Public Act 095-0434
 		





SB0796 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 


 
    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
amended  by adding Section 2310-361 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-361 new)

    Sec. 2310-361. The Lung Cancer Research Fund. The Lung 
Cancer Research Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund, 
the Department shall make grants to public or private 
not-for-profit entities for the purpose of  lung cancer 
research.

 
    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
Section 5.675 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)
    Sec. 5.675. The Lung Cancer Research Fund.
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
adding Section 507OO and by changing Sections 509 and 510 as 
follows:
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507OO new)

    Sec. 507OO. The lung cancer research checkoff. For taxable 
years ending on or after December 31, 2007, the Department 
shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a 
provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute 
to the Lung Cancer Research Fund, as authorized by this 
amendatory Act of the 95th 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 5/509)  (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509)



    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 funds to which contributions may be made under this Article 
5.
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 
Sarcoidosis Research 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 Blindness 
Prevention Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, the 
Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund, the 
Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund, the Vince Demuzio Memorial 
Colon Cancer Fund, the Autism Research Fund,  the Heartsaver AED 
Fund, the Asthma and Lung Research Fund, and the Illinois Brain 
Tumor Research Fund.

    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.

    If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to 
any one of the
funds made under this Article 5
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.

(Source: P.A. 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; 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; 94-107, eff. 7-1-05; 94-141, eff. 
1-1-06; 94-142, eff. 1-1-06; 94-442, eff. 8-4-05; 94-602, eff. 
8-16-05; 94-649, eff. 8-22-05; 94-876, eff. 6-19-06; revised 
8-3-06.)


 



    (35 ILCS 5/510)  (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)



    Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The 
Department shall
determine the total amount contributed to each 
of the funds under this Article 5
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,
the Sarcoidosis Research 
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 Veterans' Homes 
Fund, the Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund,

the Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund, the Vince Demuzio Memorial 
Colon Cancer Fund, the Autism Research Fund, the Blindness 
Prevention Fund, the Heartsaver AED Fund, the Asthma and Lung 
Research Fund, and the Illinois Brain Tumor 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.

(Source: P.A. 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; 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; 94-107, eff. 7-1-05; 94-141, eff. 
1-1-06; 94-142, eff. 1-1-06; 94-442, eff. 8-4-05; 94-602, eff. 
8-16-05; 94-649, eff. 8-22-05; 94-876, eff. 6-19-06; revised 
8-3-06.)


 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.