S 1954
114th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
I Teach Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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