Virginia House Bill 222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Child day centers operated by religious institutions; exemption from licensure by Superintendent of Public Instruction. Exempts fully from the statutory requirement to be licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction any child day center that is operated or conducted under the auspices of a religious institution that (i) has tax exempt status as a nonprofit religious institution in accordance with § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or (ii) owns and exclusively occupies real property that is exempt from local taxation. Under current law, such child day centers are exempt from licensure but are still subject to several enumerated requirements. The bill, however, preserves the requirement for such child day centers to conduct background checks for employees and volunteers and prohibits the employment or service at such child day centers of any such individual who has been convicted of any barrier crime as defined in relevant law or who is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect.

Child day centers operated by religious institutions; exemption from licensure.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2024-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Education
2024-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
2024-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood
2024-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102082D

SB76 (Similar To) 2024-02-08 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N 1-A)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	741	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	914	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.031	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.035	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.039	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.04	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.049	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.057	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	289.058	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB222
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB222+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105944A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB222F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0903V0005+HB0222