A bill to exclude day care centers from property taxes has been proposed by state senator Royce West. It is hoped that the savings would be used to raise employee salaries.
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Sen. Royse West from Dallas plans to continue his efforts to bring tax relief to day care centers this legislative session.
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The savings can help the early childhood learning centers pay their employees, make improvements, or even pass savings on to families.
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Sen. Royse West from Dallas plans to continue his efforts to bring tax relief to day care centers this legislative session.
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The savings can help the early childhood learning centers pay their employees, make improvements, or even pass savings on to families.
DallasA bill to exclude day care centers from property taxes has been proposed by state senator Royce West. It is hoped that the savings would be used to raise employee salaries.
Local viewpoint:
For daycare centers like the Kids Are Us Learning Center in DeSoto, Sen. West has been figuring out how to carry on the work he began during the previous legislative session.
“We were able to pass a bill, and the voters of the state of Texas voted to allow day care centers that were offering the Rising Star curriculum to get a tax break,” Senator West stated.
Only Texas Rising Star Program-eligible centers are eligible for the 100% property tax discount. Early childhood programs must adhere to specific requirements set forth by the state-created rating and improvement system, which goes above and beyond baseline standards.
Tax assistance for childcare centers that lease space from other parties, such as the Journey Child Development Center, is another aspect of West’s initiatives.
If the building owner agrees to transfer the savings to the child care operator, they receive a property tax credit.
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“We recently received approval. It’s long overdue and makes us unique,” Marga Morgan of the Kid Are Us Learning Center remarked.
“I am on a triple-net lease, which means that I am liable for the excess taxes from the moment I began, so it will be quite beneficial. And so I’m probably going to save close to $12,000 over the next several years,” Journey Child Development’s Danyell Smith stated.
Paying their employees will be a far better use of the funds.
“I have staff that I’m continuing to try to keep on so that they can continue to earn a livable wage, and I want to continue to keep them working,” Smith stated.
It would be beneficial for more than simply payroll. We may upgrade some of our facilities and equipment with its assistance,” Morgan stated.
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West has pre-filed a second bill this session that would provide property tax relief to all childcare providers, even those not included in the Rising Star program.
“If we can help reduce that cost, it would move to the benefit of the customers, the parents that have to use day care as part of their life in order to make certain that they can make all ends meet,” West stated.
as well as for center operators.
“It would foster a better quality of education for the kids in a daycare setting,” Morgan stated.
The Source: To obtain information for this story, Shaun Rabb of FOX 4 spoke with Sen. Royse West and nearby childcare providers.
