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Utah House approves $50 educator tax credit, adds study of teacher out-of-pocket spending
Summary
The House passed a bill creating a $50 nonrefundable tax credit for unreimbursed educator expenses and directed an interim study by the state board of education to assess teacher out-of-pocket costs. Lawmakers debated whether credits or direct appropriations better serve classrooms.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 20 approved a first-substitute bill creating a $50 nonrefundable tax credit for unreimbursed educator expenses and directed the State Board of Education to study teacher out-of-pocket spending during the interim.
Representative Karianne Lisonbee, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure "enacts a non refundable tax credit for certain expenses that an educator incurs and they have to keep receipts and it's for unreimbursed expenses." She said the substitute adds a study so the state can determine whether the credit amount should be…
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