Republicans move expanded ed tax credits through state House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House are moving a proposal ahead to expand a private school tax credit program.
Representatives voted 111 to 85 Tuesday to nearly double the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, increasing it by $100 million.
The bill also includes an automatic 10 percent increase, if all available credits are used in a given year.
All Republicans and four Democrats voted for it, advancing the proposal to the Senate.
The 18-year-old tax credit program reimburses corporations for donating to groups that offer private school scholarships to low- and middle-income families.
The bill would expand eligibility limits from families that make $85,000 to families with income of $95,000.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf says he’s hesitant to boost business tax credits at the expense of education funding that goes into classrooms.