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Senate committee narrows private-school tax credit, removes education-department review
Summary
The Kansas Senate Education Committee amended Senate Bill 75 to limit tax credits to documented tuition-related expenditures and to remove a provision allowing the Department of Revenue to consult with the State Department of Education. The bill passed out of committee as amended.
Senate Bill 75, which would expand state tax credits related to private school attendance, was amended and passed out of the Kansas Senate Education Committee on a voice vote after several members raised questions about verification and accountability.
The committee adopted an amendment from Senator Shane that changes the credit language so the award would be “an amount equal to the expenditures directly attributable to the cost of tuition and other related costs of attending the private institution,” with $8,000 and $4,000 remaining as maximum amounts. Revisor Tamara Lawrence summarized the amendment, saying, “as the bill is currently drafted, those tax credit would be for $8,000 or $4,000. What this balloon would do is it would be an…
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