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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio HB 768 provides publicly funded child care benefits for qualifying child care staff members and makes an appropriation
Last action · March 25, 2026: Referred to Children and Human ServicesSponsors: Erika White and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 768 requires county departments of job and family services to exclude all family income when determining eligibility for if the caretaker parent works as a for at least twenty hours per week. The bill also appropriates funds for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to cover these benefits and tasks state officials with certifying the necessary amounts.
s working twenty or more hours weekly may qualify for state-subsidized child care without regard to standard family income limits, altering affordability and workforce retention for employees in the child care sector.
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.
Child care staff members
Caretaker parents working twenty or more hours per week in child care staff roles have all family income excluded from publicly funded child care eligibility calculations.
County departments of job and family services
Local agencies must implement the new income exclusion rules when evaluating applications for publicly funded child care.
Key Facts
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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 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Children and Human Services
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Income Threshold Waiver for Child Care Workers
The legislation removes standard family income ceilings for child care eligibility specifically for industry workers who meet a 20-hour weekly employment threshold.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
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