Section 12.04 - Minimum Standards(1)Dependent care assistance program. A qualified employer which offers its employees a dependent care assistance program shall meet the requirements of Sections 125 or 129 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor section, as amended and in effect for the taxable year.(2)Minimum standard applicable to tuition assistance and on-site or near-site subsidized child care placements. A qualified employer which chooses to offer to its employees either tuition assistance or on-site or near-site subsidized child care placements shall contribute in cash or in kind a minimum amount equal to at least .25% of the employer's annual gross payroll. For the purposes of 102 CMR 12.04(2), employee is defined as any person who is regularly scheduled to work for an employer for at least 171/2 hours per week.