Assembly Actions -
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Nov 28, 2016 |
signed chap.496 |
Nov 16, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 14, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.792 substituted for a8176b |
Jun 09, 2016 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1653 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 24, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 12, 2016 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S7697
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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2015-S7697 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7697 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care.
2015-S7697 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7697 TITLE OF BILL : An act to direct the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care PURPOSE : To help increase adoption rates for the thousands of New York State Children waiting to be adopted and currently under the custody of the State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill provides that the office of children and family services, in consultation with the department of taxation and finance, shall complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care. This section also provides that such report shall include, but not be limited to,
2015-S7697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7697 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to direct the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The office of children and family services, in consulta- tion with the department of taxation and finance, shall complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care. 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the trend of adoptions for children in foster care over the past ten years; (b) how many children have aged out of foster care in the past ten years while in the custody of the state; (c) the length of the waiting period prior to adoption for children who were in the state foster care system; (d) the racial and ethnic breakdown of children adopted; (e) the current number of children who have been placed in the foster care system more than once over the past three years; (f) the number of children in foster care with a parent or parents in prison; (g) efforts in place by the office of children and family services to help promote adoption awareness, education and possibilities for chil- dren in the foster care system that are eligible for adoption; and (h) the total amount spent by the office of children and family services and organizations contracted by such office in the promotion of adoptions. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15412-01-6
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