Bill Number: HB 4582
Subject: Income Tax Credit
Sponsor: Angela Witwer
MASA Position: Support

Description: Provides for an individual income tax credit for expenditures by public school teachers for certain classroom supplies. Public school teachers could claim a credit up to $1,000 for a single return or up to $2,000 for a joint return. Under the bill, the following items would qualify for the exemption; books, videotapes, cds, dvds, books on tape, art supplies, classroom decorative materials, food, materials for experiments, prizes, awards or rewards. Equipment such as tape recorders, headphones, science equipment and lab equipment would also qualify.

Position Notes: 6/19/19
Position Date:
Bill Status: Introduced (5/9/2019; Referred to Committee on Tax Policy)
PA Number: NA
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