SB 16 – 154 Income Tax Credits for Nonpublic Education
The Colorado Catholic Conference SUPPORTS SB 154 – Concerning the creation of income tax credits for nonpublic education. The bill establishes a private school tuition income tax credit for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2017, that allows any taxpayer to claim a credit when a private school issues the taxpayer a credit certificate for enrolling a dependent qualified child in the private school or for offering a scholarship to a qualified child for enrollment in the private school.
Senate Bill 154 is scheduled to be heard in the House Education Committee on Monday, May 2, 2016 in room 112 at 1:30 p.m.
ACTION: Please contact the members of the House Education Committee and ask them to SUPPORT SB 154.
TO READ SB 154 CLICK HERE
House Education: 11 members
Rep. Brittany Pettersen Chair
HD 28 Democrat
303-866-2939
Rep. Pete Lee Vice-Chair
HD 18 Democrat
303-866-2932
Rep. Janet Buckner
HD 40 Democrat
303-866-2944
Rep. Justin Everett
HD 22 Republican
303-866-2927
Rep. Rhonda Fields
HD 42 Democrat
303-866-3911
Rep. Alec Garnett
HD 2 Democrat
303-866-2346
Rep. Paul Lundeen
HD 19 Republican
303-866-2924
Rep. Dominick Moreno
HD 32 Democrat
303-866-2964
Rep. Kevin Priola
HD 56 Republican
303-866-2912
Rep. Jim Wilson
HD 60 Republican
303-866-2747
Rep. JoAnn Windholz
HD 30 Republican
303-866-2945
House Bill 1388 – Employer Hiring Criminal History Employee
This bill would prevent prospective employers from banning candidates in the initial stage of the application process based solely on the presence of a criminal history. After an offender has paid his or her debt to society, our criminal justice system should seek to rehabilitate the offender and facilitate his or her re-entry into society. The offender should not be further punished by collateral consequences such as being denied access to work. Unfortunately, some employers disqualify applicants based on a job applicant’s criminal history inquiry without asking further questions about reform, capability or fitness. As Pope Francis has reminded us on several occasions “our system of civil justice, if it is to be humane, must incorporate mercy and forgiveness into its policies – never as an abrogation of justice, but as its fulfillment.”
The Colorado Catholic Conference SUPPORTS this legislation.
HB 1388 will be heard in the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 1:30 in Room 271.
ACTION: Please contact the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and ask them to support HB 1388.
TO READ HB 1388 CLICK HERE
Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs – 5 Members
Sen. Ray Scott Chair
SD 7 Republican
303-866-3077
Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg Vice-Chair
SD 1 Republican
303-866-6360
Sen. Owen Hill
SD 10 Republican
303-866-2737
Sen. Matt Jones
SD17 Democrat
303-866-5291
Sen. Jessie Ulibarri
SD 21 Democrat
303-866-4857