Senate Bill S5358

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-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Budget And Revenue
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2198

2021-S5358 (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-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5358
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
 
 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
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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