霍楚尔拍板：纽约州将加入联邦奖学金税收抵免计划 教师工会与议会领袖反对
纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔已决定让纽约州加入一项新的联邦奖学金税收抵免计划，尽管州教师工会以及州参议院、州议会领袖表示反对。霍楚尔办公室10月9日发表声明，确认州政府将推进加入程序。
这项计划源于联邦《儿童教育选择法案》，将于2027年1月1日生效：个人纳税人向符合条件的非盈利奖学金发放组织捐款，可获得最高1700美元的联邦税收抵免，全国每年抵免总额上限为100亿美元。各州需由州长选择加入，并向国税局提交合格组织名单。奖学金主要流向私立学校学生，但公立学校学生也可使用相关资金支付辅导、课外项目和额外技术设备等费用。国会联合税务委员会预计，该计划第一年将被申领约5亿美元抵免，到2034年增至44亿美元。
霍楚尔表示，她从一开始就明确：只有在包括公立学校学生在内的所有学校和学生都能受益时，纽约才会参加；经过对联邦细则的仔细审查，州政府认为该计划可以在不从公立学校或州、地方预算中拿走一分钱的情况下，为纽约学生和家庭带来数百万美元额外资金。她还透露，已有商界领袖承诺利用该计划支持公立学校学生。
州教师工会则表示将继续推动废除该计划。这一决定使教育选择之争成为纽约州今年选举季的议题之一。
信息来源：CNHI 新闻；《南岸新闻》（South Shore Press）
Hochul Decides: New York Will Join Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program Over Union, Legislative Objections
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided to opt the state into a new federal scholarship tax credit program, over the objections of the state teachers union and the leaders of the state Senate and Assembly, her office confirmed in a statement on Oct. 9.
Created by the federal Educational Choice for Children Act, the program takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. Individual taxpayers can claim a nonrefundable federal credit of up to $1,700 for contributions to qualifying nonprofit scholarship-granting organizations, with up to $10 billion available nationally per year. States participate only if their governor opts in and submits a list of eligible organizations to the IRS. Scholarships are expected to flow mainly to private-school students, but public-school students can also use the funds for tutoring, after-school programs and technology. The Joint Committee on Taxation projects $500 million in credits claimed in the first year, rising to $4.4 billion by 2034.
Hochul said New York would participate only if all schools and students, including those in public schools, could benefit, and that after a careful review of the federal regulations the state believes the program can bring millions of additional dollars to New York students without taking money from public schools or state and local budgets. She said business leaders have committed to use the program to support public-school students.
The state teachers union says it will keep working to repeal the program, setting up a continuing fight over school choice in New York.
Sources: CNHI News; South Shore Press
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