The day after WCRIS published last week’s story about three federal courts’ contradictory rulings on private schools’ tax-exempt status as federal financial assistance (FFA), the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) issued a notice that the federal “Safeguarding Charity Act” was introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) and Rep. Greg Steube (R – Fla.).
If passed, the act would clarify that tax-exempt status does not qualify as FFA in response to conflicting court cases in Maryland, California and Arizona.
Although the catalyzing cases all involved private schools, a definitive decision on this matter would affect ALL non-profit organizations.
Read CAPE’s press release here. CAPE’s Executive Director was also interviewed for and quoted in this Washington Times article.
