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Senate debate on alternative-education tax credit ends with failed third-reading threshold; bill returned to second calendar
Summary
Senate Bill 242, a one-time refundable tax credit for certain 2020–21 education expenses, drew questions about a $3.3 million fiscal note and unclear implementation. A roll call produced 13 yeas, short of the 15 required; the chamber later voted to reconsider and placed the bill back on the second-reading calendar.
Senate Bill 242, the Alternative Education Tax Credit Amendments, which would create a one-time refundable tax credit for certain 2020–21 education expenses when a dependent left public school for private or home education, was discussed on the Senate floor and failed to achieve the votes needed to advance on its initial third-reading attempt.
Senator Johnson introduced the measure as a narrow response to pandemic-era disenrollment: "This bill is a fairly simple one. It enacts a refundable tax credit for certain educational expenses," he said, describing the credit as applicable for…
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