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Committee hears sponsor’s bill to extend CTE tax‑credit program that funds employer donations
Summary
Sen. David Waters asked the committee to extend (from 2026 to 2031) a tax‑credit program that incentivizes employer donations of equipment, time and property to regional career and technical education centers; sponsors said uptake grew as CTE directors learned to use the benefit.
Senate Bill 98, introduced by Sen. David Waters, would extend an existing tax‑credit program that incentivizes businesses to donate equipment, employee time or property to regional career and technical education (CTE) centers. The bill proposes changing the program’s repeal date from 2026 to 2031.
Waters told the committee the program (codified in chapter 188‑E:9A) offers a tax credit covering up to 50% of donations of employee time, and that donations of machinery and real property have been used to equip CTE labs and training facilities. He said uptake increased as CTE directors and industry partners learned how to make effective use of the statute.
The sponsor described the program as a public‑private partnership intended to strengthen employer relationships with CTE centers and to expand hands‑on learning opportunities and internships. Waters said he and other lawmakers had originally included a repeal date so the legislature could evaluate the program; he now proposes a multi‑year extension after positive uptake.
No additional public testimony was offered at the hearing and the committee took no vote; sponsors and staff said they would provide department lists of participating business partners and CTE centers to the committee for review.
