A bill for an act making children of child care workers eligible for the state child care assistance program.

This bill expands Iowa's state child care assistance program to include children of child care workers. It makes a child eligible if their parent, guardian, or custodian works at least 32 hours per week providing direct child care at a facility with a state reimbursement agreement, meets other specific requirements (like not being an owner or substitute), and the family qualifies for assistance. Parents would still pay copayments as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill requires the department to create rules for implementing these changes.