SB54
Early childhood care and education system; need- and demand-based funding.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Early childhood care and education system; need-based and demand-based funding.
Requires, for the purpose of addressing family demand and preferences for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education services, state general funds to be provided to support the provision of services to families for early childhood care and education, as specified in the general appropriation act. The bill requires the ... (More) Department of Education to report each year by November 15 on the projected general funds needed for the upcoming two fiscal years based on cost of quality rate per child in order to (i) maintain the current number of slots at early childhood care and education programs, (ii) increase the number of slots using a projected growth report, and (iii) increase the number of slots to fully accommodate parent demand and eliminate waitlists. The bill requires such projected general funds to be based on the annual per-child cost, determined as set forth in the bill, for the Virginia Preschool Initiative, the Mixed Delivery Program, and the Child Care Subsidy Program, the current eligibility criteria for such programs, and maximization of certain regularly recurring federal funds. The bill requires each regional entity established by the Board of Education pursuant to applicable law, each local school division, and each locality to annually indicate the number of slots needed, respectively, in the region for the Mixed Delivery Program, the local school division for the Virginia Preschool Initiative, and the locality for the Child Care Subsidy Program. The bill requires the Department of Education to (a) reallocate by July 1 any slots with available funding from the Child Care Subsidy Program and the Mixed Delivery Program, (b) make adjustments based on family preferences following the fall enrollment periods, and (c) first expend all current-year state general funds in providing funding for slots. This bill is identical to HB 419. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/22/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101513D
- 12/22/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105109D-S1
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB54S1)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107527D-S2
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Education and Health Committee substitute rejected 24105109D-S1
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107527D-S2
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB54S2
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/15/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
- 02/21/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107936D-H1
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB54H1)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/29/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/29/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107936D-H1
- 02/29/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB54H1
- 02/29/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute (90-Y 9-N)
- 02/29/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 9-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/2024 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Senators: Locke, Aird, Durant
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2024 - House: Delegates: Sewell, Gardner, Griffin
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 24109104D-S3
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB54ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB54ER)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)
