Fiscal Impact of Child Day Care Legislation

Item 342 #1c

Language
Page 311, line 41, strike "$19,038,335" and insert "$33,602,272".
Page 312, after line 17, insert:
“E.  Out of this appropriation, $17,224,105 from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and 79 positions the second year are provided to handle the workload associated with licensing, inspecting and monitoring family day homes, pursuant to legislation passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly.  On July 1, 2015, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) shall unallot $12,918,078 of this appropriation.  At such time as the department demonstrates a sufficient increase in family day home licensure, inspection and monitoring activity to necessitate additional staff, the Director of DPB may allot additional resources. The Department of Social Services shall provide a quarterly report on the implementation of
House Bill 1570/Senate Bill 1168 to the Director, Department of Planning and Budget and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.
F. The Department of Social Services shall work with localities that currently inspect child day care centers and family day homes to minimize duplication and overlap of inspections pursuant to the implementation of House Bill 1570
/Senate Bill 1168, passed during the 2015 Regular Session.”

Explanation
(This amendment reduces $2.7 million from the general fund and increases $17.2 million from the federal Child Care and Development Fund the second year and adds 79 positions to fund the fiscal impact of House Bill 1570/Senate Bill 1168, a comprehensive revision to Virginia's child day care regulatory program. Language is added to ensure that additional funding is not expended and positions are not filled until there is a demonstrated need based on the licensure, inspection and monitoring activity to implement the provisions of the legislation. Language also requires the agency to work with localities that currently inspect child care centers and family day homes to minimize duplication and overlap of inspections.)