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Assembly Bill A7438

2015-2016 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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2015-A7438 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง630-d, Tax L

2015-A7438 (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.

2015-A7438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7438

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERSAUD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

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-d  to
read as follows:
  S  630-D.  GIFTS  FOR THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  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.
                                                           LBD06963-01-5

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