A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in public elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and for other purposes.
Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2015 or the I Teach Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a refundable tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public kindergartens or elementary or secondary schools or elementary or secondary schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education in rural areas or areas with high poverty, and (2) teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Increases such credit to $2,000 for a teacher meeting both requirements.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S104; text of measure as introduced: CR S104-105)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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