Mississippi House Bill 816 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Low-income Student Scholarship Tax Credit Act; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Provide That Qualifying Students Are Eligible To Use A Tax Credit Scholarship From Certain Scholarship Organizations To Cover Eligible Education Expenses; To Provide For A Tax Credit Not To Exceed 50% Of The Taxpayer's Tax Liability For Contributions To Certain Scholarship Organizations; To Stipulate The Requirements For Nonpublic Schools Accepting Students For Enrollment Who Receive Scholarships Under This Act; To Prescribe The Requirements For Scholarship Organizations Administering Tax Credit Scholarships; To Allow Unused Credits To Be Carried Forward For Five Years; 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 That Admit Students Receiving Tax Credit Scholarships Are Not Agents Of The State Or Federal Government; And For Related Purposes.

Low-Income Student Scholarship Tax Credit Act; create.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education;Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0816.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0816IN.htm