SB 119 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.

Summary
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 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.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
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Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
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Jan 5, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Jennifer Carroll Foy
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