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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2171: Relating to programs and services under the purview of the department of human services including child care assistance, child and family services, foster care, adoption, and the dependent adult abuse information registry

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to programs and services under the purview of the department of human services including child care assistance, child and family services, foster care, adoption, and the dependent adult abuse information registry. STATE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. Division I relates to the state child care assistance (CCA) program. The CCA assists families in the payment of child care if the families meet certain eligibility guidelines. One circumstance is when a child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is absent for a limited period of time due to hospitalization, physical illness, or mental illness, or is present but is unable to care for the child for a limited period of time as verified by a physician.

Sponsors

Human Resources committee

Cost

Cost: up to $10,000

Division I: According to the DHS, the average cost per family receiving CCA payments is approximately $10,000 per year.

Lobbying · 18 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; CHILDSERVE; Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Ellipsis; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Dept. of Human Services; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; and 6 more

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 1, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 22, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 5, 2022Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2171