| Last Action | 01/31/22: floor amendment (1) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to educational opportunity accounts. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1323 |
| Sponsors | J. Calloway, F. Rabourn, S. Baker, K. Banta, K. Bratcher, J. Decker, R. Dotson, J. Fischer, D. Fister, D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, M. Lockett, S. Maddox, C. McCoy, K. Moser, D. Osborne, P. Pratt, M. Prunty, S. Santoro, S. Sharp, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 141.502 to update definition of "eligible student" to increase the limit of not more than 250% of the amount of household income necessary to establish eligibility for reduced-price meals; amend KRS 141.504 to allow funds in an education opportunity account to also be used for tuition or fees to attend a prekindergarten to grade twelve nonpublic school and remove the requirements for individuals to be residents of counties of 90,000 or more to utilize the funds for nonpublic schools; amend KRS 141.510 to require a copy of the account granting organization's determination letter granting them 501(c)(3) status to be submitted with their application; amend KRS 141.512 to allow an AGO, in the first year, to allocate less than 90 percent of the total annual contributions to EOAs; amend KRS 141.522 to delete the sunset provision from the tax credit for contributions made to AGOs; increase credit cap from $25,000,000 to $100,000,000 with certain stipulations. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Education opportunity account program, inclusion of all counties Education, Finance - Education opportunity account, qualifying expenses for nonpublic school for prekindergarten-grade 12 Taxation - Education opportunity account program tax credit, cap increase Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Account granting organization, verification of 501(c)(3) status with application, requirement Children and Minors - Education opportunity account program, expansion of qualifying expenses |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| 01/13/22 |
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| 01/31/22 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | T. Bojanowski |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 141.520 removing subsections (1) and (2) and replacing a portion of subsection (4) stating that an education service provider shall not discriminate based on race, creed, color, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. |
| Index Headings |
Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Account granting organization Children and Minors - Education opportunity account program Education, Elementary and Secondary - Education opportunity account Taxation - Education opportunity account |
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