HSB 539: HSB 539

What it does

This bill relates to minimum age requirements for employees, substitutes, and volunteers working at a child care facility. The bill requires the department of human services to amend its administrative rules to provide that persons age or older employed, substituting, or volunteering at a child care facility may provide child care without supervision. “Child care” means the care, supervision, and guidance of a child by a person other than the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for periods of less than hours per day per child on a regular basis, with certain exceptions. “Child care facility” means a child care center, preschool, or registered child development home.

House subcommittee · named January 13, 2022

• Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Joel Fry (R)

Lobbying · 4 for, 6 against

For: CHILDSERVE; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's

Against: Common Good Iowa; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Personal Interest-Rita Carter; Save the Children Action Network; United Way of Central Iowa

In plain words

1. January 13, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
2. January 13, 2022House subcommittee named: Meyer, A., Ehlert and Fry
3. January 26, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. January 27, 2022Approved by the House committee
5. February 1, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2198