Bill
HF 411
HF 411 would exempt families HHS deems unhoused from child care assistance copays for six months after HHS determines they are no longer homeless.
HF 411 — Summary
Overview
HF 411 is a bill introduced on February 13, 2025, that would modify the state child care assistance (CCA) program by exempting certain unhoused families from copayments. The bill is referred to the Health and Human Services committee. It targets the copayment requirement used to determine a family’s eligibility for the CCA program and adds a temporary exemption for families the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has determined to be unhoused.
Key Provisions
- Copayment basis (existing framework): Under current CCA eligibility, participating families otherwise pay copayments calculated based on the number of children in the family receiving care and the family’s gross monthly income.
- Unhoused exemption: A family that HHS has determined to be unhoused would be exempt from making a CCA copayment, or any similar payment to the state, as a condition of CCA program participation.
- Duration of exemption: The exemption remains in place for six months from the date HHS determines the family is no longer unhoused.
- Scope: The exemption applies specifically to CCA participation and is contingent on the HHS determination of homelessness status.
Who is Affected
- Primary beneficiaries: Families experiencing homelessness who are eligible for the state CCA program and who are identified as unhoused by HHS.
- Operational impact: HHS would need to determine homelessness status and manage the six-month exemption window; this adds a procedural element to CCA participation for affected families.
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Status: Introduced and referred to Health and Human Services.
- Introduced on: February 13, 2025.
- Current stage: Legislative action at the committee level (Health and Human Services) with no final passage information available in the provided text.
Sponsors
- Primary sponsors include: Wilburn; Ehlert; B. Meyer; James; Croken; Scholten; Wessel-Kroeschall; Gosa; Brown-Powers; Wilson; R. Johnson; Srinivas; Bagniewski; Olson; Baeth; Matson; Kurth; Amos Jr.; Wichtenda hl.
Notes
- The bill specifies an explicit exemption period (six months after homelessness ends) but does not detail what happens after that period or how re-eligibility would be handled. Implementation details would likely be addressed in accompanying rules or future amendments.
- Fiscal and administrative implications would become clearer with committee analysis and budgetary impact assessments.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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