Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Filed: 2/28/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4381 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4381 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Accounting Act is amended  
5by adding Section 30.9 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 450/30.9 new)
7    Sec. 30.9. Tax return preparation task force. The 
8Department shall convene a task force consisting of 7 members, 
9one of whom shall be appointed by the Department and be a 
10representative of the Department; one of whom shall be 
11appointed by the Department and be a representative of a 
12statewide association representing CPAs; one of whom shall be 
13appointed by the Department and be an enrolled agent or 
14representative of the tax return preparation industry; one of 
15whom shall be appointed by the majority caucus leader of the 
16House of Representatives; one of whom shall be appointed by the 
 
 
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1majority caucus leader of the Senate; one of whom shall be 
2appointed by the minority caucus leader of the House of 
3Representatives; and one of whom shall be appointed by the 
4minority caucus leader of the Senate. The task force shall 
5prepare a report that does the following: determines the 
6appropriate scope of a program for regulating commercial tax 
7return preparers; addresses the appropriate qualifications, 
8including, but not limited to, minimum educational 
9qualifications and continuing educational requirements for 
10commercial tax return preparers; and considers any other 
11matters the task force determines to be necessary or 
12appropriate. The task force shall meet no less than 3 times 
13before the end of the year in which this amendatory Act of the 
1498th General Assembly becomes effective. The report required 
15under this Section shall be submitted by no later than December 
161, 2014 to the Secretary of Financial and Professional 
17Regulation, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of 
18Representatives, and the President of the Senate. Members of 
19the task force shall receive no compensation, but shall be 
20reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the 
21performance of their duties.
  
 

22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law.".