A bill under consideration in the Senate tax committee would offer property tax breaks to for-profit child care providers and certain businesses as a way to increase options for working parents. (Getty Images)
Indiana lawmakers are looking at new property tax breaks as a way to alleviate the state’s child care deserts and help working Hoosiers find more affordable options.
Senate Bill 147 seeks to make for-profit child care providers tax exempt, and provides a partial property-tax exemption for businesses that offer onsite child care for employees.
Sen. Linda Rogers, R-Granger (From the Indiana Senate Republicans website)
Expanded access to affordable child care is high among the Republican majority’s priorities in this year’s session. Gov. Eric Holcomb additionally laid out a plan to increase the number of child care and early education providers across Indiana in his 2024 legislative agenda.
“Not only is it important in the Statehouse, it is important to every single employer and parent who really wants to enter the workforce. There is no silver bullet that is going to fix the problem and we have to look at multiple ways to address the issue,” said Sen. Linda Rogers, R-Granger, one of three GOP authors on the bill. “This legislation needs to move forward and provide one more tool to increase affordable child care and learning opportunities for families.”