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Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives have advanced a bill to increase the tax credit residents can claim for donations that help pay student tuition at private schools. The proposal follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that Montana can’t exclude religious schools from the tax credit program.
House Bill 279 would increase the maximum allowable state income-tax credit for donations to student scholarship organizations from $150 per person to $200,000.
Rep. Seth Berglee, a Republcan from Joliet, is sponsoring the bill. I think it gives a actual equity in education to kids that might not be able to afford to go to one of these schools, Berglee said.
Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill To Raise Private School Tax Credit
Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives have advanced a bill to increase the tax credit residents can claim for donations that help pay student tuition at private schools. The proposal follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that Montana can’t exclude religious schools from the tax credit program.
House Bill 279 would increase the maximum allowable state income-tax credit for donations to student scholarship organizations from $150 per person to $200,000.
Rep. Seth Berglee, a Republcan from Joliet, is sponsoring the bill. I think it gives a actual equity in education to kids that might not be able to afford to go to one of these schools, Berglee said.