Contact your Senator and urge them to oppose SB 509! The Senate Tax Committee lightly amended and passed out SB 509, a per child refundable tax credit (meaning you can get more in the credit than you pay in taxes). Game On testified against this bill last week. (See Game On testimony in comments below.) This bill could get incorporated into the Senate budget or go to the Senate floor any time. Talking points you may wish to use: *People may choose not to send their children to public schools but they are not entitled to a rebate...
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Game On and Stand Up Blue Valley testify against harmful voucher bill in Kansas Senate
Game On shared its testimony against this bill on 3-12 . Here’s information from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley. Originally published on Facebook on March 13th, 2024....
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Leave a Comment Idaho rejects private school tax credit; Kansas tax committee instead approves similar policy
This Idaho tax committee had the good sense to vote down a tax credit for private school families. We wish the Kansas Senate tax committee had rejected SB 509. “Robert Sanchez, a vice president with Idaho Business for Education, said he anticipates most people who would apply for such a tax credit would already be sending their kids to private school. “‘This would have the effect of forcing Idaho taxpayers to fund a new and private school system,’ Sanchez said. “Data from states that have similar tax credit or school voucher systems bears that out. “A study from...
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Leave a Comment Exploding Costs of Voucher Programs for State Budgets
From Josh Cowen: It’s simple: states can’t afford to pay for budget-busting school vouchers. Don’t buy industry-funded reassurances or the short-term gimmicks put in by voucher lobbyists to push bills through. With vouchers it’s always over-cost, under-deliver. Originally published on Facebook on March 13th, 2024....
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