HLS 12RS-1343 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 872
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL
CHILDREN/SUPPORT: To provide with respect to child support calculations
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315(C)(7), relative to net child care costs for purposes of child2
support calculations; to provide for inclusion of reasonable costs of child care3
incurred due to job training or education; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 9:315(C)(7) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง315. Economic data and principles; definitions7
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C. Definitions. As used in this Part:9
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(7) "Net child care costs" means the reasonable costs of child care incurred11
by a party due to employment , or job search, job training, or obtaining an education12
minus the value of the federal income tax credit for child care.13
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hazel HB No. 872
Abstract: Provides for child care expenses incurred while a parent is obtaining job training
or an education to be included in net child care costs for the purposes of child
support determination. HLS 12RS-1343 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 872
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Present law, relative to child support calculations, provides for child care expenses incurred
by a parent due to the parent's employment or job searching.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that net child care costs includes costs incurred
while a parent is receiving job training or an education.
(Amends R.S. 9:315(C)(7))