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                                  1033--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
   and Government Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on  Investi-
   gations  and  Government  Operations 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 tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
   providing a tax check off box on personal income tax return forms  for
   the life pass it on trust fund and certain reporting requirements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  630-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  630-F.  GIFT  FOR  ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION OUTREACH AND RESEARCH.
 EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINETEEN,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR MAY ELECT TO
 CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIFE PASS IT ON TRUST FUND.  THE 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 LIFE PASS IT ON TRUST
 FUND  AND  USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE   PURPOSES   ENUMERATED   IN   SECTION
 NINETY-FIVE-D OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER FOUR HUNDRED
 FIFTEEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THREE.
   §  2.   Section 95-d of the state finance law, as added by chapter 415
 of the laws of 2003, is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to  read
 as follows:
   2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 S. 1033--A                          2
 
 CHAIR  OF  THE  SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS
 AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE  ON  HEALTH,  THE
 CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 PUBLIC.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  HOW  THE  MONIES OF THE FUND WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
   (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
 YEAR.
   § 3.  This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
 taxable  years  beginning on or after such date, provided, however, that
 effective immediately, all actions and procedures with  respect  to  the
 proposed  adoption, amendment, suspension or repeal of any rule or regu-
 lation necessary for the timely implementation of this act are  directed
 and  authorized  to  be  made  and completed on or before such effective
 date.