| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2012 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S6207
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
2011-S6207 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6207 (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-S6207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6207
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing a tax check-off for
the state library system
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Funding for the State Library Aid Program provides 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. In addition, the aid program also provides special
library incentives for academic libraries, health information and
hospital libraries, institutional libraries and the preservation of
library resources. The State Library Aid Program is designed to
provide solid financial assistance to public libraries for the
purposes of maintaining and improving the library services of the
state. However, in recent years state funding for this program has
remained relatively constant and has not kept pace for the real needs
of New York's libraries.
This legislation would bring additional annual revenue to the Library
Aid Program by allowing tax payers the option to contribute to the
State Library Aid Program via a "tax check off." Such contributions
are to be made at the same time state taxes are filed. This check-off
2011-S6207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6207
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2012
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 THIRTEEN, AN
INDIVIDUAL 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 CONTRIB-
UTION. NOTWITHSTANDING 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 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.
LBD06821-02-2
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