Bill Text: NY S04943 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes an Empire state film post production tax credit against personal and corporate franchise taxes for a portion of qualified post production costs attributable to the use of tangible property or services within the state; directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to withhold 7% of such credit and to deposit the revenue therefrom into the New York state post production internship education and development program fund; monies from such fund shall be disbursed for the payment of tuition for post production interns.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S04943 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04943-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4943
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
         Parks and Recreation
       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to an empire  state  film  post
         production  tax credit and to amend the state finance law, in relation
         to establishing the New York state post production  internship  educa-
         tion  and  development  program  fund; and providing for the repeal of
         such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 30 to read
    2  as follows:
    3    S 30. EMPIRE STATE FILM POST PRODUCTION CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF CRED-
    4  IT. (1) A TAXPAYER WHICH IS A FILM PRODUCTION  COMPANY  OR  A  QUALIFIED
    5  FILM  PRODUCTION  COMPANY,  AND  WHICH  IS  SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER ARTICLE
    6  NINE-A OR TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT  AGAINST
    7  SUCH  TAX,  PURSUANT  TO THE PROVISIONS REFERENCED IN SUBDIVISION (C) OF
    8  THIS SECTION TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
    9    (2) (I) THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT SHALL BE THE  PRODUCT  (OR  PRO  RATA
   10  SHARE  OF  THE PRODUCT, IN THE CASE OF A MEMBER OF A PARTNERSHIP) OF TEN
   11  PERCENT AND THE QUALIFIED POST PRODUCTION COSTS PAID IN  THE  PRODUCTION
   12  OF A QUALIFIED FILM AT A QUALIFIED POST PRODUCTION FACILITY.
   13    (II) IF A TAXPAYER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FILM PRODUCTION CREDIT PURSUANT
   14  TO  SECTION  TWENTY-FOUR  OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE POST PRODUCTION COSTS
   15  OTHERWISE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
   16  THE  AMOUNT OF THE POST PRODUCTION CREDIT ALLOWED SUCH TAXPAYER SHALL BE
   17  ENHANCED BY AN ADDITIONAL FIVE PERCENT WITH RESPECT  TO  SUCH  QUALIFIED
   18  POST PRODUCTION COSTS.
   19    (3)  A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CREDIT ESTABLISHED BY
   20  THIS SECTION UNLESS THE QUALIFIED POST PRODUCTION COSTS AT  A  QUALIFIED
   21  POST  PRODUCTION  FACILITY  MEET  OR  EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09124-01-9
       S. 4943                             2
    1  TOTAL POST PRODUCTION COSTS PAID OR INCURRED IN THE POST  PRODUCTION  OF
    2  THE  QUALIFIED FILM AT ANY POST PRODUCTION FACILITY. THE CREDIT SHALL BE
    3  ALLOWED FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRODUCTION OF  SUCH  QUALIFIED
    4  FILM IS COMPLETED.
    5    (4)  NO  QUALIFIED  POST PRODUCTION COSTS USED BY A TAXPAYER EITHER AS
    6  THE BASIS FOR THE ALLOWANCE  OF  THE  CREDIT  PROVIDED  FOR  UNDER  THIS
    7  SECTION OR USED IN THE CALCULATION OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS
    8  SECTION SHALL BE USED BY SUCH TAXPAYER TO CLAIM ANY OTHER CREDIT ALLOWED
    9  PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.
   10    (B)  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
   11  HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   12    (1) "QUALIFIED FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY"  AND  "QUALIFIED  FILM"  SHALL
   13  HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS  ARE  ASCRIBED  TO  SUCH  TERMS  BY SECTION
   14  TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   15    (2) "FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY" IS A CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED
