Senate Bill S149A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S149 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §187-t, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5710
2013-2014: S2222
2017-2018: S2131
2019-2020: S6799
2021-2022: S3505
2023-2024: S2105

2015-S149 - Summary

Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole.

2015-S149 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S149 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   149

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to a credit for  employment  of
  persons on probation or parole

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  187-t  to
read as follows:
  S  187-T.  CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE. 1.
ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A  CREDIT,  TO  BE
COMPUTED  AS  HEREINAFTER  PROVIDED,  AGAINST  THE TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS
ARTICLE, OTHER THAN THE TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTIONS  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY,
ONE  HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-A AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-SIX-E OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR EMPLOYING  WITHIN  THE  STATE  A  QUALIFIED
EMPLOYEE.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  CREDIT  ALLOWED BY THIS
SECTION AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FOUR  OF
THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  THE  EXCESS  OF THE CREDIT COMPUTED UNDER THIS
SECTION OVER THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALLOWED BY THIS  SECTION  AGAINST  THE
TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. A QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:
  (A)  HAS  BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FELONY UNDER ANY STATUTE OF THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY STATE;
  (B) IS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE; AND
  (C) HAS WORKED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FOR THE EMPLOYER WHO  IS  CLAIMING
THE CREDIT FOR AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR FOUR HUNDRED HOURS.
  3.  AMOUNT  OF  CREDIT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION, THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  THIRTY-FIVE
PERCENT  OF THE FIRST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN QUALIFIED FIRST-YEAR WAGES
EARNED BY EACH QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. "QUALIFIED  FIRST-YEAR  WAGES"  MEANS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2015-S149A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §187-t, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5710
2013-2014: S2222
2017-2018: S2131
2019-2020: S6799
2021-2022: S3505
2023-2024: S2105

2015-S149A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole.

2015-S149A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S149A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 149--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
  gations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
  Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to a credit for employment of
  persons on probation or parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 187-t to
read as follows:
  S 187-T. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS ON PROBATION OR  PAROLE.  1.
ALLOWANCE  OF  CREDIT.  A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT, TO BE
COMPUTED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, AGAINST  THE  TAXES  IMPOSED  BY  THIS
ARTICLE,   OTHER   THAN  THE  TAXES  IMPOSED  BY  SECTIONS  ONE  HUNDRED
EIGHTY-SIX-A AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-E OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR EMPLOYING
WITHIN THE STATE A QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT  OF
CREDIT  ALLOWED  BY  THIS SECTION AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE THE EXCESS  OF  THE  CREDIT
COMPUTED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION OVER THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALLOWED BY THIS
SECTION AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED  EIGHTY-THREE  OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  2. QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. A QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:
  (A)  HAS  BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FELONY UNDER ANY STATUTE OF THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY STATE;
  (B) IS ON PROBATION OR PAROLE; AND
  (C) HAS WORKED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FOR THE EMPLOYER WHO  IS  CLAIMING
THE CREDIT FOR AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR FOUR HUNDRED HOURS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01370-02-6
              

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