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HB 484 — Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; exemption for postsecondary students.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/22)
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on April 11, 2022.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
11 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; exemption for postsecondary students. Exempts from mandatory participation in the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families who are enrolled full time in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and are taking courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
141 added · 136 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) modifies language regarding participant placements, shifting from a focus on developing "job skills that are likely to result in independent employment" to enabling participants to develop "proficiency, experience, skills, and prior training." This change clarifies the goal of participant placements, potentially allowing for a broader interpretation of what constitutes valuable experience. Additionally, the amendment maintains requirements for TANF recipients to engage in work activities unless exempt, along with personal responsibility agreements.
SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E298 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-608 and 63.2-609 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Initiative for Education and Work;
R O [H 484] Approved LApril L11, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E § 63.2-608.
DA. (VIEW) to reduce long-term dependence on welfare, emphasize personal responsibility, and enhancerk opportunities for personal initiative and self-sufficiency by promoting the value of work.
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The Department shall endeavor to develop placements for VIEW participants that will enable participants to the proficiency, experience, skills, and prior training of a participant.d that take into consideration VIEW shall recognize clearly defined responsibilities and obligations on the part of public assistance recipients and shall include a written agreement of personal responsibility requiring parents tHto participate in work activities while receiving TANF, earned-income disregards to reduce disincentives to wo4k,work, and a lVIEWlimit shallon require all able-bodied recipients of TANF whofinancial doassistance. not meet an exemption to participate in a work activity.
VIEW shall require all able-bodied recipients of TANF who do not meet an exemption to participate in a work activity.
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All VIEW participants shall be under the direction and supervision of a case manager.
FEP shall assign participants to subsidized wage-paying private-sector jobs designed to increase the participants' self-sufficiency and improve their competitive posb.position in the workforce.
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Employers shall ensure that jobs made available to FEP participants cannotare bein usedconformity towith displace§ regular3304(a)(5) workers.theof the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
FEP d.participants cannot be used to displace regular workers.
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(iv) Provide sick leave, holiday and vacation benefits to participants to the same extent and on the same basis that they are provided to other employees performing the same type of work and having sim(v)similar Maintainemployment health,experience safety and workingtenure; conditions at or above levels generally acceptable in the industry and no less than those in which other employees perform the same type of work;
of(v) 3Maintain (vi)health, Providesafety workers'and compensationworking coverageconditions forat participants;or above levels generally acceptable in the industry and no less than those in which other employees perform the same type of work;
(vii)(vi) EncourageProvide volunteerworkers' mentorscompensation fromcoverage amongfor theirparticipants; other employees to assist participants in becoming oriented to work and the workplace;
(vii) Encourage volunteer mentors from among their other employees to assist participants in of 3 becoming oriented to work and the workplace;
Whenever feasible, such recipients of 3 should participate in summer work;
To the extent authorized by federal law and regulations, any individual who is enrolled fEll-timefull time in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and is taking industry-recognizedcourses credential,as certification,part orof license;arya curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or aRan 4.of 3 industry-recognized credential, certification, or license;
Any4. individual who is unable to participate because of a temporary medical condition thatOis preventing employment or training, as determined by a physician or other qualified medical professional and certified by a written medical statement.
SuchAny anindividual exemptionwho shallis beunable reevaluatedto everyparticipate 60because daysof toa det4.temporary medical condition that is preventing employment or training, as determined by a physician or other qualified medical professional and certified by a written medical statement.
Such an exemption shall be reevaluated every 60 days to determine whether the person is still exempt;
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Any individual who is the sole caregiver of another member of the household who is disabled as determined by receipt of Social Security Disability Benefits or Supplemental Security Income or who is incapacitated by another condition as determined by the Board and whose presence is essential for the care of the other member on a substantially continuous basis;
A parent or caretaker-relative exempt from mandatory participation in VIEW pursuant to orthis caretaker-relativesubdivision isshall be exempt mayfor bea consecutiveperiod orof nonconsecutive.hs.no more than 12 months.
Months during which a Harentparent Inor acaretaker-relative TANF-UPis case,exempt bothmay parents shall be referredconsecutive foror participationnonconsecutive. unless one meets an exemption;
In a TANF-UP case, both parents shall be referred for participation unless one meets an exemption;
If both parents meet an exemption criterion, they shall decide w8owho will be referred for participation.
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View plain text versions (3)
- CHAP0298 View text Current pdf April 11, 2022
- HB484ER View text pdf March 21, 2022
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102993D pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/22)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Impact statement from DPB (HB484ER)
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Enrolled
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
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VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
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Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Conferees appointed by House
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House acceded to request
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Senate requested conference committee
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Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
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Senate receded from amendment rejected (0-Y 39-N)
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VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 96-N)
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Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
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Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate as amended
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Committee amendment agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
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Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
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Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
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Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB484)
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Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102993D
Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmer · Primary
- Jackie H. Glass · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 127 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dan I. Helmer Voted No
Co-sponsors (1)
- Jackie H. Glass Voted No
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 98% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 95 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 95 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 96% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John 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 | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| March, Marie E. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hudson, Sally L. | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Phillip A. Scott | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 484 do?
- Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; exemption for postsecondary students. Exempts from mandatory participation in the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families who are enrolled full time in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and are taking courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license.
- Who sponsors HB 484?
- HB 484 is sponsored by Dan I. Helmer and Jackie H. Glass.
- What is the current status of HB 484?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
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