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Senate tax committee deadlocks, issues no recommendation on bill to exempt AmeriCorps education awards from state income tax
Summary
After testimony from state Commerce officials, the Senate Finance and Tax Committee split on House Bill 1107, which would exempt Segal AmeriCorps education awards from state income tax. The committee recorded a tie on a motion to pass, moved a "do not pass" motion that resulted in no committee recommendation, and took no further action.
The Senate Finance and Tax Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1107, a bill to exempt Segal AmeriCorps education awards from North Dakota state income tax, but after a tie vote and follow-up motions the committee issued no recommendation.
Representative Dave Munson, R-District 19, introduced the bill and said the measure is intended to encourage volunteerism through AmeriCorps by relieving members of state income tax on the education award they earn for completing service. "It would not, they would not have to pay income tax on the grants that they got," Munson said in opening remarks.
The bill’s principal witness, Katie Ralston Howell, director of the Workforce Division at the Department of Commerce, told the committee the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award is granted…
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