VirginiaEmployee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
What it does
Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Program) to provide matching funds to employers in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation).
More detail
To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed-delivery provider on behalf of the employee and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. To the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match directly to such eligible mixed-delivery provider or to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2026, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Feb 12Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1771)
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 24Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 11Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary EducationMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101358DIntroduced
- Feb 12Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest