Virginia Senate Bill 1239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Vetoed on May 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-04 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]

Child day programs; exemptions from licensure. Repeals requirements that child day centers operated by religious institutions must comply with in order to be exempt from licensure, including the requirements that such child day centers (i) be inspected by the local health department and fire marshal for basic health and safety requirements; (ii) abide by specified staff-to-child ratios; (iii) are staffed by persons who are at least 16 years of age and are supervised if less than 18 years of age; (iv) require staff members in supervisory positions to be certified by a physician to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children; (v) provide certain disclosures to parents and the general public; and (vi) establish and implement procedures for hand washing, intake and dismissal, daily health screenings and exclusion of sick children, ensuring children are in compliance with immunization requirements, keeping the premises free of obvious injury hazards, and ensuring that all staff members are able to recognize signs of child abuse and neglect. The bill also removes certain programs from the list of child day programs exempt from licensure and clarifies that such programs are not considered child day programs and therefore are not subject to licensure. The bill also modifies the terms of certain child day programs that remain listed as exempt from licensure, including religious-exempt programs, and requires that such programs (a) file with the Commissioner of Social Services (the Commissioner) a statement indicating the intent to operate a child day program, identifying the Code provision relied upon for exemption from licensure, and certifying that the program has disclosed to all the parents the fact that it is exempt from licensure; (b) report all incidents involving serious injury to or death of children attending the program; (c) have a person trained and certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) present; (d) comply with background check requirements; (e) maintain daily attendance records; (f) have an emergency preparedness plan in place; (g) comply with all applicable laws governing transportation of children; (h) comply with certain safe sleep practices for infants; and (i) post in a visible location notice that the program is exempt from licensure. The bill adds to the list of child day programs exempt from licensure programs offered by local school divisions, operated for no more than four hours per day, staffed by local school division employees, and attended by school-age children who are enrolled in public school within such school division. The bill directs the Commissioner to establish a process to inspect child day programs exempt from licensure and a process to gather and track aggregate data regarding child injuries and deaths that occur at such child day programs. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018, except for the provisions related to religious-exempt child day programs and certain directives to the Commissioner, which shall become effective July 1, 2017.

Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, certification of preschool or nursery school program.

Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]

Sen. Jennifer Wexton [D]

2017-04-05 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (37-Y 61-N) (Y: 37 N: 61 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N) (Y: 29 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 7-N) (Y: 89 N: 7 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 34-N) (Y: 66 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-04		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2017-04-05		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
2017-04-05	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2017-04-05	House	VOTE: REJECTED (37-Y 61-N)
2017-04-05	House	House rejected Governor's recommendation (37-Y 61-N)
2017-04-05	House	Pending question ordered
2017-04-05	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N)
2017-04-05	Senate	Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2017-04-05	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
2017-03-24	Senate	Governor's substitute printed 17105984D-S3
2017-03-24	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2017-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2017-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1239ER)
2017-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2017-02-25	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 7-N)
2017-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N)
2017-02-25	House	Passed by temporarily
2017-02-25	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-25	Senate	Conference substitute printed 17105839D-S2
2017-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2017-02-23	House	Delegates: Orrock, Garrett, James
2017-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2017-02-23	Senate	Senators: Hanger, Wexton, Cosgrove
2017-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-23	House	House requested conference committee
2017-02-23	House	House insisted on substitute with amendment
2017-02-23	Senate	House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2017-02-22	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 34-N)
2017-02-22	House	Passed House with substitute with amendment (66-Y 34-N)
2017-02-22	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1239H1
2017-02-22	House	Read third time
2017-02-21	House	Passed by for the day
2017-02-20	House	Passed by for the day
2017-02-20	House	Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
2017-02-20	House	Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions substitute agreed to 17105464D-H1
2017-02-20	House	Read third time
2017-02-17	House	Read second time
2017-02-15	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2017-02-14	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2017-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-02-14	House	Committee substitute printed 17105464D-H1
2017-02-14	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2017-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 0-N)
2017-02-10	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2017-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2017-02-08	House	Read first time
2017-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-06	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2017-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1239S1
2017-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 17104579D-S1
2017-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2017-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2017-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01	Senate	Reported from Finance (14-Y 2-N)
2017-01-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2017-01-27	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 17104579D-S1
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2017-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101850D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	392.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1715	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1717	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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