MS HB1080 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-16 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The Tax Credit Scholarship Act; To Provide That Qualifying Students Shall Be Eligible To Use A Scholarship From Certain Scholarship Organizations To Cover Eligible Educational Expenses; To Provide For A Tax Credit Not To Exceed 50% Of The Taxpayers Tax Liability For Contributions To Certain Scholarship Organizations; To Stipulate The Requirements For Nonpublic Schools Accepting Students For Enrollment Who Receive Scholarships Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Prescribe The Requirements For Scholarship Organizations Administering Tax Credit Scholarships; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Provide An Annual Legislative Report On The Tax Credits Allowed Under This Act; To Allow Parents To Request An Assessment Of Educational Progress Of Students Enrolled; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Revenue With Regard To The Administration Of This Act; To Provide That Nonpublic Schools Which Admit Students Receiving Tax Credit Scholarships Are Not Agents Of The State Or Federal Government; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Amounts Received As Tax Credit Scholarships To Pay Educational Expenses Shall Be Excluded From Gross Income; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Tax Credit Scholarship; enact to provide qualifying students eligibility to use to cover eligible education expenses.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-16HouseDied In Committee
2016-02-08HouseReferred To Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

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