HB110 HFIN AMT 6-1
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H. B. 110 -- "
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12i; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §44-16-1, §44-16-2, §44-16-3, §44-16-4, §44-16-5 and §44-16-6, all relating to the future support of children with autism; creating a personal income tax modification to adjusted gross income for parents and guardians contributing to a qualified trust fund; providing for limitations on amount of modification earned and taken; specifying modification carryforward and treatment of modification carryforward; specifying personal income tax treatment of deposits, earnings and withdrawals of trust funds; specifying effective date for tax modification; providing rulemaking authority for use and administration of qualified trust funds and requirements for claiming the tax modification; specifying tax assessment for modification improperly taken; addressing statute of limitations; defining terms; specifying criteria for creating a qualified trust for a child with autism; establishing eligibility criteria; providing for creation of trust accounts for a child with autism; providing guidelines for expenses the trust accounts may be used for; creating the West Virginia Children With Autism Trust Board; requiring board certification of certain information; setting forth membership of the board; setting forth duties and responsibilities of the board; granting rule making authority to the board; providing for reimbursement of board members' expenses; exempting identities of trust fund beneficiaries, account owners or donors from chapter twenty-nine-b of the code; and providing an effective date. "