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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 358
Committee: Ways and Means Education Sponsor: Representative Anthony Daniels
Analyst: Tiffany Weaver Date: 04/16/2024
House Bill 358 as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means Education would decrease
receipts to the Education Trust Fund (ETF) and State General Fund beginning in Fiscal Year
2025 by a cumulative maximum of the caps provided below by creating the following tax
credits which allow credits to be issued against a taxpayer’s tax liability for certain "applicable
taxes" (income tax, insurance premium tax, public utility license tax (excluding freight line and
equipment taxes), and the state-portion of the financial institution excise tax):
ï‚·Employer tax credit: allows employers to claim a non-transferable tax credit against
applicable taxes for certain eligible expenses regarding childcare facilities for 75% of
eligible expenses incurred by the employer, or for 100% of eligible expense incurred by
small businesses, up to $600,000 per year per employer. Aggregate annual caps for this
credit:
Calendar Year Amount
2025 $15 million
2026 $17.5 million
2027 $20 million
Facility tax credit: allows certain childcare facilities participating in the Department of Human
Resources (DHR) Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) to claim a non-transferable
tax credit against applicable taxes in an amount equal to the average monthly number of
children who participate in the Child Care Subsidy Program multiplied by the dollar amount
assigned to their QRIS Rating, ranging from $1,000 per eligible child to $2,000 per eligible
child, up to $25,000 per year for each child care facility. Aggregate annual cap of $5 million.
This bill would also: (1) create the Child Care Tax Credit Account within the ETF to fund any FN-B796QJQ-2
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This bill would also: (1) create the Child Care Tax Credit Account within the ETF to fund any
refunds due to credits claimed by childcare providers against income tax for the employer or
facility tax credit from sales tax collections; and (2) require the Department of Finance to adopt
rules to use any unencumbered funds to prevent the tax credits created by this bill from reducing
the distribution of tax proceeds to the Alabama Special Mental Health Trust Fund.
In addition, this bill would increase DHR's administrative obligations to: (1) enact rules and
administer the nonprofit childcare grant program created by this bill, which is limited to $50,000
per year for a nonprofit child care provider with an aggregate annual cap of $5 million; and (2)
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Revenue to provide
information to administer the facility tax credit. This bill would also increase the administrative
obligations of the Department of Revenue to: (1) enact rules and administer the employer tax
credit and the facility tax credit; (2) reserve at least 25% of employer and facility tax credits for
rural areas; and (3) provide forms and award the employer and facility tax credits provided for
by this bill.