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IA HSB623

SB

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Health And Human Services

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates an Early Childhood and Family Services (ECFS) system administered by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, establishing ECFS districts aligned with existing health and human services district boundaries
  • Targets families with children under 19 years old, with emphasis on children under 6, providing primary prevention strategies, early intervention services, and ongoing family and community resources
  • Establishes the HOPES-HFI (Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success - Healthy Families Iowa) program as a core evidence-based home visiting initiative within the system
  • Requires creation of ECFS district advisory councils and development of both state and district-level plans outlining system infrastructure and available programs
  • Extends state child care assistance eligibility to child care workforce members and makes appropriations to fund the system, with provisions for maximizing interagency collaboration and funding opportunities

Legislative Description

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 HF 2712.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2712.

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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