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Committee hears House bill to create homeschool tax credit; refundability amendment withdrawn pending legal review
Summary
Representative Mike Schatz presented House Bill 12‑44 to create a nonrefundable state income‑tax credit for homeschooling expenses (capped at $1,000 joint/$500 single); senators questioned its reach and an amendment to make the credit refundable was withdrawn pending legal review of constitutional gifting concerns.
House Bill 12‑44 would create a state income‑tax credit for qualifying homeschooling expenses, with a $1,000 cap for married joint filers and a $500 cap for separate filers. Representative Mike Schatz (District 39) told the Senate Finance and Tax Committee that qualified expenses would include books, tuition for online programs, computers and related software and subscriptions, and that the tax commissioner would provide forms for the credit.
Schatz said the Department of Public Instruction counted 5,602 homeschooled children last year; using per‑pupil public‑school…
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