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type: "Bill"
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title: "Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions."
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description: "Modifies the licensure exemption requirements for certified preschool programs operated by a private school that is accredited by an organization recognized by the Board of Education. The bill allows children below the age of eligibility for kindergarten to attend the preschool program for more than five hours per day if the preschool maintains an enrollment ratio of five children age five or above to one four-year-old child, and no child in attendance is under age four. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "SB 702"
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citation: "Virginia SB 702 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Amanda F. Chase"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2018-01-10"
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last_action: "2018-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5cb8425-aab2-4f34-a12b-344dfbb359cd"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB702"
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source_hash: "9f909405bccd6ed516b9729eb0feb605e33b13c13141d2e034beabbb2fe1739b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 702 (2018) — Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
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Modifies the licensure exemption requirements for certified preschool programs operated by a private school that is accredited by an organization recognized by the Board of Education. The bill allows children below the age of eligibility for kindergarten to attend the preschool program for more than five hours per day if the preschool maintains an enrollment ratio of five children age five or above to one four-year-old child, and no child in attendance is under age four. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB702ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB702ER)
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2. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101755D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB702)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **14–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Amanda F. Chase — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101755D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-10** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-23** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2018-01-29** Placed on Calendar
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- **2018-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-29** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-20** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
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- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
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- **2018-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5cb8425-aab2-4f34-a12b-344dfbb359cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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