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                                  5523

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law,  in  relation  to
  establishing the bullet-proof vests for officers fund

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
99-w to read as follows:
  S  99-W. BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR OFFICERS FUND. 1. A SPECIAL FUND TO BE
KNOWN AS THE "BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR OFFICERS  FUND"  IS  HEREBY  ESTAB-
LISHED  IN  THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
  2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  ALL  MONIES  TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND
PURSUANT  TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO BE PAID
INTO OR CREDITED TO THE FUND, ALL MONIES FROM GIFTS PURSUANT TO  SECTION
SIX  HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW AND ANY INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH MAY
ACCRUE FROM THE INVESTMENT OF MONIES  IN  THE  FUND.  NOTHING  CONTAINED
HEREIN  SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION  AND  DEPOSITING
THEM IN THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3. MONIES OF THE FUND, WHEN ALLOCATED, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVI-
SION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING POLICE
OFFICERS AND CANINES SERVING IN CANINE UNITS WITH BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR
USE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. BULLET-PROOF VESTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AT  THE
DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, PURSUANT TO
GUIDELINES  ESTABLISHED  BY SUCH COMMISSIONER FOR STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION
OF SUCH BULLET-PROOF VESTS.
  4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09136-01-5

              

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  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to  read  as
follows:
  S 630-D.  GIFT FOR THE BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR OFFICERS FUND. EFFECTIVE
FOR  ANY  TAX  YEAR  COMMENCING  ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT  TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO
THE BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR OFFICERS FUND.  SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN
ANY  WHOLE  DOLLAR  AMOUNT  AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX
OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE  ON  THE
PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIB-
UTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE BULLET-PROOF VESTS FOR
OFFICERS FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION
NINETY-NINE-W OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.