Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); transitional child care.
Summary
Allows VIEW participants whose Temporary Assistance for Needy Families financial assistance is terminated to receive child care assistance for up to 12 months after termination if the individual is enrolled 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 courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license. Under current law, such child care assistance is only available if it enables the individual to work. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 3, 2019
Signed Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 166 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101902D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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