This measure would celebrate Monday, March 21, 2022, as the beginning of the Persian New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Nowrūz to all Californians.
This measure would resolve that the Legislature is proud to join the Girl Scouts of the USA in recognizing their 110th Anniversary.
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including a credit for a personal exemption for dependents. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, would allow a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer who holds a Certificate of Still Birth for the unreimbursed medical and burial or cremation costs, not to exceed $2,000 per certificate, paid or incurred during the taxable year in which the still birth occurred or within the first 6 months of the next taxable year, as provided. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would proclaim March 7, 2022, to March 11, 2022, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the state's pupils.
This measure would proclaim the week of March 6, 2022, to March 12, 2022, inclusive, as Women in Construction Week.
The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal law, generally defines "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income for purposes of computing tax liability. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, would provide an exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits or payments, not to exceed $20,000 per taxable year, received on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2027, under the federal Survivor Benefit Plan. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to submit, on or before June 15, 2025, a report to the Legislature on the income brackets of taxpayers who claimed this exclusion, and would provide findings and declarations relating to the goals, purposes, and objectives of this exclusion. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would proclaim March 2022 as Visual and Performing Arts Education Month and urge all residents to become interested in and give full support to quality visual and performing arts education programs for children and youth.
This measure would recognize February 2022 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
