Quality Early Learning and Development:
HF 215 - Education Reform Bill
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UPDATE - currently in Conference Committee. Senate members are: Quirmbach, Bowman, Wilhelm, Ernst and Sinclair. House members are: Jorgensen, Dolecheck, Stanerson, Steckman and Wood.
SF 338 -
An Act requiring background checks for school employees. UPDATE - made funnel - currently in House with
amendment filed.
HF 351 - 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 - made funnel - eligible for debate in Senate.
HF 482 - Membership requirement in ECI Boards.
UPDATE - did not make funnel.
HF 500 -
early childhood Iowa initiative requirements for area boards. UPDATE - made funnel. Eligible for debate in Senate.
Amendment filed.
SF 222 - EHS expansion by state of Iowa. Referred to Appropriations.
UPDATE - funnel proof
SF 404 - an act relating to supplementary weighting for limited English proficient students and including effective date provisions.
UPDATE - did not survive funnel. House refused to take it up in Committee.
SF 392 - an act relating to school breakfast programs.
UPDATE - Referred back to Senate Education Committee.
Child Health and Well-Being:
SF 393 (formerly SSB 1001) - An act requiring pulse oximetry screening for newborns in a birthing hospital.
UPDATE - made funnel. Eligible for debate in House.
SF 296 -
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. UPDATE - made funnel but House is substituting SF 296 with HSB 232
SF 399 (formerly SF 134) - Use of restraints on a pregnant woman inmate or detainee. UPDATE - Failed to make funnel - House refused to take up.
SF 419 - vision screening for school age children.
UPDATE
did not make funnel.
SF 350 - (formerly SF 178) -
An Act relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training, and including applicability provisions.
UPDATE - did not make funnel - House refused to take up bill.
SF 337 -
An Act providing for training on suicide prevention and trauma-informed care for school personnel. UPDATE - did not make funnel - House refused to take up bill.
SF 381 - an act requiring the state building code commissioner to adopt standards and requirements for window fall prevention devices for windows.
UPDATE - did not make funnel - House refused to take up bill.
SF 440 (formerly SF 415) - Mental Health Reform. Creates a children's cabinet and a center for excellence for children's health.
UPDATE - eligible for debate in Senate.
HF 590 -
Act relating to child abuse reporting, assessment procedures, and placement on the central registry for child abuse.
UPDATE - eligible for debate in Senate.
HSB 229 -
Act relating to human services involving mental health and disability services and children's services, making appropriations.
UPDATE - funnel proof
HSB 232 -
Act relating to establishing a healthy Iowa plan, and making appropriations.
UPDATE - made funnel. Waiting for a date for public hearing.
Family Economic Success:
SF 422 (formerly 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 - waiting for House to take action.
SF 375 -
Act providing for the establishment of the Iowa health benefit marketplace. Par of the Affordable Care Act.
UPDATE
- failed to make funnel
NEW:
SF 441 -
Act relating to child care by making appropriations for state child care assistance and support for child care. Bill Signed by Governor:
HF 160 - Appropriates $11.63 million in FY 13 from the federal children's health insurance fund to the DHS MH Redesign Transition Fund. Signed on 3/28.
*bills listed by ECC legislative priority area. Bill listed might be helpful or harmful to the priority area. 
