Quality Early Learning and Development:
HF 215 ( formerly HSB 4) - Governor's Education Reform Bill -
UPDATE - Passed House 52-44 on 2/19. Sent to Senate and assigned to Senate Education Comm.
SSB 1058 - Governor's Education Reform Bill - Subcommittee of Quirmbach, Schoenjohn and Ernst.
SF 48 -
An Act requiring background checks for school employees.HF 144 - Deems a child who is 4 yrs old and attending preschool as being of compulsory school age unless a parent submits a letter withdrawing the child from preschool.
UPDATE - passed out of Subcommittee and in committee.
NEW:
HF 256 - Membership requirement in ECI Boards.
HF 253 - Requires audits every three years of local ECI Boards. Subcommittee mtg on 2/27 @ 11:30.
HF 255 -
Act relating to direct and indirect costs under the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children and including effective date provisionsSF 222 - EHS expansion by state of Iowa
Child Health and Well-Being:
SSB 1001 - An act requiring pulse oximetry screening for newborns in a birthing hospital.
UPDATE - Subcommittee directed impacted parties to work out agreement and return with plan the first week in March.
SF 71-
Medicaid expansion - The bill requires DHS to amend the medical assistance state plan to implement the bill with respect to the provision of medical homes and the coverage of certain low-income adults. (Companion bill is HF 83) UPDATE - two subs held - voted out of Subcommittee on 2/21.
HSB 95 - Relating to the use of restraints against a pregnant inmate or detainee. (Companion Bill SF 134). UPDATE - See this story. The bill is still alive in the Senate.
HF 97 - This bill provides eligibility for mental health services through the regional mental health and disability service system for certain children. The regions, consisting of counties, are being formed and phased in during FY 2013-2014.
HF 98 - This bill relates to the mental health and disability services (MH/DS) fund levy for FY 2013-2014 and FY
2014-2015
SF 101 - An Act relating to coverage for foster children under the Medicaid program
HSB 32 -
An Act relating to the penalties for the criminal offense of sexual exploitation of a minor by the purchase or possession of child pornography.
HF 80 -
An Act mandating drug testing of applicants for and certain recipients of assistance under the family investment program.HF 167 -
An Act establishing a child endangerment offense for the mother of a newborn child who caused an illegal drug to be present in the newborn child's body.
HF 161 -
An Act requiring regional mental health and disability services to be provided to both children and adults.HF 160 - Appropriates $11.63 million in FY 13 from the federal children's health insurance fund to the DHS MH Redesign Transition Fund.
UPDATE - Passed house 58-42 on 2/13. Referred to Senate Approps.
NEW:
SSB 1159 (Companion HSB 122) - vision screening for school age children.
UPDATE: - subcommittees held in both chambers.
SF 196 - An act related to prenatal and postpartum care.
SF 178 -
An Act relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training, and including applicability provisionsSF 216 -
An Act providing for training on suicide prevention and trauma-informed care for school personnel. Subcommitte on 2/25 at 12:15.
Family Economic Success:HF 80 - Mandates drug testing of applicants for and certain recipients of assistance under the family investment program.HF 1 -
This bill relates to the taxpayers trust fund by modifying the transfer of moneys from the Iowa economic emergency fund to 29the taxpayers trust fund.
SF 88 -
This bill increases the amount of the state earned income tax credit. Currently, the credit is equal to 7 percent of the amount of a taxpayer's federal earned income tax credit. The bill increases the amount of the credit to 20 percent.
UPDATE - Subcommittee meeting on 2/27 at 11:30
SF 132 -
This bill relates to specified aspects of the regulation of delayed deposit services businesses. Pay Day Loan Bill.
SF 135 -
This bill requires that designated state departments and law enforcement agencies be provided access to delayed deposit services customer information when requested by the department or agency by subpoena.HF 175 -
An Act relating to eligibility determinations for the state child care assistance program.HF 178 -
An Act declaring the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act invalid, null and void, and of no effect in this state.
*bills listed by ECC legislative priority area. Bill listed might be helpful or harmful to the priority area. 
