TITLE 8. EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Action Withdrawn

Title of Regulation: 8VAC20-850. Voluntary Registration of Family Day Homes - Requirements for Providers (amending 8VAC20-850-20, 8VAC20-850-90).

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.

The State Board of Education has WITHDRAWN the regulatory action for 8VAC20-850, Voluntary Registration of Family Day Homes - Requirements for Providers, which was published as a Fast-Track Rulemaking Action in 42:7 VA.R. 862-865 November 17, 2025. The purpose of the proposed action was to require (i) each voluntarily registered family day home provider or at least one other caregiver employed by such provider to be trained in epinephrine administration and (ii) each voluntarily registered family day home provider to notify the parents of each child who receives care in such family day home whether the provider stores an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine in the residence or home in which the family day home operates. The board received more than the requisite 10 objections to the fast-track rulemaking process. That objection was published in 42:12 VA.R. 1484 January 26, 2026. On April 23, 2026, the board voted to withdraw the action to avoid conflict with the promulgation of the new Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers (8VAC20-781). The action is being withdrawn in order to ensure that policy remains consistent across all early childhood care and education providers. After the promulgation of 8VAC20-781, the agency will restart the standard rulemaking process for this action. Therefore, this action is unnecessary and should be withdrawn.

Agency Contact: Alyson Williams, Legislative Consultant, Office of Child Care Health and Safety, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 774-6273, or email alyson.williams@doe.virginia.gov.