   16  PARTNERSHIP,  OR  OTHER ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WHICH OR WHO IS PRINCIPALLY
   17  ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF A QUALIFIED FILM AND CONTROLS THE QUALIFIED
   18  FILM DURING PRODUCTION.
   19    (3) "POST PRODUCTION COSTS" MEANS PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR A
   20  QUALIFIED FILM EMPLOYING TRADITIONAL, EMERGING AND  NEW  WORKFLOW  TECH-
   21  NIQUES  USED  IN POST-PRODUCTION FOR PICTURE, SOUND AND MUSIC EDITORIAL,
   22  RERECORDING AND MIXING, VISUAL EFFECTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN,  ORIGINAL  SCOR-
   23  ING,  ANIMATION,  AND    MUSICAL  COMPOSITION; BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE
   24  EDITING OF PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED CONTENT FOR A QUALIFIED FILM.
   25    (4) "POST PRODUCTION FACILITY" MEANS  A  BUILDING  AND/OR  COMPLEX  OF
   26  BUILDINGS  AND  THEIR IMPROVEMENTS ON WHICH FILM ARE INTENDED TO BE POST
   27  PRODUCED.
   28    (5) "QUALIFIED POST  PRODUCTION  FACILITY"  MEANS  A  POST  PRODUCTION
   29  FACILITY LOCATED IN THE STATE, ENGAGED IN FINISHING A QUALIFIED FILM.
   30    (C)  WITHHOLDING  OF  PORTION  OF  CREDIT.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER
   31  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE AMOUNT  SHALL  WITHHOLD  FROM  ANY
   32  CREDIT  ALLOWED  A TAXPAYER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
   33  SEVEN PERCENT OF SUCH CREDIT CLAIMED BY THE TAXPAYER. ALL  MONIES  WITH-
   34  HELD  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CREDITED AND PAID INTO THE
   35  NEW YORK STATE POST  PRODUCTION  INTERNSHIP  EDUCATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT
   36  PROGRAM  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY SECTION NINETY-ONE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE
   37  LAW.
   38    (D) LIMITATION ON CREDIT. (1) THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  OF  TAX  CREDITS
   39  AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT EXCEED SEVEN MILLION
   40  DOLLARS IN EACH OF TWO THOUSAND NINE, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND TWO  THOUSAND
   41  ELEVEN TAXABLE YEARS.
   42    (2)  THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  OF TAX CREDITS EACH TAXABLE YEAR SHALL BE
   43  ALLOCATED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR  MOTION  PICTURE  AND  TELEVISION
   44  DEVELOPMENT  AMONG TAXPAYERS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY BASED UPON THE DATE OF
   45  FILING AN APPLICATION WITH SUCH OFFICE FOR ALLOCATION  OF  A  FILM  POST
   46  PRODUCTION  CREDIT. IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALLOCATED CREDITS APPLIED FOR
   47  DURING ANY TAXABLE YEAR EXCEEDS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT THEREOF  AUTHORIZED
   48  BY  PARAGRAPH  ONE  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH EXCESS SHALL BE DEEMED TO
   49  HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR ON THE FIRST DAY  OF  THE  IMMEDIATELY  SUBSEQUENT
   50  TAXABLE YEAR.
   51    (E)  CROSS-REFERENCES.  FOR  APPLICATION OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED FOR IN
   52  THIS SECTION, SEE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER:
   53    (1) ARTICLE 9-A: SECTION 210: SUBDIVISION 41.
   54    (2) ARTICLE 22: SECTION 606: SUBSECTION (QQ).
   55    S 2. Section 210 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision
   56  41 to read as follows:
       S. 4943                             3
    1    41. EMPIRE STATE FILM POST PRODUCTION CREDIT. (A) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.
    2  A TAXPAYER WHO IS ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
    3  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A  CREDIT TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN SUCH SECTION
