HB 1709 -- Income Tax: Sponsorship and Mentoring Tax Credit Program Co-Sponsors: Boykins, Thompson, Walton, Shelton, Hilgemann, Bland, Bowman This bill expands the definition of an approved program within the Sponsorship and Mentoring Tax Credit Program to include a business dropout abatement pilot program, including education efforts and work-related programs for students. The bill also increases the maximum credit per taxpayer for the program from $2,000 times the number of students allowed to be claimed by the taxpayer to $5,000 times the number of students.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives