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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1405
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2009
Mr. Wilson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.
Head start teachers allowed above-the-line deduction for supplies
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 62(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining eligible educator) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Head start teachers
The term eligible education includes, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is a teacher or aide under a Head Start program operating under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) for at least 700 hours during a school year.
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Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.