Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Filed: 3/26/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3860 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3860 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Sections 5.855 and 6z-100 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.855 new)
7    Sec. 5.855. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-100 new)
9    Sec. 6z-100. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund; 
10creation.  The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund is created 
11as a special fund in the State treasury.  Moneys in the Fund 
12shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the 
13purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services 
14in the State.
 
 
 
09800HB3860ham001- 2 -LRB098 15419 HLH 57654 a

1    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
2adding Section 507DDD as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 5/507DDD new)
4    Sec. 507DDD. Mental Health checkoff.  For taxable
years 
5ending on or after December 31, 2014, the Department must
print 
6on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) 
7indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the

8Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by this 
9amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly, he or she may do 
10so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) 
11on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution will 
12reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of payment 
13to accompany the return.  Failure
to remit any amount of 
14increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly. 
15This Section does not apply to any
amended return.".