Bill Text: IA SF253 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to eligibility for state child care assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Subcommittee: Edler, Bolkcom, and Johnson. S.J. 330. [SF253 Detail]
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BY
HOGG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligibility
for
state
child
care
assistance.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
The
child
needs
crisis
child
care
which
3
is
provided
on
a
temporary
basis
to
the
child,
for
a
continuous
4
period
not
to
exceed
thirty
days,
when
there
is
reason
to
5
believe
that
the
child’s
welfare
has
been
affected
by
domestic
6
abuse
in
the
child’s
home.
7
Sec.
2.
DIRECTIVE
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
CHILD
8
CARE
ASSISTANCE.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
9
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
eligibility
for
state
10
child
care
assistance,
according
to
family
size
for
children
11
needing
basic
care,
to
a
child
that
needs
crisis
child
care
12
provided
on
a
temporary
basis
to
the
child,
for
a
continuous
13
period
not
to
exceed
thirty
days,
when
there
is
reason
to
14
believe
that
the
child’s
welfare
has
been
affected
by
domestic
15
abuse
in
the
child’s
home.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
state
child
care
assistance.
20
The
state
child
care
assistance
program
is
administered
21
by
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS).
DHS
provides
22
state
child
care
assistance
to
families
who
meet
eligibility
23
guidelines
under
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
the
24
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
participating
in
25
approved
academic,
vocational,
or
technical
training;
the
26
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
seeking
employment;
27
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
employed
and
28
the
family
income
meets
income
requirements;
the
child’s
29
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
absent
for
a
limited
period
30
of
time
due
to
hospitalization,
physical
illness,
or
mental
31
illness,
or
is
present
but
is
unable
to
care
for
the
child
32
for
a
limited
period
as
verified
by
a
physician;
or
the
child
33
needs
protective
services
to
prevent
or
alleviate
child
abuse
34
or
neglect.
The
bill
expands
these
circumstances
to
include
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a
child
who
needs
crisis
child
care
which
is
provided
on
a
1
temporary
basis,
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
30
days,
when
there
2
is
reason
to
believe
that
the
child’s
welfare
has
been
affected
3
by
domestic
abuse
in
the
child’s
home.
4
The
bill
directs
DHS
to
amend
its
administrative
rules
5
related
to
state
child
care
assistance
to
include
such
6
children.
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