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Committee backs exclusion of Segal AmeriCorps education award from state income tax
Summary
The House Finance and Taxation Committee recommended a do‑pass on House Bill 1107 to exclude from state income tax the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award; sponsors and Commerce staff said the change would let volunteers use the award entirely for education costs and could modestly boost AmeriCorps participation in North Dakota.
House Bill 1107 would exclude Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards from North Dakota taxable income, allowing award amounts — which federal law treats as taxable income — to be used tax free for qualified student loan repayment or education expenses at eligible institutions.
Representative Munson, chairing the bill’s House sponsorship, said the proposal aims to encourage North Dakotans to participate in AmeriCorps and to make the education benefit more useful to alumni. “After successfully completing the AmeriCorps term of service and enrolling in the National Service Trust, you are eligible to receive the Segal…
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