
2023;
180
percent
20
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
2024;
190
21
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
2025;
22
and
200
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
effective
July
1,
23
2026.
The
bill
also
directs
DHS
to
amend
its
administrative
24
rules
to
provide
that
eligibility
for
the
child
care
assistance
25
plus
exit
program
shall
continue
until
a
family’s
nonexempt
26
gross
monthly
income
exceeds
250
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
27
level.
28
The
bill
directs
DHS,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
29
2021,
to
set
reimbursement
rates
for
child
care
providers
under
30
the
state
child
care
assistance
program
to
rates
based
on
the
31
most
recent
market
rate
survey
completed
in
2020.
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