HR 33
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-01-19
WHEREAS, California enacted its first ever state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), based on the federal EITC, last summer as part of the 201516 budget package; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC will allow Californias lowest income workers to better provide for their families by boosting their 2015 incomes by as much as $2,653; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC provides a match of up to 85 percent of the federal EITC for Californias lowest income workers, a match that far exceeds any other state in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC, together with the federal EITC, could raise the incomes of families living in deep poverty, defined as below one-half of the federal poverty line, by as much as 83 percent in 2015; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC will build on the decades-long track record of success of the federal EITC; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that the federal EITC reduces poverty, encourages employment, and boosts local economies; and
WHEREAS, Research has linked the EITC to improved health for mothers and infants as well as better educational outcomes for children; and
WHEREAS, The success of Californias EITC depends on policymakers, public agencies, and community leaders ensuring that all households that are eligible for the new credit know about it, learn about it, and claim it; and
WHEREAS, Over $1.8 billion of federal EITC dollars have gone unclaimed in California each year and promoting the new state EITC will boost awareness and claims of the federal EITC, thereby returning federal dollars to California families and local economies; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That January 22, 2016, is California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, California enacted its first ever state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), based on the federal EITC, last summer as part of the 201516 budget package; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC will allow Californias lowest income workers to better provide for their families by boosting their 2015 incomes by as much as $2,653; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC provides a match of up to 85 percent of the federal EITC for Californias lowest income workers, a match that far exceeds any other state in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC, together with the federal EITC, could raise the incomes of families living in deep poverty, defined as below one-half of the federal poverty line, by as much as 83 percent in 2015; and
WHEREAS, The state EITC will build on the decades-long track record of success of the federal EITC; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that the federal EITC reduces poverty, encourages employment, and boosts local economies; and
WHEREAS, Research has linked the EITC to improved health for mothers and infants as well as better educational outcomes for children; and
WHEREAS, The success of Californias EITC depends on policymakers, public agencies, and community leaders ensuring that all households that are eligible for the new credit know about it, learn about it, and claim it; and
WHEREAS, Over $1.8 billion of federal EITC dollars have gone unclaimed in California each year and promoting the new state EITC will boost awareness and claims of the federal EITC, thereby returning federal dollars to California families and local economies; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That January 22, 2016, is California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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| Jan 7, 2016 | Introduced. |
| Jan 15, 2016 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (January 15). |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 3441.). |
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| Jan 15, 2016 | Be adopted. To third reading. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
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Date of Hearing: January 15, 2016
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SUMMARY: Declares January 22, 2016, as California Earned Income Tax Credit Day (EITC). Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- California enacted its first ever state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), based on the federal EITC, last summer as part of the 2015-16 budget which will allow California's lowest income workers to better provide for their families by boosting their 2015 incomes by as much as $2,653.
- The state EITC provides a match of up to 85 percent of the federal EITC for California's lowest income workers, a match that far exceeds any other state in the nation.
- Research shows that the federal EITC reduces poverty, encourages employment, and boosts local economies. This research also shows the EITC is linked to improved health for mothers and infants as well as better educational outcomes for children.
- The success of California's EITC depends on policymakers, public agencies, and community leaders ensuring that all households that are eligible for the new credit know about it, learn about it and claim it. More than $1.8 billion of federal EITC dollars have gone unclaimed in California each year and promoting the new state EITC will boost awareness and claims for the federal EITC, thereby returning federal dollars to California families and local economies.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
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