Student Empowerment Act
- Last Action
- 1/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-28Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-01-28Introduced in House
- 2021-01-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-28 (00)
Student Empowerment Act
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school.
(Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including
- curriculum and curricular materials,
- books or other instructional materials,
- online educational materials,
- tutoring or educational classes outside the home,
- testing fees,
- fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and
- educational therapies for students with disabilities.
Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
Cosponsors (20)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
- Billy Long (R-MO)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
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