HB777

Establishes the Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act in Ohio, sharing child care costs among employees, employers, and the state.

The Fair Tri-Share Child Care Program Act creates a program in Ohio where child care costs are shared by employees, their employers, and the state. Employees must meet income requirements and reside in Ohio. Employers must be small businesses with fewer than fifty employees and under contract to work more than thirty-five hours per week. The state contributes twenty-five percent of the child care costs, while employees and employers each contribute forty percent.