HB 1662 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for tax credit for Pennsylvania child learning investment.

PRINTER'S NO.   2030

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      HOUSE BILL
                      No. 1662
                                             Session of
                                               2025

     INTRODUCED BY WHITE, M. MACKENZIE, NEILSON, KAUFFMAN, BERNSTINE
        AND ROWE, JUNE 25, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 25, 2025


                                  AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
 2      "An act relating to the finances of the State government;
 3      providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
 4      ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
 5      Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
 6      financial management firms, for private dam financial
 7      assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
 8      the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
 9      bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
10      collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
11      due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
12      including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
13      the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
14      and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
15      Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
16      Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
17      courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
18      Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
19      all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
20      moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
21      and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
22      authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
23      to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
24      section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
25      Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
26      certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
27      department, board, commission, and officer of the State
28      government, every political subdivision of the State, and
29      certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
30      association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
31      collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
32      imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
33      other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
34      every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
 1      Commonwealth," providing for tax credit for Pennsylvania
 2      child learning investment.
 3      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 4   hereby enacts as follows:
 5      Section 1.   The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known
 6   as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:
 7                              ARTICLE XVI-Z.1
 8                        PENNSYLVANIA CHILD LEARNING
 9                       INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
10   Section 1601-Z.1.    Scope of article.
11      This article relates to the Pennsylvania Child Learning
12   Investment Tax Credit Program.
13   Section 1602-Z.1.    Definitions.
14      The following words and phrases when used in this article
15   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
16   context clearly indicates otherwise:
17      "Department."    The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
18      "Eligible child."    A child of school-age who:
19          (1)   has not yet received a high school diploma;
20          (2)   currently resides within the attendance boundary of
21      a public school;
22          (3)   is eligible to attend a school district under the
23      act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public
24      School Code of 1949; and
25          (4)   is not enrolled in a public school for the taxable
26      year.
27      "Nonpublic school."    As defined under section 923.3-A of the
28   Public School Code of 1949.
29      "Public school."    As defined under section 1101-B of the
30   Public School Code of 1949.
31      "Qualified learning expenses."      Expenses incurred by a

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 1   taxpayer that is a parent or legal guardian of an eligible
 2   child, including:
 3          (1)   Tuition and fees at a nonpublic school.
 4          (2)   Textbooks or curriculum materials.
 5          (3)   Fees for after-school or summer education programs
 6      provided by a nonpublic school.
 7          (4)   Tutoring services.
 8          (5)   Educational software and applications.
 9          (6)   Fees for standardized and nationally recognized
10      tests, including college admissions tests and advanced
11      placement examinations and related preparatory courses.
12          (7)   Education services for students with disabilities
13      from a licensed or accredited practitioner or education
14      service provider.
15          (8)   Contracted services provided by a public school
16      district, including specific classroom instruction.
17      "Tax credit."    The Pennsylvania Child Learning Investment Tax
18   Credit provided for under this article.
19      "Tax liability."      The liability for taxes imposed under
20   Article III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971, excluding any tax
21   withheld by an employer under Article III of the Tax Reform Code
22   of 1971.
23      "Tax Reform Code of 1971."      The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
24   No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
25      "Taxable year."     As defined under section 301 of the Tax
26   Reform Code of 1971.
27      "Taxpayer."   A resident individual subject to the tax imposed
28   under Article III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
29   Section 1603-Z.1.    Credit for child learning investment
30                expenses.

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 1      (a)   Creation of tax credit.--For each taxable year beginning
 2   after December 31, 2025, a taxpayer shall be allowed a tax
 3   credit against the tax imposed under Article III of the Tax
 4   Reform Code of 1971 for each eligible child who is not enrolled
 5   in a public school for the taxable year to be used for qualified
 6   learning expenses.
 7      (b)   Amount.--The credit shall be $8,000 per child per
 8   taxable year.
 9      (c)   Claim of tax credit.--A taxpayer shall claim a tax
10   credit under this section on a return filed under section 330 of
11   the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
12      (d)   Tax credit refund.--The tax credit under this section
13   shall be applied against the taxpayer's tax liability. If the
14   tax credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the department
15   shall issue a refund under the procedures specified in section
16   346 of the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
17      (e)   Prorating of tax credit.--In the case of a child
18   enrolled in a public school for a portion of the taxable year
19   and in a nonpublic school for a portion of the taxable year, the
20   amount of the credit awarded to the taxpayer shall be prorated.
21      (f)   Distribution of tax credit.--
22            (1)   The department shall allow taxpayers to claim the
23      credit when filing an annual tax return or through advanced
24      installments.
25            (2)   The department shall prescribe applications for the
26      purposes of claiming the credits in advance and a deadline by
27      which applications for the advance shall be submitted.
28            (3)   A taxpayer shall choose to receive the credit:
29                  (i)   as a direct deposit electronically to a banking
30            account provided by the taxpayer; or

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1              (ii)     by certified mail to a legal address.
2   Section 1604-Z.1.    Regulations.
3      The Secretary of Revenue may issue rules and promulgate
4   regulations necessary to implement and administer this article.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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