Children: child care; tri-share child care program and fund and CareShare arrangement; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding secs. 6b & 6c.
Key claim: Michigan HB6043 establishes a tri-share child care program and fund and a CareShare arrangement by amending the child care licensing act.
Abstract
(HB6043 · 103rd Legislature) Children: child care; tri-share child care program and fund and CareShare arrangement; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding secs. 6b & 6c. Sponsor: Rep. Greg VanWoerkom ® Latest vote: House Third Reading: Roll Call #318 — 99-9 (passed, 2026-07-03) Latest action (2026-07-29): Assigned Pa 33’26 With Immediate Effect
Why this matters
The Tri-Share program formalizes a three-way child care cost split among employers, employees, and the state, turning a pilot concept into statutory infrastructure with a dedicated fund and a new CareShare arrangement. For workers this can materially reduce out-of-pocket child care costs, for employers it creates a defined role (and likely administrative pathway) in subsidizing care as a workforce retention tool, and for taxpayers it locks in a recurring state share of child care spending.