HF 2305: Relating to child care center staff requirements for providing flex care to children up to five years of age

What it does

This bill requires the department of health and human services to amend its administrative rules to provide that employees of a child care center who are years of age or older may, without additional supervision, provide flex care to children up to five years of age. “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 center” means a facility providing child care or preschool services for seven or more children, except when the facility is registered as a child development home.

Senate subcommittee · named February 26, 2024

• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 5 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Easterseals Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Community Action Association; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; United Way of Central Iowa

In plain words

1. February 5, 2024Filed in the House
2. February 19, 2024Passed the House, 55–36
3. February 20, 2024Arrived in the Senate
4. February 26, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Rowley and Trone Garriott
5. March 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it