Sentences with phrase «created scholarship tax credit programs»

The proposed School Choice Scholarship Act (HB 1607) creates a scholarship tax credit program that is designed to save money by reducing state spending more than it reduces tax revenue.

(Frankfort)-- House Education Committee Chair Representative Bam Carney (R - Campbellsville) and Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado (R - Winchester) filed legislation (SB 102 & HB 162) today that would create a scholarship tax credit program.

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The education tax credit, a proposal lobbied for by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, would allow for private donations to public schools and create scholarship programs for needy students to receive access to private education, including parochial schools.

Joined by area politicians and community leaders, the parents, students and teachers rallied in support of the Education Investment Tax Credit which would increase support for public and religious schools by creating a tax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizatioTax Credit which would increase support for public and religious schools by creating a tax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizatiotax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizations.

That includes Colorado and Florida, which gave charters access to local property tax levies; Texas, which gave charters state funding for facilities for the first time; and Illinois, which passed a comprehensive overhaul of its school finance system that brought greater equity to school statewide, and created a new tax credit scholarship program to boot.

On June 30, 2012 House Bill 761 was passed into law expanding the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and creating the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC).

The bill, which mirrors most of Governor Tom Corbett's educational reform plan, creates an opportunity scholarship program for low - income students, expands the current Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to provide for a variety of options for students and families and contains several charter school reform provisions.

Legislation creating a tax credit scholarship program would grant a state tax credit to donors who contribute to scholarship granting nonprofit organizations.

The first tax credit scholarship program was created in Arizona in 1997.

REACH Alliance Applauds Gov. Corbett, State Legislature for their Commitment to School Choice HB 761 Creates Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, Expands EITC (Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code -LSB-...]

(Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code which also expands the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and creates the Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (EISC), was passed out of the House and Senate late tonight and is headed to Governor Corbett's desk for his signature.

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Legislation has also been drafted to create a tax credit scholarship program.

Senate Bill 1 promotes school options for low and middle - income families across Pennsylvania by creating an opportunity scholarship program for low - income families in failing schools and expanding the current Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) for low and middle - income families across the state.

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that expands eligibility for the Florida's longstanding scholarship tax credit (STC) program and creates a new education savings account for students with special needs.

According to the Catholic Review, «(Gov. - elect) Hogan called himself «a strong supporter» of the implementation of a tax credit (scholarship program) for businesses that donate to nonprofit organizations that assist lower - income students, and said he would include a measure to create it in his administration's first legislative package.

These bills would create a statewide tax - credit scholarship program.

Botel didn't say this specifically, but a federal tax credit scholarship program - like the one created in a bill introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R - Fla., seems to be one likely route for furthering choice.

Louisiana created both a statewide voucher program and a scholarship tax credit program this year.

The statewide teachers union, the Florida PTA, the Florida School Boards Association and other groups filed the lawsuit in August, arguing the tax credit scholarship program unconstitutionally created a «parallel» system of publicly supported schools and violated a state constitutional provision barring state aid for religious institutions.

The National Conference of State Legislatures is watching state bills to expand or create new private school choice programs — vouchers, tax credit scholarships, and education savings accounts.

The legislation also improves equity for charter school funding and creates the largest tax credit scholarship program at inception.

«Trump Calls for Congress to Fund School Choice for Disadvantaged Students Main How Might Trump Create a Federal Tax - Credit Scholarship Program?»

The program would create a nonrefundable tax credit for donations to scholarship granting organizations.

Introduced by Representative Lloyd Smucker (R - PA), this bill would create a tuition tax credit program by providing a tax credit to individuals and corporations that give money to scholarship granting organizations to that provide vouchers to K - 12 students.

The EITC program was created in 2001 and provides a tax credit to corporations who donate to Scholarship Organizations (SOs) that provide private school vouchers for low - income students.

The proposal creates a $ 150 million program to provide tax credits for the following: donations to scholarships for low - and middle - income students to attend non-public schools or public schools outside of their home districts; donations to public school educational improvement programs such as prekindergarten and afterschool activities; eligible tuition expenses; and teacher expenses, up to $ 200, for the purchase of classroom supplies and materials.

State legislators left Albany last week without passing the Education Investment Tax Credit, which would have created up to $ 300 million in tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate money to schools and scholarship programs for poor students at private and religious schooTax Credit, which would have created up to $ 300 million in tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate money to schools and scholarship programs for poor students at private and religious schootax credits for individuals and corporations that donate money to schools and scholarship programs for poor students at private and religious schools.

HF 386, a bill that would create a means - tested tax - credit scholarship program, passed out of the House Education Committee and has been referred to the Taxes Committee.