94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2470


 
Introduced 02/17/05, by Rep. Constance A. Howard - Monique D. Davis - Lovana Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		

















20 ILCS 2310/2310-403 new






30 ILCS 105/5.640 new






35 ILCS 5/507EE new





35 ILCS 5/509
  from Ch. 120, par. 5-509


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







    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates the Sarcoidosis Research Fund. Allows the Department of Public Health to make grants for sarcoidosis research from appropriations to the Department from the Fund. Requires the Department of Revenue to include a checkoff on the standard individual income tax form for contributions to the Sarcoidosis Research Fund.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB2470

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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 Public Health Powers and 
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Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 2310-403 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-403  new)
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    Sec. 2310-403.  Sarcoidosis Research Fund. To make grants 
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for sarcoidosis research from appropriations to the Department 
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from the Sarcoidosis Research Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 5.640 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.640  new)
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    Sec. 5.640. The Sarcoidosis Research Fund.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
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changing Sections 509 and 510 and  by adding Section 507EE as 
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follows:
 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507EE  new)
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    Sec. 507EE. Sarcoidosis Research Fund checkoff. The 
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Department shall print on its standard individual income tax 
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form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to 
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contribute to the Sarcoidosis Research Fund, as authorized by 
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this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, he or she may 
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do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than 
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$1) on the return and that the contribution will reduce the 
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taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 
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accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased 
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payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This 
 


 






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Section shall 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 
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tax return forms
shall contain appropriate explanations and 
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spaces to enable the taxpayers to
designate contributions to 
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the following funds:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the 
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Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the 
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Illinois
Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act),
the Alzheimer's 
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Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer's
Disease 
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Research Act),
the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required 
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by this Act),
the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer 
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Research Fund,
the National World War II Memorial Fund,
the 
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Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) 
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Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, the 
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Sarcoidosis Research Fund,
the Leukemia Treatment and 
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Education Fund,
the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial 
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Fund,
the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund,
 
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the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund,
the Illinois 
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Veterans' Homes Fund, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund.

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    Each form shall contain a statement that the contributions 
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will reduce the
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of 
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payment to accompany the return.
Failure to remit any amount of 
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increased payment shall reduce the contribution
accordingly.

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    If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to 
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any one of the
funds made under this Section do not equal 
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$100,000 or more, the explanations
and spaces for designating 
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contributions to the fund shall be removed from the
individual 
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income tax return forms for the following and all subsequent 
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years
and all subsequent contributions to the fund shall be 
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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, 
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eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, 
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eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; 
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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 
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Department shall
determine the total amount contributed to each 
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of the following:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund,
the Illinois 
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Wildlife Preservation Fund,
the Assistance to the Homeless 
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Fund,
the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund,
the Penny Severns 
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund,
the National World 
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War II Memorial Fund,
the Prostate Cancer Research Fund,
the 
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Illinois Military Family Relief Fund,
the Lou Gehrig's Disease 
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(ALS) Research Fund,
the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,

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the Sarcoidosis Research Fund, the Leukemia Treatment and 
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Education Fund,
the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial 
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Fund,
the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, 
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the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, and
the Asthma and Lung 
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Research Fund;
and shall notify the State Comptroller and the 
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State Treasurer of the amounts
to be transferred from the 
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General Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt
of such 
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notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall 
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transfer the
amounts.

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(Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, 
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eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36, 
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eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03; 
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93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)