Bill Text: NY S01976 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment fund; authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to create a check-off gift on individual income tax returns for contributions to leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-10 - PRINT NUMBER 1976B [S01976 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01976-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        1976--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by Sens. ROBACH, BRESLIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered
         printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
         -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
         and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
         Health  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, the tax law and the state finance
         law, in relation to providing for taxpayer gifts for leukemia, lympho-
         ma  and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishing the
         leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment fund
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new article
    2  27-CCC to read as follows:
    3                               ARTICLE 27-CCC
    4  LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAM
    5  SECTION 2747. LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND  MYELOMA  RESEARCH,  EDUCATION  AND
    6                  TREATMENT.
    7    S  2747. LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREAT-
    8  MENT.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A  PROGRAM
    9  TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT REGARDING LEUKEMIA, LYMPHO-
   10  MA  AND  MYELOMA. TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMIS-
   11  SIONER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
   12    1. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS  DESIGNED  TO
   13  REDUCE  OR  PREVENT THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND
   14  MYELOMA;
   15    2. TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND ANY GRANTS, AWARDS OR OTHER FUNDS OR APPROPRI-
   16  ATIONS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THESE PURPOSES SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS  AS
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  TO  THE APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT AS PRESCRIBED FOR STATE FUNDS
    2  BY THE STATE FINANCE LAW; AND
    3    3.  TO  ENTER  INTO CONTRACTS WITHIN THE AMOUNTS AVAILABLE THEREFOR AS
    4  MAY BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    5    S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 209-I to  read  as
    6  follows:
    7    S  209-I.  GIFT FOR LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION
    8  AND TREATMENT.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER  JANU-
    9  ARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  A TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY
   10  ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA
   11  RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN
   12  ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX
   13  OWED  BY  SUCH  TAXPAYER.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE
   14  CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIB-
   15  UTION.   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES
   16  COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED  TO  THE  LEUKEMIA,
   17  LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FUND AND SHALL BE
   18  USED  ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-LLLL OF
   19  THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   20    S 3. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to  read  as
   21  follows:
   22    S  630-D.  GIFT FOR LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION
   23  AND TREATMENT.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER  JANU-
   24  ARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY
   25  ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE  LEUKEMIA,  LYMPHOMA  AND  MYELOMA  RESEARCH,
   26  EDUCATION  AND  TREATMENT  FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE
   27  DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH
   28  INDIVIDUAL.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME
   29  TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION.    NOTWITH-
   30  STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
   31  THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE  LEUKEMIA,  LYMPHOMA  AND  MYELOMA
   32  RESEARCH,  EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES
   33  ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-LLLL OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   34    S 4. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-llll
   35  to read as follows:
   36    S  97-LLLL.  LEUKEMIA,  LYMPHOMA  AND  MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND
   37  TREATMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY  OF
   38  THE  COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL
   39  FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCA-
   40  TION AND TREATMENT FUND".
   41    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
   42  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE,  PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO
   43  HUNDRED NINE-I AND SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW  AND  ALL
   44  OTHER  MONEYS  APPROPRIATED,  CREDITED,  OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY
   45  OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS  SECTION
   46  SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE
   47  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
   48  THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   49    3.  MONIES  OF  THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA
   50  AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROJECTS. AS USED IN  THIS
   51  SECTION,  "LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREAT-
   52  MENT PROJECTS" MEANS RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROJECTS, INCLUD-
   53  ING GRANTS FOR LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA  RESEARCH,  EDUCATION  AND
   54  TREATMENT,  WHICH,  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN
   55  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, ARE APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH.
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    1  SUCH  GRANTS  MAY  INCLUDE,  AMONG  OTHERS, GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
    2  HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTERS, MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
    3    4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
    4  THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
    5  OF HEALTH.
    6    5.  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL ENSURE
    7  THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO  THE
    8  END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
    9    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
   10  years commencing on or after January 1, 2016.