Bills › 91st General Assembly
Increasing the reimbursement rates child care providers receive through the state child care assistance program
Sponsored by Rep. Brett Barker (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The state's health and human services department must change how much it pays child care providers who take part in the state assistance program. For half-day services, the payment amount must be set at a high level based on a recent survey of what child care costs across Iowa.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to set half-day reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in the state child care assistance program to the 85th percentile of the 2024 market rate survey conducted by HHS to analyze and evaluate the market rate of child care services throughout the state.
Why it matters. Child care providers participating in the state child care assistance program would see their half-day reimbursement rates set to the 85th percentile of the 2024 market rate survey. The department of health and human services would be responsible for establishing these rates based on the survey results.2
Lobbying
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