To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include expenses for certain nonathletic supplies in the above-the-line deduction for eligible educators, and to allow such deduction to interscholastic sports administrators and coaches.

Bill: 117-hr-3427
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-20
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill modifies the tax deduction for the expenses of an eligible educator (an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in a school for at least 900 hours during a school year) to include as an eligible educator an interscholastic sports administrator or coach. It also eliminates the exclusion of nonathletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education as a deductible expense.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3427 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2021 Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include expenses for certain nonathletic supplies in the above-the-line deduction for eligible educators, and to allow such deduction to interscholastic sports administrators and coaches.

1. Updates to above-the-line deduction for educators (a) In general Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D)— (A) in the header, by adding and other instructional school personnel at the end, (B) by striking (other than nonathletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education) , and (C) by striking in the classroom and inserting as part of instructional activity , and (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting interscholastic sports administrator or coach, after counselor, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.