    4  THIRTY AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE.
    5    (B)  APPLICATION  OF CREDIT. THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
    6  FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR SHALL NOT REDUCE THE TAX DUE FOR SUCH YEAR TO  LESS
    7  THAN  THE  AMOUNT PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
    8  SECTION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE AMOUNT OF THE  CREDIT  ALLOWABLE
    9  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  FOR  ANY  TAXABLE YEAR REDUCES THE TAX TO SUCH
   10  AMOUNT, FIFTY PERCENT OF THE EXCESS SHALL BE TREATED AS  AN  OVERPAYMENT
   11  OF  TAX  TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
   12  SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE
   13  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBSECTION  (C)  OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF
   14  THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL  BE  PAID  THEREON.  THE
   15  BALANCE OF SUCH CREDIT NOT CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR MAY
   16  BE  A  CARRY  OVER TO THE IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING TAXABLE YEAR AND MAY BE
   17  DEDUCTED FROM THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR. THE EXCESS, IF  ANY,  OF
   18  THE  AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT OVER THE TAX FOR SUCH SUCCEEDING YEAR SHALL BE
   19  TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED  IN  ACCORD-
   20  ANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS
   21  CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF  SECTION
   22  ONE  THOUSAND  EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST
   23  SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
   24    S 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (i) of section  606
   25  of  the  tax  law, as amended by section 2 of part ZZ-1 of chapter 57 of
   26  the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   27    (B) shall be treated as the owner of a new business  with  respect  to
   28  such  share  if  the corporation qualifies as a new business pursuant to
   29  paragraph (j) of subdivision twelve of section two hundred ten  of  this
   30  chapter.
   31                                       The corporation's credit base under
   32                                       section two hundred ten or section
   33  With respect to the following        fourteen hundred fifty-six of this
   34  credit under this section:           chapter is:
   35  Investment tax credit                Investment credit base
   36  under subsection (a)                 or qualified
   37                                       rehabilitation
   38                                       expenditures under
   39                                       subdivision twelve of
   40                                       section two hundred ten
   41  Empire zone                          Cost or other basis
   42  investment tax credit                under subdivision
   43  under subsection (j)                 twelve-B
   44                                       of section two hundred
   45                                       ten
   46  Empire zone                          Eligible wages under
   47  wage tax credit                      subdivision nineteen of
   48  under subsection (k)                 section two hundred ten
   49                                       or subsection (e) of
   50                                       section fourteen hundred
   51                                       fifty-six
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    1  Empire zone                          Qualified investments
    2  capital tax credit                   and contributions under
    3  under subsection (l)                 subdivision twenty of
    4                                       section two hundred ten
    5                                       or subsection (d) of
    6                                       section fourteen hundred
    7                                       fifty-six
    8  Agricultural property tax            Allowable school
    9  credit under subsection (n)          district property taxes under
   10                                       subdivision twenty-two of
   11                                       section two hundred ten
   12  Credit for employment                Qualified first-year wages or
   13  of persons with dis-                 qualified second-year wages
   14  abilities under                      under subdivision
   15  subsection (o)                       twenty-three of section
   16                                       two hundred ten
   17                                       or subsection (f)
   18                                       of section fourteen
   19                                       hundred fifty-six
   20  Employment incentive                 Applicable investment credit
   21  credit under subsec-                 base under subdivision
   22  tion (a-1)                           twelve-D of section two
   23                                       hundred ten
   24  Empire zone                          Applicable investment
   25  employment                           credit under sub-
   26  incentive credit under               division twelve-C
   27  subsection (j-1)                     of section two hundred ten
   28  Alternative fuels credit             Cost under subdivision
   29  under subsection (p)                 twenty-four of section two
   30                                       hundred ten
   31  Qualified emerging                   Applicable credit base
   32  technology company                   under subdivision twelve-E
   33  employment credit                    of section two hundred ten
   34  under subsection (q)
   35  Qualified emerging                   Qualified investments under
   36  technology company                   subdivision twelve-F of
   37  capital tax credit                   section two hundred ten
   38  under subsection (r)
   39  Credit for purchase of an            Cost of an automated
   40  automated external defibrillator     external defibrillator under
   41  under subsection (s)                 subdivision twenty-five of
   42                                       section two hundred ten
