SB119
Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 29, 2026
Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program.
Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Pilot Program) to provide matching funds in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Pilot Program shall be established by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation), which will establish guidelines and procedures ... (More) deemed necessary for administration of the Pilot Program. The bill provides that the Foundation shall provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, on the effectiveness and impact of the Pilot Program. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101602D
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB119)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
