Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3351 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/10/2022

                     
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 3351 	By: McCall, McBride and 
Crosswhite Hader of the 
House   
 
   and 
 
  Pugh of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to revenue and taxation ; defining 
terms; creating tax credit for parent donations to 
teachers; limiting credit amount per child; limiting 
application of credit; authorizing carryover; setting 
total annual credits cap; authorizing Oklahoma Tax 
Commission to promulgate rules; providing for 
codification; and providing an effe ctive date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new sec tion of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2357.501 of Title 68, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbe ring, reads as follows: 
A.  As used in this section: 
1.  "Child" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age who 
is enrolled part-time or full-time at a public preschool or a public 
elementary or secondary school which is primarily used for classroom 
instruction;   
 
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2.  "Classroom teacher" means a person employed by a school 
district to teach students specifically identified c lasses for 
specifically identified subjects during the course of a semester, 
and who holds a valid certificate or license issued by and in 
accordance with the rules a nd regulations of the State Board of 
Education; and 
3.  "Parent" means the natural or adoptive parent or legal 
guardian of a child. 
B.  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, there 
shall be allowed a credit a gainst the tax imposed pursuant to 
Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the amount of 
one hundred percent (1 00%) of the total amount of monetary donations 
made by a parent directly to his or her child's classroom teacher 
during a taxable year. 
C.  The credit authorized purs uant to this section shall not 
exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per child per taxable year. 
D.  The credit authorized p ursuant to this section may not be 
used to reduce the tax liability of the taxpayer to less than zero 
(0). 
E.  To the extent not used, the credit authorized by this 
section may be carried over, in order, to each of the th ree (3) 
subsequent taxable years. 
F.  The total credits authorized pursuant to this section for 
all taxpayers shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)   
 
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annually.  In the event the total tax credits authorized by this 
section exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in any calendar 
year, the Tax Commission shall permit any excess over Five Million 
Dollars ($5,000,000.00) , but shall factor such excess int o the 
percentage adjustment formula for subsequent years.  The Tax 
Commission shall annuall y calculate and publish by the first day of 
the affected year a percentage by which the credits authorized by 
this section shall be reduced so the total amount of cr edits used to 
offset tax does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per 
year.  The formula to be used for the percentage adjustment shall be 
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) divided by the credits claimed 
in the second preceding year. 
G.  In consultation with the State Department of Education, the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prom ulgate rules necessary to 
implement and administer the credit authorized in this section .  The 
rules shall include a process for a parent to anonymously make 
monetary donations to his or her child's classroom teacher . 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective January 1, 2023. 
   
 
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Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2022. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate