HSB 233: HSB 233

What it does

This bill relates to state child care assistance eligibility requirements and child care provider reimbursement rates. The bill defines “child needing special needs care” or “special needs child” as a child that has been diagnosed by a physician or by a person endorsed for service as a school psychologist by the department of education to have a developmental disability which substantially limits one or more major life activities, and the child requires professional treatment, assistance in self-care, or the purchase of special adaptive equipment; determined by a qualified intellectual disability professional to have a condition which impairs the child’s intellectual and social functioning; diagnosed by a mental health professional to have a behavioral or emotional disorder characterized by situationally inappropriate behavior which deviates substantially from behavior appropriate to the child’s age, or which significantly interferes with the child’s intellectual, social, or personal development; or a combination of these conditions.

House subcommittee · named March 21, 2023

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

Lobbying · 10 for, 0 against

For: Association of Early Childhood Iowa Area Boards and Advocates; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Community Action Association; Iowa Credit Union League; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Iowa; United Ways of Iowa

In plain words

1. March 21, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. March 21, 2023House subcommittee named: Fry, Ehlert, Meyer and A
3. March 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. April 5, 2023Approved by the House committee
5. April 10, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 707