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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2021
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 260
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 260 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 260 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home. The bill creates a definition of “school-age” or “school-aged” to mean a child older than years of age but younger than years of age. _____ in a child care home to care for the following number of children at any one time: five or fewer children; six or fewer children, if at least one of the children is school-aged; or seven or fewer children, if at least two of the children are school-aged. Current law requires a child care home to register as a child development home if the child care home provides child care to more than five children at any one time.

Read the full explanation

The bill makes a conforming change to the definition of “child development home”.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

House subcommittee

Named January 12, 2021. On January 13, 2021 it recommended amendment and passage. H.J. 225.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§237A.1§237A.3

How the Code works2

Lobbying

8 for · 2 against · 15 undecided · Who →

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