Senate Bill S2312

2011-2012 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S2312 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-c, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S974
2013-2014: S3235
2015-2016: S2886
2017-2018: S2430
2019-2020: S4150
2021-2022: S4670

2011-S2312 (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.

2011-S2312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2312

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

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-c  to
read as follows:
  S  630-C.  GIFTS  FOR THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AN INDI-
VIDUAL 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSU-
ANT  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
ENUMERATED 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.
                                                           LBD06821-01-1

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