The Oklahoma Tax Commission has partnered with Merit International Inc. to manage the Parental Choice Tax Credit program.

The Kansas Office of Recovery partnered with Merit International, a national government platform service, to administer the program and grant funds.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merit International, Inc., the leading digital verified identity company, announced today that Terron Sims, II has joined the organization to lead initiatives relating to veterans and military families. Sims will serve as the newly appointed Executive Director of Military Veterans Affairs.From enabling the spouses of military service members to secure work following a relocation, to solving logistical challenges during a live emergency, Merit’s verified identity technology is a versatile and powerful tool being adopted by all levels of government across the country.Sims brings decades of expertise to the role. A fourth-generation veteran, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, before serving five years in the US Army. Sims brings with him three decades of national-level military and government policy-writing experience to Merit, as the company expands the scope of its work advocating for military families.In October of 2022, Merit announced the formation of the Alliance for States Providing Interoperable REciprocity (ASPIRE). The coalition seeks to accelerate the adoption of technology and practices to enable interstate occupational license reciprocity for military families. Sims was on hand for the launch, and will continue to lead strategic efforts to bring states into the alliance.Sims will also help spearhead the newly-formed Military Affairs Advisory Group within Merit, which seeks to connect the company’s significant number of veterans among its workforce, and develop future military-adjacent initiatives based on shared experiences