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SSB 3111

Creates early childhood and family services system and child care aid for workers

Creates a statewide early childhood and family services system run by the Department of Health and Human Services, replacing the early childhood Iowa initiative and decategorization. It also makes child care workers with qualifying jobs eligible for state child care assistance.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2462, SF 2488.)

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Senate
  4. House
  5. Governor

Last action, Feb 19: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2462.

On these agendas

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2462.Senate · Feb 19
  • Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.Senate · Feb 12
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 1:00PM Room G15.Senate · Feb 11
  • Subcommittee: Warme, Evans, and Trone Garriott.Senate · Feb 9
  • Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.Senate · Feb 4
  • By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSenate · Feb 4