SENATOR COLLINS' BIPARTISAN BILL TO ALLOW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS TO DEDUCT OUT-OF-POCKET PURCHASES OF CLASSROOM SUPPLIES PASSES SENATE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate passed the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. This legislation, which Senator Collins introduced last year with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), would ensure that early childhood educators can claim the same federal tax credit for out-of-pocket classroom supply purchases that is currently available to K-12 teachers. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.

"In Maine and across the country, we are fortunate to have so many dedicated educators who work hard to ensure that every child has a learning environmen...