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Senator · Senate District 40
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- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Provides for a tax credit for expenses of parents made for their children as a result of the child having the disease of autism
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Michael Montesano
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BILL NUMBER:S4995
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to allowing a tax credit for expenses by parents for autistic children
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to give a tax credit to parents who have children that have been diagnosed with autism to cover any required educational expenses that may need to be provided for the child.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Section 606 of the tax law by adding a credit for expenses by parents for autistic children. These expenses include; private school, any tuition, room, board and educational supplies, tutors or additional educational services expended by parents for their autistic children.
Justification
A parent who has a child with autism may be subject to many additional expenses to assure that their child has the chance to receive a quality education. Specialized services are needed which could include tutors, physical or occupational therapists or even private schooling. Parents and the families of a child with autism can be overwhelmed by the magnitude of services. This bill will allow a tax credit of up to $5,000 to parents to cover required educational expenses so that a family is not overwhelmed with expenses that it takes to provide for the care of their child.
Family members of special needs children find that there are no tax breaks for the large amount of money they spend on their children's needs. Parents of healthy children get tax breaks for college tuition, but the parents of special needs children, who mayor may not ever be able to attend college, do not get tax breaks at all.
Parents pay thousands of dollars yearly in educational and therapeutic bills, out of their own pocket so their children can attempt to live full and active lives. Many of these programs are cost-prohibitive and most are not considered to be medical expenses, and are not covered by insurance.
Parents are paying for these programs and therapies because their children need them, and are doing their job in trying to ensure that their children have every skill and resource necessary in order to reach their full potential.
Without these therapies many children with Autism will not being able to live full productive lives, and may ends up costing all taxpayers more in the long run, If they have to live off the government. An investment now will reap rewards later in many ways.
Legislative history
A.10944 - 2008 A.4546 - 2009 A.10661 - 2010
Fiscal implications
The amount of the credit shall be up to five thousand dollars for such expenses made during the taxable year per child.
Effective date
This act shall take immediately.
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