BILL NUMBER:A10397
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
locator technology recommendations; and to amend the tax law, in
relation to providing a personal income tax credit for the purchase of
locator technology
PURPOSE: OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To provide a tax credit for the
purchase of a GPS locator for those afflicted with Alzheimer's and
dementia or other similar debilitations.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Alzheimer's Coordinating
Council law (PHL, 2004-a) by requiring the council to examine locator
technologies and make recommendations to the director of the office for
aging, who forwards them to the Commissioner of Taxation, updating it by
November 1 of each year.
Section 2 amends section 606 of the tax law, by adding a new subdivision
qq, to provide a credit for purchase of locator technology of the cost
of the local technology of $75, whichever is less, if the technology has
been recommended by a physician. The credit is available for a purchaser
only once every three years.
JUSTIFICATION: According to the New York State Task Force on
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias, 300,000 older New York State
residents have dementia and this number is projected to continue growing
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10397
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 23, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. HYER-SPENCER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to locator technology
recommendations; and to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a
personal income tax credit for the purchase of locator technology
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 2004-a of the
public health law, as amended by section 4 of part A of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The council shall meet quarterly or more frequently if its busi-
ness shall require. The community forums in the first year of implemen-
tation count as a formal meeting of the council. The members of the
council shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel
and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance
of their duties. The council shall provide reports to the governor and
the legislature on or before June thirtieth, two thousand nine and by
June thirtieth of every other year thereafter. Such reports shall
include recommendations for state policy relating to dementia and a
review of services initiated and coordinated among public and private
agencies to meet the needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementia and their families.
THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING LOCATOR TECHNOLOGIES
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING GLOBAL POSITIONING
TECHNOLOGY, THAT WOULD BENEFIT PERSONS AFFLICTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE,
DEMENTIA, AND/OR OTHER AFFLICTIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CARETAKERS. IF
THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OFFICE FOR AGING SHALL AGREE WITH THE RECOM-
MENDATIONS, THE DIRECTOR MAY PROMULGATE SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN
APPROPRIATE FORM AS A REGULATION OF THE OFFICE, AND SHALL FORWARD THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. SUCH RECOM-
MENDATIONS SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER FIRST OF
EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN THE CALENDAR YEAR NEXT FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07114-03-9
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