VA HB1568 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on February 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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 be completed by September 30, 2017, or by the date specified on any federal waiver obtained by the Commonwealth, and every five years thereafter. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2018. The bill further provides that if any provision of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 establishing a corresponding requirement is repealed prior to July 1, 2018, the provision of the bill establishing such requirement shall expire upon the date of such repeal. This bill is identical to SB 897.

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 21-N) (Y: 73 N: 21 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189)
2017-02-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 189 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
2017-02-17HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
2017-02-17SenateSigned by President
2017-02-16HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-16HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1568ER)
2017-02-16HouseEnrolled
2017-02-14SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-14SenateRead third time
2017-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-10SenateReported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N)
2017-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2017-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-03HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (73-Y 21-N)
2017-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House (73-Y 21-N)
2017-02-02HousePrinted as engrossed 17101350D-E
2017-02-02HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1568E
2017-02-02HouseAmendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
2017-02-02HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2017-02-02HouseRead second time
2017-02-01HouseRead first time
2017-01-30HouseReported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2017-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2017-01-19HouseAssigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2017-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-19HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (16-Y 6-N)
2017-01-02HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2017-01-02HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101350D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6321720(n/a)See Bill Text
6321721.1(n/a)See Bill Text
6321722(n/a)See Bill Text
6321724(n/a)See Bill Text
6321725(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1568
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1568+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1568E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1568ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0189+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H12V0028+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0206V0002+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H02V0029+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1885+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S09V0062+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0494HB1568+HB1568
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0514HB1568+HB1568

Bill Comments

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