HB0444 Summary

• Increases the maximum education expense credit from $500 to $1,500 per family per tax year.

• Expands qualified education expenses to include athletic fees and driver's education fees.

• Adds fees and costs associated with out-of-school activities in language acquisition, music, arts, trade skills, and STEM learning as qualified education expenses.

• Applies to tax years ending after December 31, 1999 for families with qualifying pupils under age 21 enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

• Effective immediately upon becoming law.