Full Text of HB0842 95th General Assembly
HB0842 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0842
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Constance A. Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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30 ILCS 105/5.675 new |
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Creates the Good Samaritan Computer Program Act and amends the State Finance Act. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to solicit voluntary contributions for the purpose of assisting low-income individuals and families in purchasing computers. Creates the Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund, and provides that contributions under the Good Samaritan Computer Program Act shall be deposited into the fund. Provides that subject to appropriations, DCEO may use moneys in the fund to assist low-income individuals and families to purchase computers. Requires DCEO to make an annual report on the use and effectiveness of the fund. Effective January 1, 2008.
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Good | 5 |
| Samaritan Computer Program Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "Department" means the | 7 |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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| Section 10. Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund. The | 9 |
| Good Samaritan Computer Program
Trust Fund is created as a | 10 |
| special fund in the State treasury. The Department
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| administer the Fund. The Department shall deposit moneys | 12 |
| received from
the following sources into the Fund:
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| (1) Voluntary donations from individuals, foundations, | 14 |
| corporations, and
other sources.
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| (2) Proceeds from fundraising events held for the | 16 |
| purpose of generating
moneys for the Fund. | 17 |
| Section 15. Solicitation of contributions to Fund. The | 18 |
| Department shall take appropriate measures to solicit | 19 |
| voluntary contributions to the Fund from individuals, | 20 |
| foundations, corporations, and other sources. |
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| Section 20. Administration of Fund. The Department shall | 2 |
| administer the Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund. | 3 |
| Donations received for the Fund shall be made available for the | 4 |
| purpose of assisting low-income individuals and families, as | 5 |
| defined by the Department in rules, in purchasing computers, | 6 |
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that the
Department may use up to 10% of the moneys | 7 |
| donated for the Fund for the
Department's expenses incurred in | 8 |
| administering the Fund. | 9 |
| Section 25. Distribution of moneys from Fund. Subject to | 10 |
| appropriations, the Department may
spend
moneys from the Good | 11 |
| Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund for the purpose of | 12 |
| providing
assistance authorized under Section 20.
The | 13 |
| Department, by rule, shall
establish priorities for the | 14 |
| distribution of moneys from the Fund to low-income individuals | 15 |
| and families to assist them in purchasing computers. The | 16 |
| Department shall ensure that moneys donated for
the Fund (other | 17 |
| than
moneys used
for administrative expenses as authorized in | 18 |
| Section 20) are distributed to
low-income
individuals and | 19 |
| families who reside in the county from which those moneys were | 20 |
| received. | 21 |
| Section 30. Annual report. On or before May 31 of each | 22 |
| year, beginning in
2009, the Department shall provide an annual | 23 |
| report to the General Assembly on
the use and effectiveness of | 24 |
| the Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund. The report
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| shall include the amount of money deposited into the Fund, the | 2 |
| amount of money
allocated from the Fund for the direct benefit | 3 |
| of low-income individuals and families, the
number of | 4 |
| low-income households served by the Fund, by county, and
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| recommendations for improving the operation and effectiveness | 6 |
| of the Fund. | 7 |
| Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 8 |
| Section 5.675 as follows: | 9 |
| (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new) | 10 |
| Sec. 5.675. The Good Samaritan Computer Program Trust Fund.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 12 |
| 1, 2008.
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