,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdge ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,bera introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to temporarily increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tools to ,educate ,all ,children at ,home ,act or the ,,teach ,act4 #b4 ,temporary increase of deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers 7a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,d7 of section #fb7;a77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to read as follows3 7,d7 ,certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers 7i7 ,in general ,the deductions allowed by section #afb which consist of expenses1 not in excess of #bej1 paid or incurred by an eligible educator-- 7,i7 by reason of the participation of the educator in professional development courses related to the curriculum in which the educator provides instruction or to the students for which the educator provides instruction1 and 7,,ii7 in connection with books1 supplies 7other than nonathletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education71 computer equipment 7including related software and services7 and other equipment1 and supplementary materials used by the eligible educator in the classroom or in connection with online classroom instruction4 7ii7 ,special rule for taxable years #bjbj and #bjba ,in the case of a taxable year beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjai1 and before ,january #a1 #bjbb1 clause 7i7 shall be applied by substituting #a1jjj for #bej4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjai4