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House
File
344
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
344
BY
EHLERT
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
SRINIVAS
,
WILSON
,
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
and
B.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
state
child
care
assistance
reimbursement
1
rates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
6,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
6.
The
department
shall
reimburse
a
child
care
provider
4
who
provides
child
care
to
a
child
participating
in
the
state
5
child
care
assistance
program
at
the
rate
the
provider
would
6
typically
charge
a
private-pay
family
for
child
care.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
replaces
the
ability
for
child
care
providers
11
to
collect
additional
fees
from
families
participating
in
12
the
state
child
care
assistance
program
(CCA)
if
the
child
13
care
provider’s
private-pay
rate
is
more
than
the
state’s
CCA
14
reimbursement
rate
with
the
requirement
that
the
department
15
of
health
and
human
services
reimburse
a
child
care
provider
16
at
the
rate
the
child
care
provider
would
typically
charge
a
17
private-pay
family
for
child
care.
Under
current
law,
child
18
care
providers
are
reimbursed
under
the
CCA
at
a
rate
equal
19
to
the
lesser
of
the
child
care
provider’s
private-pay
rate
20
or
a
rate
set
by
the
state
varying
on
the
type
of
child
care
21
provider,
the
age
of
the
child,
and
the
child
care
provider’s
22
rating
under
the
quality
rating
system.
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