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Committee hears wide‑ranging debate on parental choice tax credit; sponsors, advocates and home‑education groups split
Summary
House Bill 77, a parental choice tax‑credit proposal, drew supporters who described it as expanding options and opponents worried about homeschool registration, rulemaking and fiscal impacts; testimony addressed program design, caps and low‑income access.
Representative Cathy Jo Loy presented House Bill 77, described in testimony as the "Missouri Parent Parental Choice Tax Credit Act," which would create state tax credits to offset eligible education expenses for families that choose alternatives to traditional public schooling.
Loy told the committee she carried language to advance "universal school choice" and that early drafts removed the term "homeschool" to respect families that educate entirely at home. The sponsor said the proposal would not force choices on families, would not mandate which vendors parents use, and is designed to be refundable as a tax‑refund mechanism tied to state tax liability.
Supporters included Becky Uccello, a retired public school…
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