Assembly Bill A610

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a tax credit for employment of an individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion substance abuse treatment program or graduated from drug court

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A610 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10526
2017-2018: A4940
2019-2020: A103
2023-2024: A1819

2021-A610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a tax credit for employment of an individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion substance abuse treatment program or graduated from drug court.

2021-A610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    610
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to a tax credit for  employment
   of  an  individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion
   program or graduated from drug court

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  210-B  of the tax law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 55 to read as follows:
   55. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM  DRUG
 COURT  OR  HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM. (A)
 ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT. A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A  CREDIT,  TO  BE
 COMPUTED  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS SUBDIVISION, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY
 THIS ARTICLE, IF IT EMPLOYS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS  GRADUATED  FROM  DRUG
 COURT  OR HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM PURSU-
 ANT TO ARTICLE TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTEEN  OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,
 PROVIDED  THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS EMPLOYED FOR THIRTY-FIVE HOURS OR MORE
 PER WEEK AND REMAINS IN THE EMPLOY OF SUCH TAXPAYER  FOR  A  MINIMUM  OF
 TWELVE MONTHS.
   (B)  AMOUNT OF CREDIT. A CREDIT AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL EQUAL
 THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER  HIRED  INDIVIDUAL  FOR  THE  FIRST  YEAR  OF
 EMPLOYMENT  AND  AN  ADDITIONAL  ONE  THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE INDIVIDUAL
 REMAINS IN EMPLOY FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE MONTHS.
   (C) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 FOR  ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO LESS
 THAN THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  IF, HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR REDUCES THE TAX TO SUCH AMOUNT, ANY AMOUNT  OF
 CREDIT  THUS  NOT DEDUCTIBLE IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE TREATED AS AN
 OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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