VA SB801 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Hearing: Jan 23 @ 3:30 pm in House Committee Room C - 206
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Hearing: Jan 23 @ 3:30 pm in House Committee Room C - 206
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Children's Services Act; state pool of funds. Makes a number of changes to the Children's Services Act state pool of funds for the provision of public or private nonresidential or residential services for troubled youth and families, including (i) removing the requirement that the Office of Children's Services consult with private special education services providers in developing the standard reporting template for tuition rates; (ii) removing from the purpose of the state pool of funds the consolidation of categorical agency funding and the institution of community responsibility for the provision of services; (iii) removing language specifying that references to funding sources and current placement authority for the target population served by the state pool of funds are for the purpose of accounting for the funds and should not be intended to categorize children and youth into funding streams in order to access services; (iv) modifying the target population served by the state pool of funds by (a) removing references to the Department of Education's private tuition assistance and the Interagency Assistance Fund for Noneducational Placement for Handicapped Children and (b) adding children and youth who are determined to be a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law; (v) removing the requirement that the financial and legal responsibility for certain special education services remains with the placing jurisdiction, unless the placing jurisdiction has transitioned all appropriate services; (vi) requiring that the uniform assessment instrument used to determine eligibility for funding through the state pool of funds be approved by the State Executive Council for Children's Services; and (vii) modifying the eligibility criteria for funding through the state pool of funds by adding language that (a) specifies that the child or youth's emotional or behavioral problems have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care and (b) includes the determination by a court that the child or youth is a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law. The bill also includes technical changes. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.
Title
Children's Services Act; changes to state pool of funds.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-22 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 25101352D-E |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed toRehabilitation and Social Services Amendments |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB801) |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-12-28 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2024-12-28 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101352D |
| 2024-12-28 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101352D |
