Virginia House Bill 1375 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers. Provides that any locality wishing to participate in the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) must submit a proposal by May 15 of each year identifying a lead VPI agency responsible for developing a local plan for the delivery of preschool services to at-risk children. A local match based on the composite index of local ability to pay is required to fund such a proposal. The proposal must include the number of at-risk four-year-olds and three-year-olds to be served and eligibility criteria for participation. Upon acceptance, the Department will disburse state VPI funds to the lead VPI agency in such localities, which may be used with local matching funds to provide preschool education, health services, social services, parental involvement services, and transportation. The Department must establish academic standards for VPI programs that prepare students to successfully enter kindergarten. Full day VPI programs must operate for a minimum of five and a half instructional hours per day, while half day VPI programs operate for a minimum of three instructional hours per day. The bill requires the Department of Education to collect information from VPI and the Mixed Delivery Grant Program to compile a comprehensive report on the use of state funds, including the number of slots and funding allocated to each local program or provider and the number of slots that have been filled. Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers. Provides that any locality wishing to participate in the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) must submit a proposal by May 15 of each year identifying a lead VPI agency responsible for developing a local plan for the delivery of preschool services to at-risk children. A local match based on the composite index of local ability to pay is required to fund such a proposal. The proposal must include the number of at-risk four-year-olds and three-year-olds to be served and eligibility criteria for participation. Upon acceptance, the Department will disburse state VPI funds to the lead VPI agency in such localities, which may be used with local matching funds to provide preschool education, health services, social services, parental involvement services, and transportation. The Department must establish academic standards for VPI programs that prepare students to successfully enter kindergarten. Full day VPI programs must operate for a minimum of five and a half instructional hours per day, while half day VPI programs operate for a minimum of three instructional hours per day. The bill requires the Department of Education to collect information from VPI and the Mixed Delivery Grant Program to compile a comprehensive report on the use of state funds, including the number of slots and funding allocated to each local program or provider and the number of slots that have been filled. The bill codifies the Child Care Subsidy Program, which is currently established pursuant to regulations of the Board of Education, for the purpose of assisting families who meet certain eligibility criteria with the cost of child care provided by approved vendors. The bill requires the Child Care Subsidy Program to be overseen by the Department of Education and permits the Department to contract with state and local agencies to administer the Program. The bill requires the Department and Board of Education, as applicable, to establish rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards for the Program. The bill also codifies the Mixed Delivery Grant Program, which is currently established pursuant to the general appropriation act, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to local public entities that enter into partnerships with local private early childhood care and education entities and other community organizations, as applicable, to provide, under the direction and leadership of a lead agency identified in the grant proposal, high-quality care and education, either part time or full time, for at-risk infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children who reside in the locality. The bill requires the Mixed Delivery Grant Program to be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation in partnership with the Department of Education and, consistent with any provisions relating to the Program in the general appropriation act, requires the Foundation and the Department to establish policies, procedures, and standards for the Program.

Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers.

Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]
Del. Holly Seibold [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]

2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 9-N) (Y: 90 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-27	Senate	Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13	House	VOTE: Passage (90-Y 9-N)
2024-02-13	House	Read third time and passed House (90-Y 9-N)
2024-02-12	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1375H1
2024-02-12	House	Committee substitute agreed to 24106243D-H1
2024-02-12	House	Read second time
2024-02-09	House	Read first time
2024-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 24106243D-H1
2024-02-07	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2024-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-15	House	Presented and ordered printed 24104887D

HB1375 (Carry Over) 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	289.05:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.08:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+sum+HB1375
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+ful+HB1375+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+ful+HB1375H1+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+oth+HB1375FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+vot+H0203C0022+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+vot+H02C0113+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+vot+HC0600+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+vot+S05C0420+HB1375