Rep. Cynthia Soto
Filed: 3/15/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4211 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4211 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Sections 5.811 and 6z-93 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
7    Sec. 5.811. The Childhood Cancer Research Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-93 new)
9    Sec. 6z-93. Childhood Cancer Research Fund; creation. The 
10Childhood Cancer Research Fund is created as a special fund in 
11the State treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the 
12Department of Public Health to make grants to public or private 
13not-for-profit entities for the purpose of conducting 
14childhood cancer research. For the purposes of this Section, 
15"research" includes, but is not limited to, expenditures to 
 
 
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1develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and 
2modalities effective in early detection, prevention, cure, 
3screening, and treatment of childhood cancer and may include 
4clinical trials. The grant funds may not be used for 
5institutional overhead costs, indirect costs, other 
6organizational levies, or costs of community-based support 
7services.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 
9adding Section 507AAA as follows:
 
10    (35 ILCS 5/507AAA new)
11    Sec. 507AAA. The Childhood Cancer Research Fund checkoff. 
12For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012, the 
13Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax 
14form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to 
15contribute to the Childhood Cancer Research Fund, as authorized 
16by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, then he or 
17she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not 
18less than $1) on the return and indicating that the 
19contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the 
20amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's 
21failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces 
22the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to 
23any amended return.
 

 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".