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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to providing a tax checkoff box on personal income tax returns for gifts to the love your library fund
Purpose
This bill would generate additional aid to libraries for the statewide summer reading program.
Summary of provisions
The bill amends the Tax Law by adding a new Section 630-b and also amends the state Finance Law to allow the fund to receive a contribution from a tax payer who checks off the appropriate box on their income tax form.
Existing law
Currently the Love your Library Fund receives funds from the Love Your Library License Plate Program. These funds help support the highly successful statewide summer reading program, which is offered in many public libraries across the State, during the summer months. The summer reading program could be expanded and offered in more libraries if there was more funding for the program. Tax payer donations would provide a second funding stream for this successful program.
Justification
Currently, New Yorkers can make a contribution by checking off the appropriate box on their income tax form to the following: Return a Gift to Wildlife; Lake Placid Olympic Training Center; Breast Cancer Research; Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse Fund; Gift for Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Fund; Prostate Cancer Research Fund; and the World Trade Center Memorial Fund. This bill would add to that list the Love Your Library Fund.
Prior legislative history
2007-2008 S.2066 2005-2006 A.3821C 2003-2004 A.5072 2001-2002 A.6813A 1999-2000 A.1035 1997-1998 A.2155 1995-1996 A.1110B 1993-1994 A.8348C
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
Funding would be generated from this bill that would be used by local libraries for the summer reading program.
Effective date
Immediately.
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