Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning voluntary contributions through gross income tax returns to the New Jersey chapters of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and supplementing chapter 9 of Title 54A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a special fund to be known as “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - New Jersey Fund.”
b. Each taxpayer shall have the opportunity to indicate on the taxpayer’s New Jersey gross income tax return that a portion of the taxpayer’s tax refund or an enclosed contribution shall be deposited in the special fund.
c. Any costs incurred by the Division of Taxation for collection or administration attributable to this act may be deducted from receipts collected pursuant to this act, as determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The State Treasurer shall deposit net contributions collected pursuant to this act into “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - New Jersey Fund.”
d. The Legislature shall annually appropriate all funds deposited in “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - New Jersey Fund” established pursuant to this section with equal shares to each of the New Jersey chapters of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, for the purposes of providing support programs for leukemia and lymphoma patients and their families, advocacy for research and public education on the issues of leukemia and lymphoma.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - New Jersey Fund” and provides for a designation on the State gross income tax return that will permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to the fund to help support the work of the New Jersey chapters of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a voluntary health agency dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families. The name was changed in 2000 from The Leukemia Society of America to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to emphasize its commitment to fighting all blood cancers.
There are two chapters in New Jersey which will share equally in the funds available through this income tax return contribution: The Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter and The Northern New Jersey Chapter.