Maine LD1853: An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees

What the bill says

An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees" Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 220 in §5902 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 20 and 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following: '1. Eligible student. "Eligible student" means a resident of the State who is eligible to enroll in an elementary or secondary public school and is not enrolled in a nonpublic school on October 1, 2025.' Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 220 in §5906 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the 4th line (page 2, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out t.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees" Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 220 in §5902 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 20 and 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following: '1. Eligible student. "Eligible student" means a resident of the State who is eligible to enroll in an elementary or secondary public school and is not enrolled in a nonpublic school on October 1, 2025.' Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 220 in §5906 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the 4th line (page 2, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "70%" and inserting the following: '55%' Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 220 in §5906 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the last line (page 2, line 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "70%" and inserting the following: '55%' Amend the bill in section 3 in §5217-G in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph C (page 3, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 'C. "Qualified taxpayer" means a taxpayer (2) Files a state income tax return; (3) Is not a dependent of another taxpayer; and (4) Is the parent or guardian of a …

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• Gregory Swallow (R, 7) · primary sponsor

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