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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 536
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2967
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.
AN ACT PROVIDING AN INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR
INDIVIDUALS CARING FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY PERSONS, MINOR
CHILDREN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 12-701 of the general statutes be amended to provide a 1
state income tax deduction of up to ten thousand dollars for the cost of 2
full-time home health care for elderly persons and persons with 3
disabilities who are relatives or members of an extended family and up 4
to three thousand dollars for the care of certain qualifying minor 5
dependents. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce financial burdens on taxpayers for the cost of providing
home care for certain elderly persons, minor children and persons with
disabilities.