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Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Program) to provide matching funds to employers in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation). To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed-delivery provider on behalf of the employee and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. To the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match directly to such eligible mixed-delivery provider or to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to small businesses. Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Program) to provide matching funds to employers in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation). To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed-delivery provider on behalf of the employee and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. To the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match directly to such eligible mixed-delivery provider or to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to small businesses.

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Carrie Coyner (R)*,  Michael Feggans (D)*,  Phil Hernandez (D)*,  Adele McClure (D)*,  Bonita Anthony (D),  Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),  Katrina Callsen (D),  Betsy Carr (D),  Nadarius Clark (D),  Laura Jane Cohen (D),  Joshua Cole (D),  Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),  Rae Cousins (D),  Debra Gardner (D),  Jackie Glass (D),  J.R. Henson (D),  Michael Jones (D),  Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),  Amy Laufer (D),  Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),  Fernando Martinez (D),  Atoosa Reaser (D),  Chris Runion (R),  Briana Sewell (D),  Irene Shin (D),  Shelly Simonds (D),  Richard Sullivan (D),  Josh Thomas (D), 

Left in Finance and Appropriations (on 03/09/2024)

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