
Late Thursday night, June 26, the U.S. Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the Scholarship Tax Credits, which were a part of the Educational Choice for Children Act , violated Senate Reconciliation rules, resulting in the credits being removed from the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Efforts are underway to appeal and reverse this deeply flawed ruling and Alaska Family Council encourages you to join us in engaging right now as some sources are saying the final vote may occur by July 4.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, who supports these tax credits, told AFC that he is working with colleagues in the Senate to get them back into the bill.
We are still waiting for a response from Senator Murkowski.
Tax deductible donations could be used to pay for tuition, tutoring, special needs services, homeschooling curriculum materials, and education technology, among other uses.
The Senate Parliamentarian’s actions are the latest in a litany of such rulings where major tax and budget provisions were removed from the Senate Reconciliation bill in the last week.
These Scholarship Tax Credits would amend only the federal tax code. No changes to federal education law or policy are created in this policy.
The Scholarship Tax Credits would generate hundreds of millions of dollars in annual private charitable donations to fund scholarships for use in K-12 education. The legislation would create immediate opportunities for private donations to be made to non-profit scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) to distribute scholarships to students. Donors would receive a 100% non-refundable federal income tax credit, and the funds could be used to pay for tuition, tutoring, special needs services, homeschooling curriculum materials, and education technology, among other eligible uses.
TAKING ACTION
— CLICK HERE to thank Senator Dan Sullivan who has told AFC he will fight to get the Scholarship Tax Credits back into the Big Beautiful Bill.
— CLICK HERE to contact Senator Lisa Murkowski and encourage her to add Scholarship Tax Credits back in.
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Done.
Lisa, she NEVER listens to what Alaskans needs.
I SO AGREE with you!
Thats the ticket Proud Alaskan, give in, give up, roll over and quit. Just what is it you’re so damn proud of any ways?
unfortunately, we may have a very long wait if we are depending on Lisa
REVOLUTION, REFORMATION, REVIVAL
pray……………PREPARE………..PROCEED!
Depending on MURKOWSKI IS FOOLISH
Lisa will take her marching orders from the Teachers Union, so don’t expect her to listen to common sense.
After reportedly getting some concessions for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski ended up voting for the Big Bad Bill, but J.D. Vance had to cast the tiebreaker.
nice