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Proposal would expand local authority to offer property tax credits to child‑care providers
Summary
A bill would let counties and municipalities broaden and increase existing property tax credits for child‑care providers (including large family child‑care homes); advocates and the Maryland Association of Counties backed the measure as another tool to stabilize and support a shrinking child‑care sector.
Delegate Julie Palakovich‑Carr presented House Bill 389 to expand and increase local enabling authority for property tax credits to child‑care providers and for businesses that offer on‑site child care. She told the committee the existing statutory authority dates to the 1980s, is limited to new construction or additions and excludes some provider types; four counties already use the authority in…
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