Bills to offer private school tax credit, limit teacher contract negotiations advance in ND Legislat

Bills to offer private school tax credit, limit teacher contract negotiations advance in North Dakota Legislature


FARGO — Two Republican-led bills targeting public education advanced and another two bills failed to make the crossover in the North Dakota Legislature last week.

The halfway point, known as the crossover, is when bills passed in the House go before the Senate, and bills passed in the Senate go before the House for consideration. To become law, a bill has to pass both legislative chambers.

House Bill 1281, a proposal to offer an annual income tax credit of up to $2,000 for families whose children are enrolled in nonpublic schools or in home education, survived with a 50-44 vote in the House of Representatives and is now being considered by the Senate.

Proponents of the bill argued it would save the state money and offer incentives for parents to send their children to private schools which, according to former superintendent of Kensal Public Schools Tom Tracy, are “indoctrinating” children about gender identification.

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