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
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 31, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 30, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 218 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (85-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Dec 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Dec 31, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101901D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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