§297.12. Tax deduction; fees and other educational expenses for a quality public education
A. There shall be allowed a deduction from tax table income for amounts paid during
a tax year by a taxpayer which are associated with a student's enrollment in a public
elementary or secondary school in order to ensure a quality education, if the student is
claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer's federal income tax return. For purposes of this
Section, "amounts" shall include all of the following:
(1) The purchase of school uniforms required by such schools for general day-to-day
use.
(2) The purchase of textbooks, curricula, or other instructional materials required by
such schools.
(3) The purchase of school supplies required by such schools.
B.(1) The deduction authorized by this Section shall be equal to fifty percent of the
actual amount paid by the taxpayer per student, but no more than six thousand dollars of
deduction per student may be allowed to one or more taxpayers if the child is claimed as a
dependent on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for either the taxable year or the prior
taxable year.
(2) In addition, the amount of the deduction shall not exceed the total taxable income
of the individual.
C. Disbursements from the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust
Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program that are entitled to the deduction under R.S.
17:3100.5 and that are used to pay costs associated with a student's enrollment in a public
elementary or secondary school in order to ensure a quality education shall not be eligible
for the deduction authorized pursuant to this Section.
Acts 2008, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. March 24, 2008, applicable to amounts paid
on and after Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 451, §1, eff. July 8, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 460, §1,
eff. July 8, 2009; Acts 2021, No. 52, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 423, §1, eff. June
27, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 349, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.