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Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services

Topics:K–12 educationChild care

Same legislation: HSB 145, SF 445, HF 623

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Also covers HSB 145 and SF 445 and HF 623.

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 25, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 445
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 445 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 445 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 6

1 adopted · 4 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

  • H-1297Strike everything · filed May 9, 2025 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this HF 623 to CONFORM to SF 445
    Never voted on
  • S-3136 · filed April 23, 2025 by Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)
    Page 21, after line 19 by inserting: “DIVISION ___ CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS FUND Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 237A.15 Child care solutions fund. (12 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3135 · filed April 23, 2025 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
    Page 19, line 28, by striking “CHILD CARE WORKFORCE ——” (7 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3134 · filed April 23, 2025 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
    By striking page 18, line 6, through page 19, line 26, and inserting: “Sec. ___. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— WORKING GROUP —— EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA AREAS. (5 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3133 · filed April 23, 2025 by Sen. Molly Donahue (D)
    Page 2, line 9, by striking “paragraph h” and inserting “paragraphs f and h” (12 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3132 · filed April 23, 2025 by Sen. Lynn Evans (R)
    Page 1, after line 2 by inserting: “Section (15 changes)
    Adopted
    April 23, 2025