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HOUSE BILL NO. 6034
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled
"An act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide
for the establishment of standards of care for child care
organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 6b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6b. (1) The Tri-Share child care workplace benefit 1
program is established in the department of lifelong education, 2
advancement, and potential to establish an employer child care 3
June 02, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Xiong, Rogers and Longjohn and referred to Committee on
Appropriations.
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benefit system that leverages employers' and this state's support 1
to assist with the child care costs of the employees of 2
participating employers. The department shall establish eligibility 3
criteria for employees and employers for participation in the 4
program. Subject to sufficient appropriations, the department shall 5
provide for the administration and management of the contributions 6
for the payments to child care providers from the participating 7
employers, the participating employers' employees, and this state's 8
contribution for eligible employees. An employer may participate in 9
the program if the employer covers at least 1/3 of the costs of an 10
employee's child care costs. Subject to sufficient appropriations, 11
the department shall provide 1/3 of the costs of an eligible 12
employee's child care costs. Notwithstanding this subsection, an 13
employer may elect to contribute more than 1/3 of the costs of an 14
employee's child care costs. An employee may be eligible for the 15
program if the employee is not receiving a child care subsidy from 16
this state funded by the child development and care program. The 17
department shall establish Care-Share for employers participating 18
in the program with employees who do not meet the eligibility 19
criteria established by the department and who are not receiving a 20
child care subsidy from this state funded by the child development 21
and care program. The department administers Care-Share but does 22
not provide funding for the employee's child care expenses. 23
(2) The Tri-Share child care workplace benefit fund is created 24
in the state treasury. 25
(3) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from 26
any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall 27
direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit 28
to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. 29
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(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year must 1
remain in the fund and must not lapse to the general fund. 2
(5) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and 3
potential is the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes. 4
(6) The department of lifelong education, advancement, and 5
potential shall expend money from the fund, on appropriation, to do 6
both of the following: 7
(a) Administer the program, including Care-Share established 8
under subsection (1). The department may develop program and 9
administration options to attract participation of employers in 10
this state. 11
(b) Award funds to support regional recruitment activities and 12
statewide services. The department must establish benchmarks for 13
regional recruitment efforts and statewide support services. The 14
department may provide advances on a schedule as determined by the 15
department for timely provider payments. On conclusion of the 16
program or termination of any grant agreement, any unspent award 17
funds held by any program partner must be spent down toward this 18
state's share of child care payments or returned to this state at 19
the discretion of the department. 20
(7) An entity receiving funds must be a nonprofit, a limited 21
liability company, a C-corporation, an S-corporation, an 22
intermediate school district, or a sole proprietor. Funds may be 23
used to enroll an individual living outside this state in the 24
program if the individual has a parent or guardian who is employed 25
in this state. A child care provider providing care for an 26
individual described under this subsection must be located and 27
licensed in this state. 28
(8) If appropriations are insufficient to cover this state's 29
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1/3 contribution, an employer may participate in the program by 1
electing the Care-Share option. 2
(9) As used in this section: 3
(a) "Fund" means the Tri-Share child care workplace benefit 4
fund established in subsection (2). 5
(b) "Program" means the Tri-Share child care workplace benefit 6
program created in subsection (1). 7