NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2241

Senate Bill S2241

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program on personal income tax forms

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

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to investigations and government operations
Jan 12, 2017	referred to investigations and government operations

2017-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A779
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §630-e, Tax L; add §82, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2456, A10070
2011-2012: S1050, A2588
2013-2014: S1608, A1034
2015-2016: S558, A7003
2019-2020: S4898, A3257
2021-2022: A6843
2023-2024: A1719

2017-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program fund on personal income tax forms; establishes the gifts to the tuition assistance program fund.

2017-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2241

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the tax law and the state finance
law, in relation to allowing taxpayers to contribute to the tuition
assistance program on personal income tax returns

 PURPOSE :

To create a pathway for New York State taxpayers to make a
contribution through their income tax returns to the tuition
assistance program (TAP).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Part 2 of article 22 of the tax law is amended by adding a
new section 630-d. This Section would allow for a contribution to
(TAP) and amend the New York State tax forms for such a contribution.

Section 2 of the bill adds a new section 81 to allow fox the New York
State Comptroller to set up a special fund for TAP contributions and
be delivered to the Education Department.

 EXISTING LAW :

Not applicable.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Tuition Assistance Program is a valuable necessity to our students
in New York State. Allowing for New York State taxpayers and residents
the ability to contribute to this fund would strengthen its own
revenue as well as the New York State Budget. In a time where
education is fragile but so badly depended on, now is not the time to
cut our educational programs. Studies show that our student's bachelor
degrees now have the equivalency of what a high school diploma did 25
years ago. Our Higher Education programs should be first and foremost.
This bill would give all New York taxpayers the chance to join in
making New York education a priority.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.558A - Amend and Recommit to Investigations & Gov't
Operations
2013-14: S.1608A/A1034A - Amend and Recommit to Investigations & Gov't
Operations
2011-12: S.1050A/A2588A - Referred to Investigations & Gov't
Operations
2010: S.2456A - Investigations & Government Operations
2008: S.4528 - Investigations & Government Operations
2006: S.640 - Investigations & Government Operations

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

It is estimated that there would be a minimal administrative cost to
the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Not applicable.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2017-S2241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2241
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
   allowing  taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program on
   personal income tax returns

   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-e to
 read as follows:
   § 630-E. GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY
 TAXABLE  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY,
 AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO  THE  GIFTS
 TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHTY-TWO
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR
 AMOUNT  AND  SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDI-
 VIDUAL. 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  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 FUND;  USED  IN ADDITION TO, NOT TO SUPPLANT, EXISTING FUNDING UNDER THE
 TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE PURPOSES  ENUMERATED
 IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   §  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 82 to
 read as follows:
   § 82. GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
 GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02123-01-7

 S. 2241                             2
 
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE FROM GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF THE TAX LAW.
   3.  MONEYS IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATELY FROM AND SHALL NOT BE
 COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS IN  THE  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMP-
 TROLLER.
   4.  SUCH  MONEYS,  AFTER  APPROPRIATION  BY  THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL BE
 AVAILABLE TO THE PRESIDENT  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 SERVICES  CORPORATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 AWARDS.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES
 COLLECTED  PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF THE TAX LAW SHALL
 BE CREDITED TO THE GIFTS TO THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUND, USED IN
 ADDITION TO, NOT TO SUPPLANT, EXISTING FUNDING UNDER THE TUITION ASSIST-
 ANCE PROGRAM AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION  SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   5. THE MONEYS IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE APPROPRIATED AND PAID OUT ON AUDIT
 AND  WARRANT OF THE COMPTROLLER ON THE CERTIFICATION OF THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION OR SUCH OTHER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR OFFICERS OR  EMPLOYEES
 AS  SUCH  COMPTROLLER AND SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL AUTHORIZE TO MAKE SUCH
 REQUISITIONS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law and shall apply to
 taxable years occurring on or after such date.

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