2016 House Bill 5967

Pay some teachers’ college debt

Introduced in the House

Oct. 19, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Adam Zemke (D-55)

To give teachers at a school whose students come from low income households a “refundable” income tax credit equal to their college loan debt payment, meaning the individual would get not just a tax break but a check for however much the loan payment exceeds the tax bill.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy