Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
Filed: 5/30/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1906 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1906 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Sections 5.866 and 5.867 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)
7    Sec. 5.866. The U.S.S. Illinois  Commissioning Fund.  This 
8Section is repealed on December 31, 2017.
 
9    (30 ILCS 105/5.867 new)
10    Sec. 5.867. The Autism Care Fund.
 
11    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
12adding Section 507DDD, 507EEE, and 507FFF as follows:
 
13    (35 ILCS 5/507DDD new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 507DDD. Special Olympics Illinois and Special 
2Children's Checkoff.  For taxable years beginning on or after 
3January 1, 2015, the Department shall print on its standard 
4individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 
5taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Special Olympics Illinois 
6and Special Children's Charities Checkoff Fund as authorized by 
7this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, he or she may 
8do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than 
9$1) on the return and that the contribution will reduce the 
10taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 
11accompany the return.  Failure to remit any amount of increased 
12payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly.  This 
13Section shall not apply to an amended return.  For the purpose 
14of this Section, the Department of Revenue must distribute the 
15moneys as provided in 21.9(b) of the Illinois Lottery Law: (i) 
1675% of the moneys to Special Olympics Illinois to support the 
17statewide training, competitions, and programs for future 
18Special Olympics athletes; and (ii) 25% of the moneys to 
19Special Children's Charities to support the City of 
20Chicago-wide training, competitions, and programs for future 
21Special Olympics athletes.
 
22    (35 ILCS 5/507EEE new)
23    Sec. 507EEE. U.S.S. Illinois  Commissioning Fund checkoff.  
24For taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2014 and 
25ending on or before December 31, 2016, the Department must

 
 
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1print on its standard individual income tax form a provision

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

3U.S.S. Illinois  Commissioning Fund, a special fund created in 
4the State treasury, for the purpose of donating to the U.S.S. 
5Illinois Commissioning Committee, as authorized by this 
6amendatory Act of
the 99th General Assembly, he or she may do 
7so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) 
8on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution will 
9reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of payment 
10to accompany the return.  Failure
to remit any amount of 
11increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly. 
12Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys deposited 
13into the U.S.S. Illinois  Commissioning Fund from contributions 
14under this Section shall be used by the Department of Military 
15Affairs to make grants to the U.S.S. Illinois Commissioning 
16Committee.  This Section does not apply to any
amended return.
17    This Section is repealed on December 31, 2017. 


 
18    (35 ILCS 5/507FFF new)
19    Sec. 507FFF. Autism Care Fund checkoff.  For taxable
years 
20ending on or after December 31, 2015, the Department must
print 
21on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) 
22indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the

23Autism Care Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, 
24for the purpose of donating to the Autism Society of Illinois, 
25as authorized by this amendatory Act of
the 99th General 
 
 
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1Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the
amount of the 
2contribution (not less than $1) on the return and
(ii) stating 
3that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or

4increase the amount of payment to accompany the return.  Failure

5to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the

6contribution accordingly. Notwithstanding any other provision 
7of law, moneys deposited into the Autism Care Fund from 
8contributions under this Section shall be used by the 
9Department of Human Services to make grants to the Autism 
10Society of Illinois.  This Section does not apply to any
amended 
11return.
 
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.".