NY State Senate Bill 2011-S1658

Senate Bill S1658

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 25, 2012	print number 1658a
Jan 25, 2012	amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 04, 2012	referred to investigations and government operations
Jan 11, 2011	referred to investigations and government operations

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2011-S1658 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7326
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §630-c, Tax L; add §81, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S87, A4416
2013-2014: A6756

2011-S1658 - Summary

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund.

2011-S1658 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1658

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to providing
a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the
after-school activity fund

PURPOSE:
This legislation would provide additional revenue to after-school
programs in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
A new section 630-C is added to the tax law. Section 630-b provides
that an individual in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the
youth activity fund. contributions shall not reduce the amount (if
any) of taxes owed. Provides that such funds shall only be used for
the Youth Activity Fund.

The state finance law is amended by adding section 81. Section 81
creates the "Youth Activity Fund". Such fund to consist of all monies
collected pursuant to section 630-C of the tax law. Money shall be
granted to local groups and programs by the Department of Education.
Such local groups shall apply for funding annually. Funding from the
Youth Activity Fund shall not affect the amount that would otherwise
be appropriated for after school activities under any other provision

of law. The Department of Education shall annually report to the
Legislature detailing the groups that were funded and the amount of
funding for each applicant.

EXISTING LAW:
Under current law there is no Youth Activity Fund nor is there a box
on New York tax forms for contributions to fund afterschool activities.

JUSTIFICATION:
According to the New York City police Department there are currently
some 11,000 known gang members in the City of New York alone.
Children as young as 11 or 12 have been recruited by the gangs. Young
people join gangs for a variety of reasons. Experts confirm that
young people who are bored and/or unsupervised make prime recruits
for gangs. Once a young person is recruited by a gang they are asked
to prove their loyalty through violent or illegal acts including
slashing innocent victims, attacking rival gangs or selling drugs.
The programs funded under this bill will provide young people with
alternatives to joining gangs and getting into trouble during the
after-school hours.

Scholastic and academic programs supervised by adults provide a safe
place where young people can learn, play and grow as individuals. In
addition, the adults who supervise these programs provide young
people with positive role models and mentors. Unfortunately,
after-school funding programs are subject to budget cuts by the
federal, state and local governments during times of fiscal stress.
This bill will provide a dedicated and permanent funding stream for
critically needed afterschool programs throughout New York State.


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.87A of 2009
01/07/09 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
02/03/09 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/06/10 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
01/26/10 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
03/24/10 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
03/24/10 PRINT NUMBER 87A
04/13/10 1ST REPORT CAL.351
04/14/10 2ND REPORT CAL.
04/19/10 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/08/10 PASSED SENATE
06/08/10 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/09/10 Referred to Ways and Means
06/15/10 Substituted for A.4416A
06/15/10 Ordered to Third Reading Rules Cal. 127
06/15/10 Passed Assembly
06/15/10 Returned to Senate
07/19/10 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
07/30/10 VETOED MEMO. 6722

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S1658 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1658

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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
  providing  a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for
  gifts to the after-school activity fund

  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 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY  TAX  YEAR
COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AN INDIVIDUAL
IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY
FUND FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ELIGIBLE EXTENDED DAY ACTIV-
ITIES  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.   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. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT A  DESCRIPTION  OF
THE  ACTIVITIES  SUPPORTED  BY SUCH FUND IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TAX FORM
PREPARATION INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF
LAW,  ALL  REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND  AND  USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE  PURPOSES
ENUMERATED IN SECTION EIGHTY-ONE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 81 to
read as follows:
  S 81. AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
THE  JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION,
A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND".

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05861-01-1

S. 1658                             2

  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF 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  DEPOSIT  THEM  INTO
THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3.  MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED TO FUND ELIGIBLE EXTENDED DAY
SERVICES, AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE
EDUCATION LAW AND SHALL BE MADE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE  AUDIT  AND
WARRANT  OF  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
  4. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL NOT AFFECT  ANY  OTHER  APPROPRIATION  FOR
AFTER-SCHOOL  ACTIVITIES  UNDER  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND SHALL BE
USED TO SUPPLEMENT AWARDS FOR  EXTENDED  DAY  ACTIVITIES  GRANTED  UNDER
SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. SUCH ADDI-
TIONAL MONIES SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO GRANTEES OF SUCH AWARDS IN A METH-
OD DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. SUCH MONIES SHALL NOT BE
USED TO DISPLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER-SCHOOL FUNDING IN EXISTENCE AS OF
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  5. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  ON  ALL
BALANCES  OF  MONEY  AND  RECEIPTS  AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE FUND IN THE
PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND SHALL FURTHER, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THE LEGIS-
LATURE WITH THE AMOUNT OF  REVENUE  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX
HUNDRED  THIRTY-C OF THE TAX LAW. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DEPART-
MENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE THE LEGISLATURE WITH INFORMATION ON  THE
USE  OF  THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE RECEIVED UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIR-
TY-C OF THE TAX LAW AND THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL CHILDREN SERVED BY SUCH
MONIES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2011-S1658A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7326
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §630-c, Tax L; add §81, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S87, A4416
2013-2014: A6756

2011-S1658A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund.

