Bill > S09838

This bill establishes a new "disability care providers fund" and allows individuals to voluntarily contribute to it through their personal income tax returns, with any whole dollar amount they choose, though these contributions will not reduce their overall tax liability. The bill amends tax law to add a section enabling this election on tax forms and directs all collected funds to the disability care providers fund, which will be used solely for purposes outlined in a new section of the state finance law. This new section defines the fund, specifies that it will consist of these voluntary contributions and any other appropriated or transferred moneys, and states that its monies will be expended for the benefit of "disability care providers," defined as those providing services under section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law. The fund will be jointly managed by the commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, with disbursements approved by the commissioner of the New York state office for people with developmental disabilities, and this office will report annually on how the funds were used, including amounts disbursed, recipients, and the purposes of the awards.