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Starting in July 2026, this bill would create a new pilot program allowing the state to pay subsidies to licensed child care centers that give their own employees a tuition discount of at least 50% for enrolling their children at the center where they work, specifically for children whose family income is too high to qualify for the state's existing income-based child care assistance. The subsidy paid to the center could not exceed 50% of the average monthly tuition cost, and a center could not receive this subsidy for a child who is already receiving a subsidy under the state's regular child care assistance program. The bill also creates a new restricted account to hold money for this program, sets up rules allowing the Office of Child Care to administer it, and directs that unspent funds in the account carry over from year to year instead of reverting to the state's general fund. To launch the program, the bill sets aside $3 million in one-time state general funds for the 2027 fiscal year.