HF 2795

House
File
2795
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2795
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2712)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
623)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
convening
an
early
childhood
Iowa
study
committee.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
EARLY
1
CHILDHOOD
IOWA
STUDY
COMMITTEE.
2
1.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
convene
3
a
study
committee
during
the
2026
legislative
interim
to
review
4
the
most
efficient
means
to
transition
home
visiting
services
5
offered
through
an
early
childhood
Iowa
area,
as
that
term
is
6
defined
in
section
256I.1,
to
another
system
based
on
districts
7
created
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
8
to
implement
the
transition
with
minimal
disruption
to
home
9
visitation
services.
At
a
minimum,
the
study
committee
shall
10
review
all
of
the
following:
11
a.
The
financial
and
logistical
consequences
to
the
early
12
childhood
Iowa
system
and
home
visitation
services.
13
b.
The
effects
on
statewide
access
to
services
currently
14
provided
through
early
childhood
Iowa,
including
but
not
15
limited
to
the
quality
of
services
and
the
coordination
between
16
providers
and
the
department.
17
c.
The
impact
on
rural
and
underserved
communities.
18
d.
Possible
courses
of
action
to
transition
home
visitation
19
services
to
ensure
the
early
childhood
Iowa
system
remains
20
viable
and
effective
in
the
long
term.
21
2.
a.
The
study
committee’s
voting
members
shall
consist
22
of
the
following:
23
(1)
Two
members
of
the
senate
appointed
by
the
senate
24
majority
leader.
25
(2)
One
member
of
the
senate
appointed
by
the
senate
26
minority
leader.
27
(3)
Two
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
appointed
28
by
the
house
majority
leader.
29
(4)
One
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
appointed
by
30
the
house
minority
leader.
31
b.
The
study
committee’s
nonvoting
members
shall
consist
of
32
the
following:
33
(1)
Two
members
of
the
association
of
early
childhood
Iowa
34
area
boards
and
advocates
appointed
by
the
association
of
early
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childhood
Iowa
area
boards
and
advocates.
1
(2)
Two
early
childhood
Iowa
stakeholders
appointed
by
the
2
association
of
early
childhood
Iowa
area
boards
and
advocates.
3
(3)
Two
persons
with
relevant
expertise
appointed
by
the
4
association
of
early
childhood
Iowa
area
boards
and
advocates.
5
(4)
Two
representatives
of
the
department
of
health
and
6
human
services.
7
(5)
One
representative
of
the
department
of
education.
8
(6)
One
representative
of
the
department
of
workforce
9
development.
10
(7)
One
representative
of
the
economic
development
11
authority.
12
3.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
13
cooperate
with
any
formal
request
for
data
from
the
study
14
committee.
All
personal
identifying
information
shall
be
15
redacted
prior
to
submitting
the
requested
data
to
the
study
16
committee.
17
4.
The
study
committee
shall
engage
with
early
childhood
18
Iowa
area
boards,
persons
who
provide
services
through
an
early
19
childhood
Iowa
area,
and
families
who
receive
services
through
20
an
early
childhood
Iowa
area
by
means
including
but
not
limited
21
to
public
input
sessions
throughout
the
state.
22
5.
The
study
committee
shall
submit
a
final
report
with
the
23
study
committee’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
24
assembly
no
later
than
January
8,
2027.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
29
services
(HHS)
to
convene
an
early
childhood
Iowa
study
30
committee
(committee)
during
the
2026
legislative
interim
to
31
review
the
most
efficient
means
to
transition
home
visiting
32
services
offered
through
an
early
childhood
Iowa
(ECI)
area
33
to
another
system
based
on
districts
created
by
HHS,
and
to
34
implement
the
transition
with
minimal
disruption
to
home
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visiting
services.
The
bill
details
the
minimum
information
1
the
committee
must
review
and
the
membership
of
the
committee.
2
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
cooperate
with
any
formal
request
3
for
data
from
the
committee.
All
personal
identifying
4
information
shall
be
redacted
prior
to
submitting
the
requested
5
data
to
the
committee.
6
The
committee
is
required
to
engage
with
certain
persons
7
regarding
ECI
services
as
detailed
in
the
bill,
by
means
8
including
but
not
limited
to
public
input
sessions
throughout
9
the
state.
10
The
bill
requires
the
committee
to
submit
a
final
report
11
with
the
study
committee’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
12
general
assembly
no
later
than
January
8,
2027.
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