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Senate Bill S974

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes tax check-off for gifts contributed to the state library aid program for financial support for public libraries

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2009-S974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง630-b, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6207, S2312
2013-2014: S3235
2015-2016: S2886
2017-2018: S2430
2019-2020: S4150
2021-2022: S4670

2009-S974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to include a space on the personal income tax return for taxpayers to check off if they wish to contribute to the state library aid program for financial support for public libraries; provides special incentives for academic libraries, health information and hospital libraries, institutional libraries and the preservation of library resources.

2009-S974 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   974

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 authorizing a tax  check-off
  for the state library system

  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-b  to
read as follows:
  S  630-B.  GIFTS  FOR THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AN INDIVID-
UAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE LIBRARY AID
PROGRAM FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY  SYSTEMS,
REFERENCE  AND  RESEARCH  LIBRARY  RESOURCE SYSTEMS, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC
RESEARCH LIBRARIES, THE SCHOMBURG COLLECTION AND  THE  LIBRARY  FOR  THE
BLIND  AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. SUCH 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.    NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE  STATE  LIBRARY  AID  PROGRAM  AND
SHALL  BE  USED  IN ADDITION TO, NOT TO SUPPLANT, EXISTING FUNDING UNDER
THE STATE LIBRARY AID PROGRAM AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMER-
ATED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06295-01-9

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