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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2319

Printer's No. 3386

  

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Amend Bill, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "definitions"

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 and for limitations

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Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 16 and 17

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Section 2.  Section 1706-F(a) of the act, added October 9,

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2009 (P.L.451, No.48), is amended to read:

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Section 1706-F.  Limitations.

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(a)  Amount.--

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(1)  The total aggregate amount of all tax credits

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approved shall not exceed $67,000,000 in a fiscal year. No

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less than $44,666,667 of the total aggregate amount shall be

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used to provide tax credits for contributions from business

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firms to scholarship organizations. No less than $22,333,333

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of the total aggregate amount shall be used to provide tax

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credits for contributions from business firms to educational

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improvement organizations.

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(2)  (i)  For the fiscal years 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and

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2006-2007, the total aggregate amount of all tax credits

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approved for contributions from business firms to pre-

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kindergarten scholarship programs shall not exceed

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$5,000,000 in a fiscal year.

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(ii)  For the fiscal year 2007-2008 and each fiscal

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year thereafter, the total aggregate amount of all tax

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credits approved for contributions from business firms to

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pre-kindergarten scholarship programs shall not exceed

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$8,000,000 in a fiscal year.

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(3)  (i)  From the tax credits for contributions by

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business firms to educational improvement organizations,

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10% of the available amount shall initially be set aside

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for contributions by business firms to educational

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improvement organizations that provide donations to

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career and technical schools and shall be distributed in

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accordance with section 1705-F(g).

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(ii)  Tax credits remaining from the amount set aside

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in subparagraph (i) after July 1 of each year shall be

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made available to business firms for contributions to any

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educational improvement organization and shall be

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distributed in accordance with section 1705-F(g).

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Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "2" and

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inserting

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