Virginia Senate Bill 1316 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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. 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.

Child care providers; background checks, portability.

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]
Sen. Monty Mason [D]

2021-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (12-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-24	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1316ER)
2021-02-24	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-22	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	House	Read third time
2021-02-19	House	Read second time
2021-02-17	House	Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2021-02-13	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2021-02-11	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-02-11	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21102634D-E
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1316E
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 2-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-28	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
2021-01-20	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2021-01-18	Senate	Rereferred to Education and Health
2021-01-18	Senate	Rereferred from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102634D

SB1316 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	389	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.035	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.039	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1720.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1724	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1316
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1316+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1316E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1316ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0251+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1316AS
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1316F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1316FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1316FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0036+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0083+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05C0167+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0293SB1316+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0348SB1316+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12V0002+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0203V0002+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02V0039+SB1316
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1803+SB1316