HSB 8: 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.

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 7 against

For: Americans For Prosperity

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Save the Children Action Network; United Professionals/UE

In plain words

1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Wood, Ehlert and Weldon
3. January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 11, 2025Approved by the House committee
5. February 11, 2025Committee vote: 13–7
6. February 13, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 382