HB 206 Summary

• Establishes a day care matching benefit program administered by the Department of Health to encourage employers to help employees pay for child care expenses.

• Eligible employees must incur day care expenses and have an employer that directly pays a portion of those expenses or provides a cash benefit to offset them.

• The state matches eligible employees' employer-provided day care benefits by paying their day care provider up to $400 per month.

• If state appropriations are insufficient to cover all eligible employees in a month, matching benefit payments are distributed on a pro rata basis.

• Defines "day care" as licensed child care facilities providing care for children under 14 (or minors with developmental disabilities) for less than 24 hours daily, excluding private and religious school instruction.