Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure.
Summary
Early childhood care and education; publiclyfunded providers; exemption from licensure for certain child day programs. Excepts military child care fee assistance or any childcare subsidy paid by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United Statesfrom the federal funds that would otherwise render a child day programas a "publicly funded provider," as that term is defined and usedin relevant law relating to early childhood care and education. Thebill also exempts from licensure by the Superintendent of PublicInstruction any child day program that (i) serves only dependentchildren of military personnel and (ii) (a) is located on a militarybase or federal property or (b) is certified as a family child careprovider by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and provides that any branch of the Armed Forces of the United Statesor its agent, including an installation commander of a military baseon which a child day program is located, may assume responsibilityfor approving or determining which children may be served by theprogram that is so exempted from licensure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB702ER)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24103968D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
Co
Tara Durant
RRepublican
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