HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2519        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3402

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry and Aaron Vega

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to teacher innovation and school supplies support.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/23/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2013

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

2/1/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

 

Garrett J. Bradley

3rd Plymouth

3/28/2013

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

3/28/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2519        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3402

By Messrs. McMurtry of Dedham and Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3402) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to exempting certain school supply expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers from the income tax.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to teacher innovation and school supplies support.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

(16) An amount as described in section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Code for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, only to the extent the amount is not otherwise deducted under subparagraph (7).

SECTION 2.  Section 1 shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.