HB1771
Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
Summary
As Introduced. 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). To participate in the Program, an ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101358D
- 01/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/11/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/19/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2025 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1771)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
