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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Creates Child Care Voucher Program for Veterans and Military Families
Last action · March 18, 2026: Referred to Veterans and Military DevelopmentSponsors: Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe and 11 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Ohio General Assembly introduced HB 759 to establish the Veterans and Military Families Child Care Program, providing child care vouchers to eligible veteran and active duty military families earning up to 450 percent of the . The bill also appropriates funds for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and directs the Department of Children and Youth to expand participation in specific federal and military child care programs.
Military and veteran families earning above standard public child care assistance limits but below 450 percent of the gain access to state-backed child care vouchers, backed by a legislative for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Veterans and military families
Eligible families receive access to child care vouchers to assist with child care costs.
Department of Children and Youth
The department must establish, administer, and fund the veterans and military families child care program.
Department of Veterans Services
The department coordinates with the Department of Children and Youth to establish the program.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Veterans and Military Development
- Mar 11, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Expansion of Child Care Access for Military Families
The bill bridges a gap for veteran and military families who earn too much for traditional publicly funded child care but remain under 450 percent of the federal poverty line.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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