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Panel advances bill to expand California young-child tax credit to older children over four years
Summary
AB 397 would progressively expand the age eligibility of the Young Child Tax Credit so more low-income families can benefit; the committee placed the bill on the suspense file after testimony from child-poverty researchers and advocates.
Assemblymember Robert Gonzales presented AB 397, which would expand the Young Child Tax Credit into a broader California Child Tax Credit over four years. The proposed expansion phases in eligibility so that by 2028 families with children up to age 17 (or up to 23 if attending college) would qualify.
Gonzales said the measure responds to the reality that child-related expenses continue after age 5 and that federal…
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