   43                                       or subsection (j) of section
   44                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
   45  Low-income housing                   Credit amount under
   46  credit under subsection (x)          subdivision thirty
   47                                       of section two hundred ten or
       S. 4943                             5
    1                                       subsection (l) of section
    2                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
    3  Credit for transportation            Amount of credit under sub-
    4  improvement contributions            division thirty-two of section
    5  under subsection (z)                 two hundred ten or subsection
    6                                       (n) of section fourteen
    7                                       hundred fifty-six
    8  QEZE credit for real property        Amount of credit under
    9  taxes under subsection (bb)          subdivision twenty-seven of
   10                                       section two hundred ten or
   11                                       subsection (o) of section
   12                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
   13  QEZE tax reduction credit            Amount of benefit period
   14  under subsection (cc)                factor, employment increase factor
   15                                       and zone allocation
   16                                       factor (without regard
   17                                       to pro ration) under
   18                                       subdivision twenty-eight of
   19                                       section two hundred ten or
   20                                       subsection (p) of section
   21                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
   22                                       and amount of tax factor
   23                                       as determined under
   24                                       subdivision (f) of section sixteen
   25  Green building credit                Amount of green building credit
   26  under subsection (y)                 under subdivision thirty-one
   27                                       of section two hundred ten
   28                                       or subsection (m) of section
   29                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
   30  Credit for long-term                 Qualified costs under
   31  care insurance premiums              subdivision twenty-five-a of
   32  under subsection (aa)                section two hundred ten
   33                                       or subsection (k) of section
   34                                       fourteen hundred fifty-six
   35  Brownfield redevelopment             Amount of credit
   36  credit under subsection              under subdivision
   37  (dd)                                 thirty-three of section
   38                                       two hundred ten
   39                                       or subsection (q) of
   40                                       section fourteen hundred
   41                                       fifty-six
   42  Remediated brownfield                Amount of credit under
   43  credit for real property             subdivision thirty-four
   44  taxes for qualified                  of section two hundred
   45  sites under subsection               ten or subsection (r) of
   46  (ee)                                 section fourteen hundred
   47                                       fifty-six
       S. 4943                             6
    1  Environmental                        Amount of credit under
    2  remediation                          subdivision thirty-five of
    3  insurance credit under               section two hundred
    4  subsection (ff)                      ten or subsection
    5                                       (s) of section
    6                                       fourteen hundred
    7                                       fifty-six
    8  Empire state film production         Amount of credit for qualified
    9  credit under subsection (gg)         production costs in production
   10                                       of a qualified film under
   11                                       subdivision thirty-six of
   12                                       section two hundred ten
   13  Qualified emerging                   Qualifying expenditures and
   14  technology company facilities,       development activities under
   15  operations and training credit       subdivision twelve-G of section
   16  under subsection (nn)                two hundred ten
   17  Security training tax                Amount of credit
   18  credit under                         under subdivision thirty-seven
   19  subsection (ii)                      of section two hundred ten or
   20                                       under subsection (t) of
   21                                       section fourteen hundred fifty-six
   22  Credit for qualified fuel            Amount of credit under
   23  cell electric generating equipment   subdivision thirty-seven
   24  expenditures under subsection (g-2)  of section two hundred ten
   25                                       or subsection (t) of
   26                                       section fourteen hundred
   27                                       fifty-six
   28  Empire state commercial production   Amount of credit for qualified
   29  credit under subsection (jj)         production costs in production
   30                                       of a qualified commercial under
   31                                       subdivision thirty-eight of sec-
   32                                       tion two hundred ten
   33  Biofuel production                   Amount of credit
   34  tax credit under                     under subdivision
   35  subsection (jj)                      thirty-eight of
   36                                       section two hundred ten
   37  Clean heating fuel credit            Amount of credit under
   38  under subsection (mm)                subdivision thirty-nine of
   39                                       section two hundred ten
   40  Credit for rehabilitation            Amount of credit under
