Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A779
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BICHOTTE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Anthony D'Urso
Michael Blake
Walter T. Mosley
Latoya Joyner
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Jo Anne Simon
2017-A779 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2241
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §630-e, Tax L; add §82, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10070, S2456
2011-2012: A2588, S1050
2013-2014: A1034, S1608
2015-2016: A7003, S558
2019-2020: A3257, S4898
2021-2022: A6843
2023-2024: A1719
2017-A779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 779 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to allowing taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program on personal income tax returns 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-e to read as follows: § 630-E. GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDI- VIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND; USED IN ADDITION TO, NOT TO SUPPLANT, EXISTING FUNDING UNDER THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 82 to read as follows: § 82. GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND. 2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE FROM GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSU- ANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF THE TAX LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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