Bill Text: HI HB1667 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Tax Credit; Certain Expenses; Teachers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-10 - (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, M. Lee excused (2). [HB1667 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HB1667-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  288-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1667

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1667 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist teachers with out-of-pocket expenses for school supplies by authorizing a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by a teacher.

 

     The Hawaii State Teachers Association, IMUAlliance, and three concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1667 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

 

 

		____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair