Legislation

Title: Income Tax Preparers - Grant Program - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Sponsored by: Delegates Platt, Hettleman, Korman, Lam, Moon, Patterson, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and P. Young
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish a grant program to encourage income tax preparers to prepare and file on behalf of clients the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form; providing that the grant program requires an income tax preparer to pay a specified fee on behalf of a client; requiring that in order to be eligible for the grant program the income tax preparer must prepare and file specified forms on behalf of specified clients; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the program; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2016

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/11/2016	2/12/2016	First Reading Ways and Means
House	2/12/2016	2/12/2016	Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/15/2016	Text - First - Income Tax Preparers - Grant Program - Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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