Senate Bill S7040A

                            
 
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                                  7040--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the tax law and the social services law, in relation to
   providing for the inclusion of a check off box on personal income  tax
   return  forms  for the purpose of making a gift to the William B. Hoyt
   Memorial children and family trust fund
 
   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-f to
 read as follows:
   § 630-F. GIFT FOR THE WILLIAM B. HOYT  MEMORIAL  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 TRUST  FUND.  EFFECTIVE  FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  MAY
 ELECT  TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WILLIAM B. HOYT MEMORIAL CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE-F  OF
 THE  SOCIAL SERVICES 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  TAX  COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME
 TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE WILLIAM B.  HOYT MEMORIAL CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY TRUST FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN ARTICLE
 TEN-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   § 2. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 8 of section 481-e  of  the
 social  services  law, as amended by chapter 57 of the laws of 1985, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (e) a description of the nature and quality of services  provided  and
 the  impact upon the populations and communities served and their poten-
 tial for being replicated elsewhere; [and]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (f) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE MONEYS OF THE FUND COLLECTED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  THIRTY-F  OF THE TAX LAW WERE UTILIZED DURING THE
 PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, INCLUDING INFORMATION CONCERNING:
   (I)  THE  AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE DISTRIBUTION
 PROCESS USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (II) RECIPIENTS OF THE EXPENSES FROM THE FUND;
   (III) THE AMOUNT ALLOTTED TO EACH;
   (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH DISTRIBUTIONS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING FISCAL YEARS; AND
   (G) all such other matters as may be necessary to inform the  governor
 and  the  legislature regarding the implementation and evaluation of the
 effectiveness of programs covered by this section  and  the  success  of
 such programs in accomplishing the intent of the legislature.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 taxable years commencing after January 1, 2019.