RAISE Act of 2022

12/29/2022, 4:33 PM

Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 or the RAISE Act of 2022

This bill allows eligible educators (i.e., any elementary or secondary teacher and any early childhood educator) a refundable tax credit of $1,000 plus an additional amount (based upon a specified student poverty ratio) for eligible educators employed at a qualifying school (i.e., a public elementary or secondary school that is eligible for certain federal assistance or is funded by the Bureau of Indian Education), or an early childhood education program for children receiving certain federal assistance.

The bill also increases the amount of the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and expands such credit to include early childhood educators.

The bill provides additional funding to local educational agencies that maintain or increase the salaries of their teachers.

Congress
117

Number
S - 4125

Introduced on
2022-05-03

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/3/2022

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 or the RAISE Act of 2022

This bill allows eligible educators (i.e., any elementary or secondary teacher and any early childhood educator) a refundable tax credit of $1,000 plus an additional amount (based upon a specified student poverty ratio) for eligible educators employed at a qualifying school (i.e., a public elementary or secondary school that is eligible for certain federal assistance or is funded by the Bureau of Indian Education), or an early childhood education program for children receiving certain federal assistance.

The bill also increases the amount of the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and expands such credit to include early childhood educators.

The bill provides additional funding to local educational agencies that maintain or increase the salaries of their teachers.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Taxation

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/12/2022

Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 or the RAISE Act of 2022

This bill allows eligible educators (i.e., any elementary or secondary teacher and any early childhood educator) a refundable ...


Latest Action5/3/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.