Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-914 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 63.2-1701.01 as follows:
§15.2-914. Regulation of child-care services and facilities in certain counties and cities.
Any (i) county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government, (ii) city adjacent to a county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government, or (iii) city which is completely surrounded by such county may by ordinance provide for the regulation and licensing of persons who provide child-care services for compensation and for the regulation and licensing of child-care facilities. "Child-care services" means provision of regular care, protection and guidance to one or more children not related by blood or marriage while such children are separated from their parent, guardian or legal custodian in a dwelling not the residence of the child during a part of the day for at least four days of a calendar week. "Child-care facilities" includes any commercial or residential structure which is used to provide child-care services.
Such local ordinance shall not require the regulation or licensing of any child-care facility that is licensed by the Commonwealth and such ordinance shall not require the regulation or licensing of any facility operated by a religious institution as exempted from licensure by §63.2-1716.
Such Except as otherwise provided in this section, such local
ordinances shall not be more extensive in scope than comparable state
regulations applicable to family day homes. Such local ordinances may regulate
the possession and storage of firearms, ammunition, or components or
combination thereof at child-care facilities so long
as such regulation remains no and may
be more extensive in scope than comparable state statutes or regulations
applicable to family day homes. Local regulations shall not affect the manner
of construction or materials to be used in the erection, alteration, repair or
use of a residential dwelling.
Such local ordinances may require that persons who provide child-care services shall provide certification from the Central Criminal Records Exchange and a national criminal background check, in accordance with §§19.2-389 and 19.2-392.02, that such persons have not been convicted of any offense involving the sexual molestation of children or the physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child or any barrier crime defined in §19.2-392.02, and such ordinances may require that persons who provide child-care services shall provide certification from the central registry of the Department of Social Services that such persons have not been the subject of a founded complaint of abuse or neglect. If an applicant is denied licensure because of any adverse information appearing on a record obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange, the national criminal background check, or the Department of Social Services, the applicant shall be provided a copy of the information upon which that denial was based.
§63.2-1701.01. Licensed family day homes; storage of firearms.
All firearms in a licensed family day home shall be stored unloaded in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet. During the family day home's hours of operation, ammunition shall be stored separate from all firearms in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet. The key or combination to the locked container, compartment, or cabinet shall be inaccessible to all children in the home.