Child care providers; background checks, portability. (HB2086)
Introduced By
Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Child care providers; background check portability; subsidy pilot program; report. Exempts prospective employees and volunteers of certain child care providers from statutory background check requirements where the individual completed a background check within the previous five years, provided that (i) such background check was conducted after July 1, 2017; (ii) the results of such background check indicated that the individual had not been convicted of any barrier crime and was not the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect; and (iii) the individual is an employee or volunteer of a child care provider that is subject to background check requirements or has been separated from such employment or volunteer position for not more than 180 days. The bill requires such child care providers, prior to hiring or allowing to volunteer any individual without the completion of a background check, to obtain written certification that such individual satisfies all such requirements and is eligible to serve as an employee or volunteer. The bill also directs the Department of Education (the Department) to establish a two-year pilot program for the purpose of stabilizing and improving the quality of services provided in the Commonwealth's child care industry. The bill provides that under the pilot program a fixed sum of funds, based on the number of children served and certain other factors, will be disbursed to participating child care providers who agree to meet higher standards of quality and care, as determined by the Department. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1 of each year of the pilot program certain information set forth in the bill. The bill also requires the Department, in collaboration with the School Readiness Committee, to (a) identify and analyze financing strategies that can be used to support the systemic costs of high-quality child care services, ensure equitable compensation for child care staff, and better prepare children for kindergarten and (b) analyze the effectiveness of using a cost-of-quality modeling system for the child care subsidy program. The bill requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2021. Read the Bill »
Status
03/31/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102558D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/15/2021 | Assigned HWI sub: Social Services |
01/27/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/27/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/28/2021 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103805D-H1 |
01/29/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2086H1) |
02/01/2021 | Read first time |
02/02/2021 | Read second time |
02/02/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103805D-H1 |
02/02/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2086H1 |
02/03/2021 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2021 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2021 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Rereferred to Education and Health |
02/18/2021 | Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2021 | Read third time |
02/22/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2021 | Enrolled |
02/25/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2086ER) |
02/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2086ER) |
02/25/2021 | Signed by President |
02/26/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021 |
03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/31/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/31/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510) |