Bill Text: IA SF191 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the family income eligibility requirement for state child care assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Subcommittee: Edler, Jochum, and Johnson. S.J. 329. [SF191 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF191-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
RAGAN
,
MATHIS
,
DANIELSON
,
BOULTON
,
WAHLS
,
KINNEY
,
DOTZLER
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
CELSI
,
BISIGNANO
,
LYKAM
,
BOLKCOM
,
PETERSEN
,
QUIRMBACH
,
J.
SMITH
,
JOCHUM
,
and
T.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
family
income
eligibility
requirement
1
for
state
child
care
assistance.
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
REQUIREMENT.
2
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
amend
its
3
administrative
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
income
4
eligibility
for
state
child
care
assistance,
according
to
5
family
size
for
children
needing
basic
care,
to
families
whose
6
nonexempt
gross
monthly
income
does
not
exceed
one
hundred
7
fifty
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level,
effective
January
8
1,
2020,
and
shall
provide
for
an
incremental
increase
in
this
9
income
eligibility
requirement
by
five
percent
every
six
months
10
thereafter
through
January
1,
2025.
11
2.
The
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
take
12
effect
January
1,
2020.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
income
eligibility
requirements
for
17
eligible
families
for
state
child
care
assistance.
18
The
state
child
care
assistance
program
is
administered
by
19
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS).
The
bill
directs
DHS
20
to
amend
its
administrative
rules
to
provide
income
eligibility
21
for
state
child
care
assistance,
according
to
family
size
for
22
children
needing
basic
care,
to
families
whose
nonexempt
gross
23
monthly
income
does
not
exceed
150
percent
of
the
federal
24
poverty
level,
effective
January
1,
2020.
The
bill
also
25
directs
DHS
to
increase
this
income
eligibility
requirement
by
26
5
percent
every
six
months
thereafer,
increasing
the
family
27
income
eligibility
requirement
to
not
more
than
200
percent
of
28
the
federal
poverty
level
by
January
1,
2025.
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