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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I got the update from CC that sounds like they are putting the amendment into the minimum wage bill... anyone has more details about what is actually going on?[/quote]

Lettrer from Cultural care on 2/26:

Dear XXXXX family,

Thank you all for your outreach and engagement to public officials in Virginia. Please see below information regarding our advocacy efforts.

What happened to Senate Bill 804?

Senate Bill 804, relative to eliminating the exclusion for those in domestic service from the Virginia Minimum Wage Act, was heard on the floor of the House of Delegates today but no action was taken yet; the bill does not include an exemption for the federal au pair program. As noted in our last email, we have been pursuing multiple legislative vehicles to address our concerns for the protection of the federal au pair program.

What other legislation could serve to protect the au pair program?

Today, with the help of several of your legislators in the House and Senate, the House Labor and Commerce Committee passed an amendment for au pair exclusion from the Virginia Minimum Wage Act within Senate Bill 7. The bill as a whole seeks to increase the state minimum wage across all workers. In approving the au pair exemption amendment, the Committee included the program as part of the section that defines exempt employees from Virginia Minimum Wage law.

What happens next in the legislative process?

Senate Bill 7 will now be assigned to the House Appropriations Committee (http://hac.virginia.gov/welcome.htm) for review and approval.

How can I continue to help?

Many legislators supported the program in the House Labor and Committee vote today. We would strongly encourage you to send an emailing expressing your gratitude for their support for the federal au pair program.  You can direct that communication to the following Senators and Delegates (for your convenience, you can include them all on the same email):

Subject – Thank you for your efforts in supporting an exemption amendment for the federal au pair program to Senate Bill 7

Senator Richard Saslaw at district35@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Jennifer McClellan at district09@senate.virginia.gov

DelPKrizek@house.virginia.gov
DelJWard@house.virginia.gov
DelRSullivan@house.virgnia.gov
DelKKory@house.virginia.gov
DelMKeam@house.virginia.gov
DelALopez@house.virginia.gov
DelJLindsey@house.virginia.gov
DelLBagby@house.virginia.gov
DelSHeretick@house.virginia.gov
DelMMullin@house.virgnia.gov
DelJBourne@house.virginia.gov
DelEGuzman@house.virginia.gov
DelHAyala@house.virginia.gov
DelWGooditis@house.virginia.gov
DelTKilgore@house.virginia.gov
DelKByron@house.virginia.gov
DelLWare@house.virginia.gov
DelDMarshall@house.virginia.gov
DelTWilt@house.virginia.gov
DelMWebert@house.virginia.gov
DelMRansone@house.virginia.gov
DelIOquinn@house.virginia.gov
DelCHead@house.virginia.gov

We want to thank you all for your efforts thus far. We will continue to keep you updated as the bill moves through the legislative process and if there are additional steps that families can take to support the program in Virginia.

Thank you,

Natalie Jordan

Senior Vice President

Cultural Care Au Pair 
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