   41  of historic properties               subdivision forty of
   42  under subsection (oo)                [subsection] SECTION
   43                                       two hundred ten
   44  Credit for companies who             Amount of credit under
   45  provide transportation               subdivision forty of
   46  to individuals                       section two hundred ten
       S. 4943                             7
    1  with disabilities
    2  under subsection (oo)
    3  EMPIRE STATE FILM                    AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR
    4  POST PRODUCTION                      QUALIFIED POST PRODUCTION
    5  CREDIT UNDER                         COSTS OF A QUALIFIED FILM
    6  SUBSECTION (QQ)                      UNDER SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF
    7                                       SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN
    8    S  4. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
    9  (qq) to read as follows:
   10    (QQ) EMPIRE STATE FILM POST PRODUCTION CREDIT. (1) ALLOWANCE OF  CRED-
   11  IT.  A TAXPAYER WHO IS ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY OF THIS CHAP-
   12  TER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN SUCH SECTION
   13  THIRTY AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   14    (2) APPLICATION OF CREDIT. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWABLE UNDER
   15  THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR EXCEEDS THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH
   16  YEAR, FIFTY PERCENT OF THE EXCESS SHALL BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT  OF
   17  TAX  TO  BE  CREDITED  OR  REFUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
   18  SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE
   19  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBSECTION  (C)  OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF
   20  THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST SHALL  BE  PAID  THEREON.  THE
   21  BALANCE OF SUCH CREDIT NOT CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR MAY
   22  BE  CARRIED  OVER  TO THE IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING TAXABLE YEAR AND MAY BE
   23  DEDUCTED FROM THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR. THE EXCESS, IF  ANY,  OF
   24  THE  AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT OVER THE TAX FOR SUCH SUCCEEDING YEAR SHALL BE
   25  TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED  IN  ACCORD-
   26  ANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS
   27  CHAPTER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF  SECTION
   28  ONE  THOUSAND  EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING, NO INTEREST
   29  SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
   30    S 5. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h  to
   31  read as follows:
   32    S 91-H. NEW YORK STATE POST PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVEL-
   33  OPMENT PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED, IN THE JOINT CUSTO-
   34  DY  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A
   35  SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE POST PRODUCTION  INTERN-
   36  SHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUND".
   37    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUE CREDITED THERETO PURSUANT TO
   38  SUBDIVISION  (C)  OF SECTION THIRTY OF THE TAX LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS
   39  APPROPRIATED, CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM  ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR
   40  SOURCE  PURSUANT  TO  LAW.  NOTHING  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
   41  PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR  BEQUESTS  FOR  THE
   42  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
   43  THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   44    3.  THE  MONIES IN THE FUND, UPON APPROPRIATION SHALL ONLY BE EXPENDED
   45  FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED INTERNS  PARTICIPATING
   46  IN  POST  PRODUCTION  INTERNSHIPS WITH POST PRODUCTION COMPANIES. MONIES
   47  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND FOR SUCH PURPOSE ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
   48  OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION-
   49  ER OF EDUCATION.
   50    4. FOR THE PURPOSES FOR THIS  SECTION,  "POST  PRODUCTION  INTERNSHIP"
   51  MEANS  AN INTERNSHIP IN A QUALIFIED POST PRODUCTION FACILITY, AS DEFINED
   52  IN SECTION THIRTY OF THE TAX LAW THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE  CHANCEL-
   53  LOR  OF  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
   54  CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, OR THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF  ANY
   55  PRIVATE  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PRODUCTION
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    1  EXPERIENCE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. NO SUCH INTERNSHIP SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE
    2  FOR  TUITION  COST  REIMBURSEMENT  UNLESS  IT  GRANTS ACADEMIC CREDIT TO
    3  PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.
    4    S 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
    5  years  beginning on or after January 1, 2010; provided, however that the
    6  empire state film production credit under subsection  (gg),  the  empire
    7  state  commercial production credit under subsection (jj) and the credit
    8  for companies who provide transportation to individuals  with  disabili-
    9  ties  under  subsection  (oo) of section 606 of the tax law contained in
   10  section three of this act shall expire on the same date as  provided  in
   11  section  9  of  part  P  of  chapter 60 of the laws of 2004, as amended,
   12  section 10 of part V of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, as  amended  and
   13  section  5 of chapter 522 of the laws of 2006, as amended, respectively;
   14  and provided further that the provisions of this act shall expire and be
   15  deemed repealed on the same date as section 9 of part P of chapter 60 of
   16  the laws of 2004, as amended.
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