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HF2030 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BARKER
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 44 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 44 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance payments.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2030

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2030

BY

BARKER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

state

child

care

assistance

payments.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

2

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2030

Section

1.

Section

237A.13,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

5.

The

department’s

billing

and

payment

provisions

for

3

the

program

shall

allow

providers

to

elect

either

biweekly

or

4

monthly

billing

and

payment

for

child

care

provided

under

based

5

on

the

number

of

hours

of

child

care

scheduled

for

a

child

6

enrolled

in

the

program.

The

department

shall

remit

payment

7

to

a

provider

within

ten

business

days

of

receiving

a

bill

8

or

claim

for

services

provided

.

However,

if

the

department

9

determines

that

a

bill

has

an

error

or

omission,

the

department

10

shall

notify

the

provider

of

the

error

or

omission

and

identify

11

any

correction

needed

before

issuance

of

payment

to

the

12

provider.

The

department

shall

provide

the

notice

within

five

13

business

days

of

receiving

the

billing

from

the

provider

and

14

shall

remit

payment

to

the

provider

within

ten

business

days

of

15

receiving

the

corrected

billing.

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

provides

that

the

department

of

human

services

20

shall

pay

child

care

providers

enrolled

in

the

state’s

child

21

care

assistance

program

based

on

the

number

of

hours

of

child

22

care

scheduled

for

a

child

enrolled

in

the

program

instead

of

23

for

child

care

provided.

24

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