School Choice Bill Reintroduced Thursday February 24, 2005 6:38pm Do you think the U.S. needs to send more troops to Iraq?  Yes  No  Not sure ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Supporters of a plan to give parents tax credits for sending children to private schools have refiled the bill with a smaller tax break. The new proposal offers about 2,200 dollars tax credit for private school tuition. The old bill would have given a tax break worth more than 3,400 dollars. The bill's sponsor, state Representative Doug Smith, says he made the change because some lawmakers worried the tax credits would take too much money away from public schools. Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) supports the new bill. He mentioned the idea repeatedly in his State of the State address. Opponents of the proposal say the idea is unproven and would only help well-off families. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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