Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1012 — Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure.

Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 860 (effective - see bill)

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  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Early childhood care and education; licensing. Requires the Board of Education to establish a statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth to be administered by the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Department of Education. The bill transfers the authority to license and regulate child day programs and other early child care agencies from the Board of Social Services and Department of Social Services to the Board of Education and Department of Education. The bill maintains current licensure, background check, and other requirements of such programs. Such provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a plan for implementing the statewide unified early childhood care and education system and requires the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education to enter into a cooperative agreement to coordinate the transition. The bill also requires the Board of Education to establish, no later than July 1, 2021, a uniform quality rating and improvement system designed to provide parents and families with information about the quality and availability of certain publicly funded early childhood care and education providers and to publish the initial quality ratings under such system in the fall of 2023. This bill is identical to SB 578.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

618 added · 632 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 1012 adds a series of lines that clarify the sessions and chapters of the Code of Virginia relevant to early childhood care and education. It lists various sections that will be repealed and notes the creation of a new chapter concerning early childhood education. This change is significant because it streamlines existing laws, removing outdated sections while establishing a focused framework for licensing and regulating early childhood care, ultimately aiming to improve the quality and accessibility of these services.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1167, 2.2-3705.5, 9.1-914, 15.2-741, 15.2-914, 15.2-2292, 15.2-2824, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-370.2, 18.2-370.3, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 19.2-390, 19.2-392.02, 22.1-1, 22.1-19, 22.1-199.1, 22.1-296.3, 22.1-299.4, 46.2-341.9, 46.2-341.10, 46.2-341.18:3, 51.1-617, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3408, 58.1-439.4, 63.2-100, 63.2-215, 63.2-501, 63.2-601.2, 63.2-603, 63.2-1509, 63.2-1515, 63.2-1700, 63.2-1701, 63.2-1702, 63.2-1706.1, 63.2-1708, 63.2-1715, 63.2-1720, as it shall become effective, 63.2-1721, as it shall become effective, 63.2-1722, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 63.2-1723, 63.2-1734, and 63.2-1911 of the Code of Virginia;
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version CHAPTER 860 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1167, 2.2-3705.5, 9.1-914, 15.2-741, 15.2-914, 15.2-2292, 15.2-2824, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-370.2, 18.2-370.3, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 19.2-390, 19.2-392.02, 22.1-1, 22.1-19, 22.1-199.1, 22.1-296.3, 22.1-299.4, 46.2-341.9, 46.2-341.10, 46.2-341.18:3, 51.1-617, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3408, 58.1-439.4, 63.2-100, 63.2-215, 63.2-501, 63.2-601.2, 63.2-603, 63.2-1509, 63.2-1515, 63.2-1700, 63.2-1701, 63.2-1702, 63.2-1706.1, 63.2-1708, 63.2-1715, 63.2-1720, as it shall become effective, 63.2-1721, as it shall become effective, 63.2-1722, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 63.2-1723, 63.2-1734, and 63.2-1911 of the Code of Virginia;
[H 1012] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 1012] Approved April 8, 2020   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
"Offense prohibiting proximity to children" means a violation or an attempt to commit a violation of (i) subsection A of § 18.2-47, clause (ii) or (iii) of § 18.2-48, subsection B of § 18.2-361, or subsection B of § 18.2-366, where the victim of one of the foregoing offenses was a minor, or (ii) clause (iii) of subsection A (iii) of § 18.2-61, §§ § 18.2-63, or 18.2-64.1, subdivision A 1 of § 18.2-67.1, subdivision A 1 of § 18.2-67.2, or subdivision A 1 or A 4 (a) of § 18.2-67.3, or §§ § 18.2-370, or 18.2-370.1, clause (ii) of § 18.2-371, §§ or § 18.2-374.1, 18.2-374.1:1 or § 18.2-379.
"Offense prohibiting proximity to children" means a violation or an attempt to commit a violation of (i) subsection A of § 18.2-47, clause (ii) or (iii) of § 18.2-48, subsection B of § 18.2-361, or subsection B of § 18.2-366, where the victim of one of the foregoing offenses was a minor, or (ii) clause (iii) of subsection A (iii) of § 18.2-61, §§ § 18.2-63, or 18.2-64.1, subdivision A of § 18.2-67.1, subdivision A 1 of § 18.2-67.2, or subdivision A 1 or A 4 (a) of § 18.2-67.3, or §§ § 18.2-370, or 18.2-370.1, clause (ii) of § 18.2-371, §§ or § 18.2-374.1, 18.2-374.1:1 or § 18.2-379.
In addition, every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2006, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from loitering within 100 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day program as defined in § 63.2-100 22.1-289.02.
In addition, every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2006, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from loitering within feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day program as defined in § 63.2-100 22.1-289.02.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 860 (effective - see bill)

  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB1012ER)

  7. Enrolled

  8. Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)

  9. Read third time

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

  11. Impact statement from DPB (HB1012H2)

  12. Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)

  13. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed

  15. VOTE: Passage (89-Y 11-N)

  16. Read third time and passed House (89-Y 11-N)

  17. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1012H2

  18. Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107715D-H2

  19. Committee on Education substitute rejected 20105824D-H1

  20. Read second time

  21. Read first time

  22. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

  23. Committee substitute printed 20107715D-H2

  24. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

  25. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  26. Impact statement from DPB (HB1012H1)

  27. Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

  28. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  29. Committee substitute printed 20105824D-H1

  30. Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)

  31. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  32. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)

  33. Impact statement from DPB (HB1012)

  34. Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12

  35. Referred to Committee on Education

  36. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104557D

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Not signed on (139)

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Votes

Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)

Passed 26 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261400
Total 261400
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Nay
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37003
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Not Voting
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Not Voting
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9500
Total 9500
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Nay
Barker, George L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea

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VOTE: Passage (89-Y 11-N)

Passed 88 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 881100
Total 881100
% of votes cast 89%11%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
Lindsey, Joseph C. — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Adams, Les R. — Nay
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Askew, Alex Q. — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Samirah, Ibraheem S. — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

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Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea

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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Total 6003
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Not Voting
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Not Voting
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Not Voting
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea

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Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 1-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21100
Total 21100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
Mugler, Martha M. — Yea
Guy, Nancy D. — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Collins, Christopher E. — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
David L. Bulova — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1012 do?
Early childhood care and education; licensing. Requires the Board of Education to establish a statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth to be administered by the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Department of Education. The bill transfers the authority to license and regulate child day programs and other early child care agencies from the Board of Social Services and Department of Social Services to the Board of Education and Department of Education. The bill maintains current licensure, background check, and other requirements of such programs. Such provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a plan for implementing the statewide unified early childhood care and education system and requires the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education to enter into a cooperative agreement to coordinate the transition. The bill also requires the Board of Education to establish, no later than July 1, 2021, a uniform quality rating and improvement system designed to provide parents and families with information about the quality and availability of certain publicly funded early childhood care and education providers and to publish the initial quality ratings under such system in the fall of 2023. This bill is identical to SB 578.
Who sponsors HB 1012?
HB 1012 is sponsored by Betsy B. Carr, Rodney T. Willett, Delores L. McQuinn, David L. Bulova, Subramanyam, Suhas, Keam, Mark L., Hurst, Chris L., Filler-Corn, Eileen, and Tyler, Roslyn C..
What is the current status of HB 1012?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2020. Enacted.
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