New York A 1151: Authorizes the issuance of "I Support Music Education" distinctive plates and establishes the "I support music education" fund

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A01151 Summary:

BILL NOA01151 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRa

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §95-l, St Fin L

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Authorizes the issuance of "I Support Music Education" distinctive plates and establishes the "I support music education" fund.

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BILL NOA01151 

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01/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1151

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to "I Support
 Music Education" distinctive plates; and to amend the state finance
 law, in relation to establishing the "I support music education" fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 404-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive "I Support Music Education" license plates. 1.
 4 Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a
 5 distinctive license plate bearing the phrase "I Support Music Educa-
 6 tion". Application for said license plate shall be filed with the
 7 commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall
 8 prescribe.
 9 2. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 10 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
 11 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article;
 12 provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-
 13 five dollars shall be charged for such plates.
 14 3. Each twenty-five dollars received as the annual service charge
 15 under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "I support
 16 music education" fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-j of
 17 the state finance law and shall be used for music education programs
 18 undertaken pursuant to section ninety-five-l of the state finance law.
 19 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-l to
 20 read as follows:
 21 § 95-l. "I support music education" fund. 1. There is hereby estab-
 22 lished in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance
 23 and the comptroller a fund to be known as the "I support music educa-
 24 tion" fund.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00689-01-5

 A. 1151 2

 1 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to
 2 section four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic law, and all
 3 other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
 4 other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section
 5 shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the
 6 purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into
 7 the fund according to law.
 8 2-a. On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller
 9 shall certify to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speak-
 10 er of the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee and chair of
 11 the assembly ways and means committee, the amount of money deposited in
 12 the "I support music education" fund during the preceding calendar year
 13 as the result of revenue derived pursuant to section four hundred four-
 14 ff of the vehicle and traffic law and from grants, gifts and bequests.
 15 3. Monies of the fund shall be expended only for music education
 16 projects approved by the department of education in New York state.
 17 4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
 18 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the commissioner
 19 of education.
 20 § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 21 the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
 22 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehic