That level of dedication speaks to their commitment, Mr. Speaker, not just to their students, but to the communities they serve and our future workforce. Under current law, early childhood educators cannot deduct these out of pocket expenses. That's a gap the SEED act will fix. The SEED act offers a simple bipartisan solution by extending the existing educator expense deduction to early childhood educators. (01:20–01:27)
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Asserts that current law does not allow early childhood educators to deduct out-of-pocket expenses.
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