Bill > HB2689

This bill enacts the Kansas Tri-Share Child Care Act, establishing a program to share child care costs among employers, employees, and the state, administered by the Director of the Kansas Office of Early Childhood. The program, known as the Kansas Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program, aims to make child care more affordable and accessible by having employers, employees, and the state each contribute one-third of eligible child care costs for eligible children whose parents are employed by participating employers and meet certain income requirements. The bill also creates the Kansas Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program Fund to reimburse eligible child care providers and amends existing law to assign the administration of this new act to the Director of Early Childhood, while also repealing the previous version of that law. Additionally, it introduces a tax credit for employers who participate in the program, allowing them to claim 50% of their verified and certified payments for child care services, up to a certain limit, and mandates reporting on the program's effectiveness and outcomes.