Teaching materials Legislation - Federal Government

National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for contributions of property or services to elementary and secondary schools and for teacher training to promote instruction in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM contributions).

Greater Access to Education Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the Hope Scholarship tax credit to: (1) include room, board, fees, books, supplies, and equipment as expenses eligible for such credit; (2) exclude Pell and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants from types of scholarship assistance which reduce the allowable amount of such credit; and (3) exempt certain expenses eligible for such credit from tax information reporting requirements.

Makes the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits refundable.

Title I Integrity Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to use only for direct or indirect instructional services any funds received under the program established to ensure that students make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards.

Limits to 10% the portion of such funds that LEAs may use for indirect instructional services.

Sets forth the types of direct and indirect instructional services for which such funds may be used.

Designates May 16, 2008, as Endangered Species Day.

Encourages: (1) schools to spend at least 30 minutes on such Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and efforts to restore, endangered species; (2) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate in developing educational information for use in schools; and (3) people to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and opportunities to promote species conservation.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Honors the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky.

Healthy Families and Dedicated Teachers Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2013 the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures; (2) extend through 2012 the tax deductions for expenses of elementary and secondary school educators and qualified tuition and related expenses; (3) make permanent the tax deduction for state and local general sales taxes; and (4) make permanent the exemption from tax penalties for premature retirement plan distributions for charitable purposes.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2009: (1) the taxpayer election to expense certain environmental remediation costs; (2) the energy efficient appliance tax credit; and (3) the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. Increases the maximum allowable amount of such deduction to $500.

Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend until 2015 the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school educators (i.e., teachers, instructors, counselors, principals, or aides); (2) increase to $500 the allowable amount of such deduction for full-time educators (working at least 900 hours during the school year); and (3) allow such tax deduction for educators in preschool programs.