Virginia House Bill 419
Session 2024
Early childhood care and education system; need- and demand-based funding.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
419
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 4-N)
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Early childhood care and education system; fundingformula; educator incentive; nonreverting fund to capture unspentearly childhood care and education funding balances. Requiresthe Department of Education to (i) establish and maintain a fundingformula for the provision of state general funds that support theprovision of services to families at early childhood care and educationsites that establishes the minimum funding and number of slots perbiennium based on a cost of quality rate per child, actual data fromthe prior year, unserved waitlists, and a growth rate differentialbased on enrollment and parent demand growth in prior biennia; (ii)administer an early childhood educator incentive program to be knownas RecognizeB5 whereby a monetary incentive is provided to teacherswho work directly with children for at least 30 hours per week atearly childhood care and education sites that participate in theuniform measurement and improvement system known as VQB5, with theexception of teachers who are employed by local school boards; and(iii) administer and make distributions, for the purpose of providingcertain early childhood care and education services, from the EarlyChildhood Care and Education Fund established in the bill, to whichall balances of state general funds intended for the provision ofservices to families at early childhood care and education sitesthat are unspent at the end of each fiscal year are required to be credited instead of reverting to the general fund.
Early childhood care and education system; need-based and demand-based funding; educator incentive; nonreverting fund to capture unspent early childhood care and education funding balances. Requires the Department of Education to (i) annually project and report the state general funds needed for the upcoming two fiscal years, based on a cost of quality rate per child, in order to maintain the current number of slots, increase the number of slots using a growth rate differential based on enrollment and parent demand growth in prior biennia, and increase the number of slots to fully accommodate parent demand and eliminate waitlists at early childhood care and education sites; (ii) administer an early childhood educator incentive program to be known as RecognizeB5 whereby a monetary incentive is provided to teachers who work directly with children for at least 30 hours per week at early childhood care and education sites that participate in the uniform measurement and improvement system known as VQB5, with the exception of teachers who are employed by local school boards; and (iii) administer and make distributions, for the purpose of providing certain early childhood care and education services, from the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established in the bill, to which all balances of state general funds intended for the provision of services to families at early childhood care and education sites that are unspent at the end of each fiscal year are required to be credited instead of reverting to the general fund.
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 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 SB 54.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104681D
January 8, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24107520D-H1
February 7, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108246D-S1
February 29, 2024
Conference substitute printed 24109102D-H2
March 8, 2024
HB419ER
March 25, 2024
Amendment: HB419AC
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB419F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB419FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB419FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB419FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0722)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 722 (effective 7/1/24)
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB419ER)
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB419ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/09/2024
Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
03/08/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 4-N)
03/08/2024
House
Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 4-N)
03/08/2024
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/08/2024
Senate
Passed by temporarily
03/08/2024
House
Conference substitute printed 24109102D-H2
03/08/2024
Virginia General Assembly
Amended by conference committee
03/07/2024
House
Delegates: Bulova, Sewell, Griffin
03/07/2024
House
Conferees appointed by House
03/07/2024
Senate
Senators: Hashmi, Pekarsky, Craig
03/07/2024
Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
03/07/2024
House
House acceded to request
03/07/2024
Senate
Senate requested conference committee
03/07/2024
Senate
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2024
House
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
03/07/2024
House
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108246D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
03/06/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB419S1
03/06/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24108246D-S1
03/06/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
03/06/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/05/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
03/04/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
03/01/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB419S1)
02/29/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/29/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108246D-S1
02/29/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/26/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB419H1)
02/21/2024
Senate
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB419H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24107520D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/09/2024
House
Read first time
02/07/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24107520D-H1
02/07/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/05/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
02/05/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/30/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB419)
01/30/2024
House
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
01/29/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/29/2024
House
Reported from Education (17-Y 5-N)
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/24/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
01/19/2024
House
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
01/08/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Education
01/08/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104681D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 9, 2024 12:03:29 AM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:25:07 AM