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                                   2357
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to a New York state
   vaccination awareness campaign; and 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 New York state vaccination awareness
   campaign 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  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2500-m to read as follows:
   § 2500-M. NEW  YORK  STATE  VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN.  1.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH,  AND  SHALL  CONTRACT WITH A CONSULTANT TO
 PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN
 CONSISTENT WITH THE IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE CENTERS FOR
 DISEASE  CONTROL  AND PREVENTION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZA-
 TION PRACTICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE OPER-
 ATION AND PROMOTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY  BE  CONTAINED  WITHIN  SUCH
 CONTRACT  WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING
 WITH NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  IMMUNIZATION
 AND VACCINATION PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE IMMUN-
 IZATION  AND  VACCINATION COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE CONTRACTOR
 MAY SUBCONTRACT AS NEEDED FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.
 ALL SUCH SUBCONTRACTORS AND THE TERMS  OF  SUCH  SUBCONTRACTS  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  THE  CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE A REPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05656-01-1

              

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   (A) THE ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF VOLUNTARY  CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  BY
 THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING THE NEW YORK STATE IMMUN-
 IZATION EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES;
   (B)  A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES IMPLE-
 MENTED DURING THE YEAR; AND
   (C) ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  MAIN-
 TAINING THE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES.
   4.  (A)  FOR  THE  PERIOD APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THROUGH
 MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, PAYMENTS TO THE  CONTRAC-
 TOR SHALL BE PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B)  FOR  THE  PERIOD BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
 AND THEREAFTER, PAYMENTS TO THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE PAID BY THE  DEPART-
 MENT FROM FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THESE PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO,  THE  FUNDS  DEPOSITED INTO THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS
 CAMPAIGN FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FIVE-J  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE
 LAW.
   (C) IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR MAY RECEIVE AND USE VOLUNTARY CONTRIB-
 UTIONS.
   §  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-i to read as
 follows:
   § 630-I. GIFT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN.
 EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY  TAX  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  MAY  ELECT  TO
 CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 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 CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION
 OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO  THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND AND USED ONLY
 FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN  SECTION  NINETY-FIVE-J  OF  THE  STATE
 FINANCE LAW.
   §  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-j to
 read as follows:
   § 95-J. NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND.  1.  THERE
 IS  HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE
 "NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND".
   2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED-M OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-I OF  THE  TAX  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES  RECEIVED
 PURSUANT  TO APPROPRIATIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS APPROPRI-
 ATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE
 PURSUANT TO LAW.  MONEYS SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND
 WARRANT  OF  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL  PREVENT
 THE  STATE  FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM  INTO  THE  FUND
 ACCORDING  TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON
 DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
   3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO  THE
 NEW  YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTING
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THIS STATE WHICH ARE INCORPO-
 RATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING NEW YORK STATE VACCINA-
 TION AWARENESS AND THE IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE  CENTERS

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 FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNI-
 ZATION PRACTICES.
   4.  ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE 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.
   §  4. 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. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.