[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1767 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1767

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating 
to all home schools to be qualified education expenses for purposes of 
                 a Coverdell education savings account.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2011

 Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating 
to all home schools to be qualified education expenses for purposes of 
                 a Coverdell education savings account.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF HOME SCHOOL EXPENSES AS QUALIFIED EDUCATION 
              EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS 
              ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Private school.--For purposes of this 
                section, the term `private school' includes any home 
                school that meets the requirements of State law 
                applicable to such home schools, whether or not such 
                school is deemed a private school for purposes of State 
                law.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.
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