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| Public Act 097-0478 | ||||
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 5.786, 5.787, 6z-87, and 6z-88 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.786. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association | ||||
Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.787 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.787. The After-School Rescue Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new) | ||||
Sec. 6z-87. Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association | ||||
Fund. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund is | ||||
created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to | ||||
appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Criminal Justice | ||||
Information Authority to make grants to the Illinois State | ||||
Crime Stoppers Association to enhance and develop Crime | ||||
Stoppers programs in Illinois. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-88 new) | ||||
Sec. 6z-88. After-School Rescue Fund; creation. The | ||||
After-School Rescue Fund is created as a special fund in the | ||
State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the | ||
Illinois State Board of Education for the making of grants to | ||
at-risk schools for the promotion of extracurricular and | ||
after-school programs. | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||
adding Sections 507YY and 507ZZ as follows: | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507YY new) | ||
Sec. 507YY. Crime Stoppers checkoff. For taxable years | ||
ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department shall | ||
print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision | ||
indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the | ||
Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund, as authorized | ||
by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, then he or | ||
she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not | ||
less than $1) on the return and indicating that the | ||
contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the | ||
amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's | ||
failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces | ||
the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to | ||
any amended return. | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507ZZ new) | ||
Sec. 507ZZ. After-School Rescue Fund checkoff. For taxable
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years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department must
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print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
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(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
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After-School Rescue Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act | ||
of
the 97th General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating | ||
the
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return | ||
and
(ii) stating 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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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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