2011-S1658A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1658A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to providing
a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the
after-school activity fund

PURPOSE:
This legislation would provide additional revenue to after-school
programs in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
A new section 630-C is added to the tax law. Section 630-b provides
that an individual in any taxable year may elect to contribute to the
youth activity fund. contributions shall not reduce the amount (if
any) of taxes owed. Provides that such funds shall only be used for
the Youth Activity Fund.

The state finance law is amended by adding section 81. Section 81
creates the "Youth Activity Fund". Such fund to consist of all monies
collected pursuant to section 630-C of the tax law. Money shall be
granted to local groups and programs by the Department of Education.
Such local groups shall apply for funding annually. Funding from the
Youth Activity Fund shall not affect the amount that would otherwise
be appropriated for after school activities under any other provision

of law. The Department of Education shall annually report to the
Legislature detailing the groups that were funded and the amount of
funding for each applicant.

EXISTING LAW:
Under current law there is no Youth Activity Fund nor is there a box
on New York tax forms for contributions to fund afterschool activities.

JUSTIFICATION:
According to the New York City police Department there are currently
some 11,000 known gang members in the City of New York alone.
Children as young as 11 or 12 have been recruited by the gangs. Young
people join gangs for a variety of reasons. Experts confirm that
young people who are bored and/or unsupervised make prime recruits
for gangs. Once a young person is recruited by a gang they are asked
to prove their loyalty through violent or illegal acts including
slashing innocent victims, attacking rival gangs or selling drugs.
The programs funded under this bill will provide young people with
alternatives to joining gangs and getting into trouble during the
after-school hours.

Scholastic and academic programs supervised by adults provide a safe
place where young people can learn, play and grow as individuals. In
addition, the adults who supervise these programs provide young
people with positive role models and mentors. Unfortunately,
after-school funding programs are subject to budget cuts by the
federal, state and local governments during times of fiscal stress.
This bill will provide a dedicated and permanent funding stream for
critically needed afterschool programs throughout New York State.


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.87A of 2009
01/07/09 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
02/03/09 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/06/10 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
01/26/10 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
03/24/10 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
03/24/10 PRINT NUMBER 87A
04/13/10 1ST REPORT CAL.351
04/14/10 2ND REPORT CAL.
04/19/10 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/08/10 PASSED SENATE
06/08/10 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/09/10 Referred to Ways and Means
06/15/10 Substituted for A.4416A
06/15/10 Ordered to Third Reading Rules Cal. 127
06/15/10 Passed Assembly
06/15/10 Returned to Senate
07/19/10 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
07/30/10 VETOED MEMO. 6722
01/11/11 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
01/04/12 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
According to Veto
 6722 of 2010 there would be a cost to the
State of approximately $250,000 for printing.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S1658A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1658--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment 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 and the state finance law, in relation to
  providing a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms  for
  gifts to the after-school activity fund

  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 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR
COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, AN INDIVID-
UAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT  TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  AFTER-SCHOOL
ACTIVITY  FUND  FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ELIGIBLE EXTENDED
DAY ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED  FOURTEEN  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW.    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.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO  ENSURE  THAT  A
DESCRIPTION  OF THE ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY SUCH FUND IS INCLUDED WITHIN
THE TAX FORM PREPARATION INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND AND USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE
PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION EIGHTY-ONE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 81 to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05861-02-2

S. 1658--A                          2

  S 81. AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
THE  JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION,
A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND".
  2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF 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  DEPOSIT  THEM  INTO
THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3.  MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED TO FUND ELIGIBLE EXTENDED DAY
SERVICES, AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE
EDUCATION LAW AND SHALL BE MADE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE  AUDIT  AND
WARRANT  OF  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
  4. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL NOT AFFECT  ANY  OTHER  APPROPRIATION  FOR
AFTER-SCHOOL  ACTIVITIES  UNDER  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND SHALL BE
USED TO SUPPLEMENT AWARDS FOR  EXTENDED  DAY  ACTIVITIES  GRANTED  UNDER
SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. SUCH ADDI-
TIONAL MONIES SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO GRANTEES OF SUCH AWARDS IN A METH-
OD DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. SUCH MONIES SHALL NOT BE
USED TO DISPLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER-SCHOOL FUNDING IN EXISTENCE AS OF
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  5. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  ON  ALL
BALANCES  OF  MONEY  AND  RECEIPTS  AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE FUND IN THE
PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND SHALL FURTHER, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THE LEGIS-
LATURE WITH THE AMOUNT OF  REVENUE  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX
HUNDRED  THIRTY-C OF THE TAX LAW. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DEPART-
MENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE THE LEGISLATURE WITH INFORMATION ON  THE
USE  OF  THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE RECEIVED UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIR-
TY-C OF THE TAX LAW AND THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL CHILDREN SERVED BY SUCH
MONIES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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