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| Public Act 094-0442 |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended | ||||
by adding Section 10-8 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 1305/10-8 new)
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Sec. 10-8. The Autism Research Fund; grants; scientific | ||||
review committee. The Autism Research Fund is created as a | ||||
special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the | ||||
Department from the Fund, the Department must make grants to | ||||
public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of | ||||
funding research concerning the disorder of autism. For | ||||
purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without | ||||
limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the | ||||
understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the | ||||
detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of autism and | ||||
may include clinical trials. No more than 20% of the grant | ||||
funds may be used for institutional overhead costs, indirect | ||||
costs, other organizational levies, or costs of | ||||
community-based support services. | ||||
Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||
including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts | ||||
and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private | ||||
entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on | ||||
moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. | ||||
Each year, grantees of the grants provided under this | ||||
Section must submit a written report to the Department that | ||||
sets forth the types of research that is conducted with the | ||||
grant moneys and the status of that research. | ||||
The Department shall promulgate rules for the creation of a | ||||
scientific review committee to review and assess applications | ||||
for the grants authorized under this Section. The Committee | ||||
shall serve without compensation. | ||
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||
Section
5.640 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/5.640 new)
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Sec. 5.640. The Autism Research Checkoff Fund.
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Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||
changing Sections 509 and 510 and by adding Section 507EE as | ||
follows: | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507EE new) | ||
Sec. 507EE. The Autism Research Fund checkoff. For
taxable | ||
years ending on or after December 31, 2005, the
Department must | ||
print on its standard individual income tax
form a provision | ||
indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to
contribute to the | ||
Autism Research Fund, as authorized
by this amendatory Act of | ||
the 94th General Assembly, he or she
may do so by stating the | ||
amount of the contribution (not less
than $1) on the return and | ||
that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or | ||
increase the amount of payment to
accompany the return. Failure | ||
to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the | ||
contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any | ||
amended return.
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(35 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509)
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Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual income | ||
tax return forms
shall contain appropriate explanations and | ||
spaces to enable the taxpayers to
designate contributions to | ||
the following funds:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the | ||
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the | ||
Illinois
Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act),
the Alzheimer's | ||
Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer's
Disease | ||
Research Act),
the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required | ||
by this Act),
the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer | ||
Research Fund,
the National World War II Memorial Fund,
the | ||
Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) | ||
Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,
the | ||
Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund,
the World War II | ||
Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund,
the Korean War Veterans | ||
National Museum and Library Fund,
the Illinois Military Family | ||
Relief Fund,
the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, the Autism | ||
Research Fund, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund.
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Each form shall contain a statement that the contributions | ||
will reduce the
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of | ||
payment to accompany the return.
Failure to remit any amount of | ||
increased payment shall reduce the contribution
accordingly.
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If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to | ||
any one of the
funds made under this Section do not equal | ||
$100,000 or more, the explanations
and spaces for designating | ||
contributions to the fund shall be removed from the
individual | ||
income tax return forms for the following and all subsequent | ||
years
and all subsequent contributions to the fund shall be | ||
refunded to the taxpayer.
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(Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, | ||
eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, | ||
eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; | ||
93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
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(35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)
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Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The | ||
Department shall
determine the total amount contributed to each | ||
of the following:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the Illinois | ||
Wildlife Preservation Fund,
the Assistance to the Homeless | ||
Fund,
the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund,
the Penny Severns | ||
Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund,
the National World | ||
War II Memorial Fund,
the Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the | ||
Illinois Military Family Relief Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease | ||
(ALS) Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,
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the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund,
the World War II | ||
Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund,
the Korean War Veterans | ||
National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes | ||
Fund, the Autism Research Fund,
and
the Asthma and Lung | ||
Research Fund;
and shall notify the State Comptroller and the | ||
State Treasurer of the amounts
to be transferred from the | ||
General Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt
of such | ||
notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall | ||
transfer the
amounts.
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(Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, | ||
eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, | ||
eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; | ||
93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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