Child care providers; applicant criminal history background checks, penalty. (HB1568)

Introduced By

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), and Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Child care providers; criminal history background check; penalty. Requires the following individuals to undergo a fingerprint-based national criminal history background check: (i) applicants for employment by, employees of, applicants to serve as volunteers with, and volunteers with any licensed family day system, child day center exempt from licensure pursuant to 63.2-1716, registered family day home, or family day home approved by a family day system; (ii) applicants for licensure as a family day system, registration as a family day home, or approval as a family day home by a family day system, as well as their agents and any adult living in such family day home; and (iii) individuals who apply for or enter into a contract with the Department of Social Services under which a child day center, family day home, or child day program will provide child care services funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant, as well as the applicant's current or prospective employees and volunteers, agents, and any adult living in the child day center or family day home. The bill also mandates that all background checks required pursuant to 63.2-1720.1 and 63.2-1721.1 of the Code of Virginia be completed by September 30, 2017, or by the date specified on any federal waiver obtained by the Commonwealth, and every five years thereafter. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/02/2017Committee
01/02/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101350D
01/02/2017Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/13/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1568)
01/19/2017Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2017Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/19/2017Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
01/24/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/30/2017Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2017Read first time
02/02/2017Read second time
02/02/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/02/2017Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
02/02/2017Engrossed by House as amended HB1568E
02/02/2017Printed as engrossed 17101350D-E
02/03/2017Read third time and passed House (73-Y 21-N)
02/03/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 21-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1568E)
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2017Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/10/2017Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2017Read third time
02/14/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Enrolled
02/16/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1568ER)
02/16/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1568ER)
02/16/2017Signed by Speaker
02/17/2017Signed by President
02/17/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
02/23/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 189 (effective 7/1/17)
02/23/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 6 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach): SCHOOLS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, BEING ONE OF THOSE FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS WHO WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, TAKING COLLEGE CLASSES, AND DEPLOYED IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, AWAY FROM MY STATE SCHOOL, I WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY AND APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY OF REDUCED STATE TUITION, AND AT THE TIME I WAS UNDER THE VEAP PROGRAM, WHICH ACTUALLY CAPPED THE AMOUNT OF TUITION PROVIDED EVERY MONTH. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY SUPPORT THE BILL AND HOPE THE BILL WOULD PASS.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS, SHALL HOUSE BILL

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, OPPOSED NO. VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY OF THE SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AYES 37, NO'S 3.

[Unknown]: AYES 37, NO'S 3. THE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 2264. A BILL RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS RELATED TO ABORTIONS AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH. SENATOR FROM BEDFORD, SENATOR NEWMAN.

Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest): I MOVE THE BILL PASS. SPEAKING TO THE MOTION.

[Unknown]: SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest): MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE SEEN VERSIONS OF THIS BILL BEFORE. THIS BILL, IN PARTICULAR, INDICATES THAT IF AN ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING