Tax Support Bill for Home-schooled and Private School Families Passes in Louisiana

Governor Jindal’s call for an educational tax deduction for private, parochial and home-education expenses went out and was answered in the form of Senate Bill 5 by Senator Rob Marionneaux and Representative Hunter Greene. The bill has now passed the Senate and House and is working its way through the final stages of completion before heading to the governor’s desk.

The bill provides tax relief for the 15,500 home education families and 127,000 parochial/private education families in Louisiana. A modest itemized deduction–estimated at under $300 per child when education expenses have reached $10,000–serves notice on the status quo in Louisiana’s educational hierarchy: Competition’s Coming!

This is a step in the right direction for all those who still believe Americans the sole possessors freedom and give government limited freedom and authority over their collective lives. That is especially applicable to the right of parents to provide their own children with the best education possible. And, in light of the well-funded and nationally organized gay movement that seeks to force its views and behavior on all children through educational law, this kind of law comes at just the right time.

Source: Family Facts, March 11, 2008; End of Week With Gene Mills, March 14, 2008 (email).