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Bill Children's Services Act; changes to state pool of funds. Children's Services Act; state pool of funds. Makes a number of changes to the Children's Services Act state pool of funds for the provision of public or private nonresidential or residential services for troubled youth and families, including (i) removing from the purpose of the state pool of funds the consolidation of categorical agency funding and the institution of community responsibility for the provision of services; (ii) removing language specifying that references to funding sources and current placement authority for the target population served by the state pool of funds are for the purpose of accounting for the funds and should not be intended to categorize children and youth into funding streams in order to access services; (iii) modifying the target population served by the state pool of funds by (a) removing references to the Department of Education's private tuition assistance and the Interagency Assistance Fund for Noneducational Placement for Handicapped Children and (b) adding children and youth who are determined to be a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law; (iv) removing the requirement that the financial and legal responsibility for certain special education services remains with the placing jurisdiction, unless the placing jurisdiction has transitioned all appropriate services; (v) requiring that the uniform assessment instrument used to determine eligibility for funding through the state pool of funds be approved by the State Executive Council for Children's Services; and (vi) modifying the eligibility criteria for funding through the state pool of funds by adding language that (a) specifies that the child or youth's emotional or behavioral problems have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care and (b) includes the determination by a court that the child or youth is a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law. The bill also includes technical changes. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 SB 801 Virginia SB 801 (2025)
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Virginia SB 801 (2025) — Children's Services Act; changes to state pool of funds.

Children's Services Act; state pool of funds. Makes a number of changes to the Children's Services Act state pool of funds for the provision of public or private nonresidential or residential services for troubled youth and families, including (i) removing from the purpose of the state pool of funds the consolidation of categorical agency funding and the institution of community responsibility for the provision of services; (ii) removing language specifying that references to funding sources and current placement authority for the target population served by the state pool of funds are for the purpose of accounting for the funds and should not be intended to categorize children and youth into funding streams in order to access services; (iii) modifying the target population served by the state pool of funds by (a) removing references to the Department of Education's private tuition assistance and the Interagency Assistance Fund for Noneducational Placement for Handicapped Children and (b) adding children and youth who are determined to be a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law; (iv) removing the requirement that the financial and legal responsibility for certain special education services remains with the placing jurisdiction, unless the placing jurisdiction has transitioned all appropriate services; (v) requiring that the uniform assessment instrument used to determine eligibility for funding through the state pool of funds be approved by the State Executive Council for Children's Services; and (vi) modifying the eligibility criteria for funding through the state pool of funds by adding language that (a) specifies that the child or youth's emotional or behavioral problems have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care and (b) includes the determination by a court that the child or youth is a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law. The bill also includes technical changes. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N) — 211 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
  • Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-12-28 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101352D filing, introduction
  • 2024-12-28 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-20 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-20 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB801)
  • 2025-01-21 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-21 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2025-01-21 Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2025-01-21 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2025-01-21 Printed as engrossed 25101352D-E
  • 2025-01-22 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Placed on Calendar
  • 2025-02-04 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2025-02-04 Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) referral-committee
  • 2025-02-04 Assigned sub: Social Services referral-committee
  • 2025-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-06 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-12 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-12 Passed House (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-17 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-17 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB801ER) passage
  • 2025-02-17 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB801)
  • 2025-02-20 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 enrolled
  • 2025-02-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 503 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0503)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2283af9f-8482-4023-8c3f-eba49df01781. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).