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HR seeks $850,000 earmark to pilot subsidized dependent-care benefit for county employees
Summary
Travis County HR proposed an $850,000 earmark to fund a dependent-care subsidy pilot for eligible county employees, modeled on programs used by the City of Austin and Capital Metro; HR said the pilot would let the county design an application and eligibility process before a wider roll-out.
Travis County Human Resource Management Department asked Commissioners Court on Aug. 14 to earmark $850,000 in the FY 2026 budget to create a subsidized dependent-care benefit pilot for county employees. Chief Human Resource Officer Dr. Junmaiti and Benefits Manager Shannon Steele told the court the proposed program would follow IRS dependent-care flexible-spending rules and be modeled on the City of Austin's long-running subsidy and Capital Metro's newly launched program. Steele described a model that would deposit up to $5,000…
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