Rep. Mark L. Walker
Filed: 3/13/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2973 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2973 on page 1, line 
312, after "expenses", by inserting "for each qualified 
4education loan"; and
  
5on page 1, line 14, after "(b)", by inserting "for the 
6taxpayer's highest level of education"; and


 
7on page 2, by replacing lines 8 through 18 with the following:
8    "(c) As used in this Section:
9    "Qualified education loan" has the meaning given to that 
10term in Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code. 
11    "Qualified taxpayer" means a taxpayer who (i) has an 
12Associate's degree, a Bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree 
13from an institution of higher education accredited by the U.S. 
14Department of Education; (ii) has annual student loan repayment 
15expenses; and (iii) is employed full-time in the State in one 
16or more of the following fields: life, natural, or 
 
 
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1environmental sciences; computer, information, or software 
2technology; advanced mathematics or finance; engineering; 
3industrial design or other commercially related design field; 
4or medicine or medical device technology. For the purposes of 
5this Section, a taxpayer is employed full-time if the taxpayer 
6works in any of the listed fields  at a rate of at least 35 hours 
7per week.".