Teacher Tax Cut Act

The Teacher Tax Cut Act is a bill initially introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) in 1999 and introduced in every Congressional session since including in 2007 as . It would provide a $1,000 tax credit for all elementary and secondary teachers in the United States. The goal of the bill is to "help raise educators' take home pay by reducing educators' taxes."

Forms of the bill have attracted bipartisan co-sponsors, including Democrats Charles Gonzalez of Texas and William Clay of Missouri. The 2007 version currently has two co-sponsors, Jeff Miller (R-FL] and Ted Poe (R-TX).

Summary of bill
The bill says that it will "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.". The tax credit would be $1,000 per teacher. He said, "The Arizona experience is further proof that putting control of education resources into the hands of the American people through education tax credits is the best way to improve education. Tax credits allow parents and other concerned citizens to devote more of their resources to education, and allow the American people to work with educators to ensure that all children have the opportunity to receive a quality education that suits each child's unique needs."

The bill has been introduced in what Congressman Paul has described as the "Education Freedom Package," along with the Family Education Freedom Act, which would allow a $5,000 credit for school-related expenses at any public, private or home school, and the Education Improvement Tax Cut Act, which would allow a $3,000 credit for donations for academic-related donations to schools or scholarship programs. Paul also introduced a similar bill in 2003 called the Professional Educators Tax Relief Act, which would extend the $1,000 tax credit to librarians, counselors, and other school personnel involved in a K-12 academic program.
*107th Congress: (2001) Introduced January 31, 2001
:This bill had 34 co-sponsors, including Bartlett, Baker, Deal, Hinchey, Isakson, McKinney, Dan Miller, Radanovich, Simmons, Stearns, Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), William Clay (D-MO), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Ander Crenshaw (I-FL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), John Duncan (R-TN), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Stephen Horn (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Ric Keller (R-FL), Eleanor Norton (Washington, DC's delegate), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Doug Ose (R-CA), Mike Pence (R-IN), Jim Ryun (R-KA), Bob Schaffer (R-CO),

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