| LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA |
Section 1. Section 384.24, subsection 2, Code 2001, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH. l. Child care centers providing child care or preschool services, or both. For purposes of this paragraph, "child care" means providing for the care, supervision, and guidance of a child by a person other than the parent, guardian, relative, or custodian for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day on a regular basis. For purposes of this paragraph, "preschool" means child care which provides to children ages three through five, for periods of time not exceeding three hours per day, programs designed to help the children to develop intellectual skills, and motor skills, and to extend their interest and understanding of the world about them.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
Approved April 26, 2001
Updated: 26-Oct-2001 03:57 PM
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