S2457-2013 Actions

• Apr 16, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 17, 2013: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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S2457-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2457

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to gifts for
autism awareness and research

PURPOSE:
Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-c.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would create a new personal income tax check off for
taxpayers who wish to contribute a certain amount of their money to
be used for autism education awareness and research. Since 1996 there
were 3,416 cases of autism of school-age students aged 4-21. That
number has increased to 13,622 as of 2005. This check off will assist
New York State's educators and caregivers with funds they need to
help those with autism.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2012: S.5291- Reported to Finance / A.5321 - Passed Assembly
2011: S.5291- Reported to Investigations/A.5321- Passed Assembly
2010: S.487-Reported to Finance
2009: S.487- Reported to Finance
2008: S.5610- Referred to Investigations/A.2496 -Passed Assembly
2007: S.5610- Referred to Investigations/A.8496- Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2457-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2457
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 17, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
 gifts for autism awareness and research
 

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  630-c  to
 read as follows:

 

S  630-C.  GIFT  FOR AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY
 TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, AN
 INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  AUTISM  AWARENESS AND RESEARCH FUND FOR AUTISM AWARENESS PROJECTS
 AND AUTISM RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE CONTRIBUTION SHALL  BE  IN  ANY  WHOLE
 DOLLAR  AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH
 INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL  INCOME
 TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTAND
 ING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK  STATE  AUTISM  AWARENESS  AND
 RESEARCH  FUND  AND  USED  ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION
 NINETY-FIVE-E OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW,  AS  ADDED  BY  CHAPTER  THREE
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR.
 

S  2. Subdivision 2 of section 95-e of the state finance law, as added
 by chapter 301 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:

 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received  pursuant  to  the
 provisions  of  section  four  hundred four-v of the vehicle and traffic
 law, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF  TWO  THOUSAND
 FOUR,  ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-C OF
 THE TAX LAW and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or  transferred
 thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained
 in  this section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or
 bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined  in  this  section  and
 depositing them into the fund according to law.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03989-01-3

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