95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1267


 
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Michael Noland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		

















20 ILCS 2205/2205-15 new






30 ILCS 105/5.675 new






35 ILCS 5/507OO 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 Aid Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act. Creates the Hunger Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other assets. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Hunger Relief Fund. Effective immediately. 
















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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

 
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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 Aid Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2205-15 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15  new)
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    Sec. 2205-15. Hunger Relief Fund; grants.
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    (a) The Hunger Relief Fund is created as a special fund in 
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the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from 
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the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the 
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Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making 
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capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other 
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assets.
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    (b) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 
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including, without limitation, appropriations, gifts, 
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donations, grants, and awards from any public or private entity 
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must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys 
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in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

 
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    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section 5.675 as follows:
 
 


 






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

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    Sec. 507OO. The hunger relief checkoff. For taxable years 
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ending on or after December 31, 2007, the Department shall 
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print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision 
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indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the 
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Hunger Relief Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 
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95th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the 
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amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and 
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indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 
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refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 
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return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the 
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increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This 
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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 
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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 Blindness 
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Prevention Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, the 
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Epilepsy Treatment and Education Grants-in-Aid Fund, the 
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Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund, the Vince Demuzio Memorial 
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Colon Cancer Fund, the Autism Research Fund,  the Heartsaver AED 
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Fund, the Asthma and Lung Research Fund, the Hunger Relief 
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Fund, and the Illinois Brain Tumor 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. 93-36, eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 
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93-292, eff. 7-22-03; 93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 
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7-21-04; 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; 94-107, eff. 7-1-05; 94-141, eff. 
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1-1-06; 94-142, eff. 1-1-06; 94-442, eff. 8-4-05; 94-602, eff. 
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8-16-05; 94-649, eff. 8-22-05; 94-876, eff. 6-19-06; revised 
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8-3-06.)


 



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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, the Epilepsy Treatment and 
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Education Grants-in-Aid Fund,
the Diabetes Research Checkoff 
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Fund, the Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund, the Autism 
 


 






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Research Fund, the Blindness Prevention Fund, the Heartsaver 
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AED Fund, the Asthma and Lung Research Fund, the Hunger Relief 
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Fund, and the Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund;
and shall 
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notify the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the 
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amounts
to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each 
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fund, and upon receipt
of such notification the State Treasurer 
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and Comptroller shall transfer the
amounts.

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(Source: P.A. 93-36, eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 
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93-292, eff. 7-22-03; 93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 
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7-21-04; 94-73, eff. 6-23-05; 94-107, eff. 7-1-05; 94-141, eff. 
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1-1-06; 94-142, eff. 1-1-06; 94-442, eff. 8-4-05; 94-602, eff. 
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8-16-05; 94-649, eff. 8-22-05; 94-876, eff. 6-19-06; revised 
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8-3-06.)


 

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