Public Act 097-0478
 
SB2293 EnrolledLRB097 08670 RLJ 48799 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  

  
 
    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

years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department must

print on its standard individual income tax form a provision

(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the

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.
 

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