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352
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
352
BY
PETERSEN
,
WINCKLER
,
DONAHUE
,
STAED
,
BLAKE
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BENNETT
,
ZIMMER
,
DOTZLER
,
TOWNSEND
,
and
CELSI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
state
child
care
assistance
program
1
benefits.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
5,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
5.
a.
The
department
shall
remit
payment
to
a
provider
4
prior
to
the
provider
rendering
child
care
to
a
child
enrolled
5
in
the
state
child
care
assistance
program.
6
b.
The
department
shall
remit
payment
on
a
monthly
basis
and
7
the
payment
shall
be
based
on
the
number
of
hours
a
child
is
8
scheduled
to
receive
child
care
from
the
provider,
and
not
the
9
number
of
hours
a
child
actually
receives
child
care
services
10
from
the
provider.
11
c.
Any
copayment
a
family
participating
in
the
state
child
12
care
assistance
program
is
required
to
pay
as
a
condition
of
13
participation
in
the
state
child
care
assistance
program
shall
14
be
made
after
the
family’s
child
receives
child
care
services.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
237A.13,
subsection
8,
Code
2025,
is
amended
16
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
17
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
A
temporarily
enrolled
child
under
18
section
237A.15.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
237A.13,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
State
child
care
assistance
benefits
22
for
a
child
enrolled
in
the
state
child
care
assistance
program
23
shall
not
terminate
unless
all
of
the
following
apply:
24
a.
The
department
sent
written
notification
to
the
child’s
25
family
and
the
child’s
child
care
provider
explaining
the
26
reasons
for
terminating
the
child’s
benefits.
27
b.
At
least
thirty
calendar
days
have
passed
since
the
date
28
the
department
sent
the
written
notice
required
under
paragraph
29
“a”
.
30
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
237A.15
Child
care
assistance
——
31
temporary
enrollment.
32
1.
Notwithstanding
section
237A.13,
subsections
1
and
2,
33
a
child
shall
be
temporarily
enrolled
in
the
state
child
care
34
assistance
program
if
all
of
the
following
apply:
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a.
The
child
has
at
least
one
sibling
that
is
currently
1
enrolled
in
the
state
child
care
assistance
program.
2
b.
The
provider
providing
child
care
to
the
child’s
sibling
3
agreed
to
provide
child
care
to
the
child
and
notified
the
4
department
of
the
provider’s
agreement.
The
department
shall
5
approve
a
child
as
temporarily
enrolled
in
the
state
child
6
care
assistance
program
within
one
business
day
of
the
date
7
the
department
received
notification,
and
shall
send
notice
of
8
approval
to
the
provider
and
the
child’s
family.
9
c.
The
child’s
family
shall
have
twenty-one
calendar
days
10
from
the
date
the
department
approved
the
child’s
temporary
11
enrollment
to
submit
an
application
to
enroll
the
child
in
the
12
state
child
care
assistance
program
under
section
237A.13.
The
13
department
shall
have
five
business
days
from
the
date
the
14
department
receives
the
application
to
render
a
decision
on
the
15
application.
16
d.
A
child’s
temporary
enrollment
shall
end
if
the
child’s
17
family
does
not
apply
for
the
state
child
care
assistance
18
program
under
paragraph
“c”
,
or
the
department
renders
a
19
decision
on
the
child’s
application
for
the
state
child
care
20
assistance
program.
21
2.
Notwithstanding
section
237A.13,
subsection
5,
the
22
department
shall
remit
payment
to
a
provider
for
child
care
23
provided
to
a
temporarily
enrolled
child
within
one
calendar
24
week
of
either
of
the
following,
whichever
occurs
earlier:
25
a.
Twenty-one
calendar
days
after
the
date
the
department
26
approved
the
child’s
temporary
enrollment.
27
b.
The
date
the
child’s
temporary
enrollment
ends.
28
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
provider
29
to
provide
child
care
to
a
child
prior
to
the
department
30
approving
the
child
as
temporarily
enrolled
pursuant
to
31
subsection
1.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
state
child
care
assistance
(CCA)
1
program
benefits.
2
Under
current
law,
the
CCA
program
reimburses
child
care
3
providers
(providers)
after
the
department
of
health
and
human
4
services
(HHS)
receives
a
bill
from
the
provider
based
on
5
the
amount
of
time
a
child
enrolled
in
the
program
actually
6
attended
child
care
with
that
provider.
The
bill
requires
HHS
7
to
remit
payment
to
a
provider
prior
to
the
provider
rendering
8
child
care
to
a
child
enrolled
in
the
CCA
program.
Payments
9
must
be
made
on
a
monthly
basis
and
must
be
based
on
the
amount
10
of
hours
a
child
is
scheduled
to
receive
child
care
from
the
11
provider
and
not
the
number
of
hours
a
child
actually
receives
12
child
care
services.
Any
copayment
a
family
participating
13
in
the
CCA
program
is
required
to
pay
as
a
condition
of
14
participation
must
be
made
after
the
family’s
child
receives
15
child
care.
16
The
bill
prohibits
a
child’s
CCA
benefits
from
terminating
17
unless
HHS
sends
written
notification
to
the
child’s
family
and
18
the
child’s
provider
explaining
the
reasons
for
terminating
the
19
child’s
benefits,
and
at
least
30
calendar
days
have
passed
20
since
the
date
HHS
sent
the
written
notices.
21
The
bill
temporarily
enrolls
a
child
in
the
CCA
program
if
22
the
child
has
at
least
one
sibling
that
is
currently
enrolled
23
in
the
CCA
program,
the
provider
providing
child
care
to
the
24
child’s
sibling
agreed
to
provide
child
care
to
the
child,
25
and
the
provider
notified
HHS
of
the
provider’s
agreement.
26
HHS
must
approve
a
child
as
temporarily
enrolled
in
the
CCA
27
program
within
one
business
day
of
receiving
the
provider’s
28
notification.
HHS
must
send
notification
of
approval
to
29
the
provider
and
the
child’s
family.
The
bill
provides
a
30
temporarily
enrolled
child’s
family
21
calendar
days
from
the
31
date
HHS
approved
the
child’s
temporary
enrollment
to
submit
32
an
application
to
enroll
the
child
in
the
CCA
program.
HHS
has
33
five
business
days
from
the
date
HHS
receives
the
application
34
to
render
a
decision.
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The
bill
ends
a
child’s
temporary
enrollment
if
the
1
child’s
family
does
not
apply
for
the
CCA
program
within
21
2
calendar
days
from
the
date
HHS
approves
the
child’s
temporary
3
enrollment
or
HHS
renders
a
decision
on
the
child’s
application
4
for
the
CCA
program.
5
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
make
payment
to
a
provider
for
6
child
care
provided
to
a
temporarily
enrolled
child
within
one
7
calendar
week
of
the
21st
day
after
HHS
approved
the
child’s
8
temporary
enrollment
or
when
the
child’s
temporary
enrollment
9
ends,
whichever
is
earlier.
10
The
bill
is
not
to
be
construed
to
require
a
provider
to
11
provide
child
care
to
a
child
prior
to
HHS
approving
the
child
12
as
temporarily
enrolled.
13
The
bill
makes
temporarily
enrolled
children
exempt
from
14
waiting
list
requirements
for
the
CCA
program.
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