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90_HB3746

      35 ILCS 5/211 new
          Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act.  Creates a tax credit
      for an individual taxpayer in an amount equal to 10%  of  the
      credits  allowable  for  that  individual  taxpayer  for that
      taxable year under the HOPE Scholarship tax  credit  provided
      in  Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code and the Lifetime
      Learning tax credit provided in Section 221 of  the  Internal
      Revenue  Code.   Provides  that in no event shall this credit
      reduce the taxpayer's liability under this Act to  less  than
      zero.    Provides  that  the  credit  applies  to  tax  years
      beginning  on  or  after January 1, 1998.  Exempts the credit
      from the sunset provisions. Effective July 1, 1998.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income  Tax  Act  by  adding
 2    Section 211.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Illinois Income Tax  Act  is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 211 as follows:
 7        (35 ILCS 5/211 new)
 8        Sec. 211.  Education tax credit.  For tax years beginning
 9    on  or  after  January  1,  1998,   an individual taxpayer is
10    entitled to a credit against the taxes imposed under this Act
11    in an amount equal to 10% of the credits allowable  for  that
12    individual    taxpayer  for  that taxable year under the HOPE
13    Scholarship  tax  credit  provided  in  Section  25A  of  the
14    Internal Revenue Code and the Lifetime  Learning  tax  credit
15    provided  in Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code.  In no
16    event shall a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's
17    liability under this Act to less than zero.  This Section  is
18    exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
19        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect July
20    1, 1998.

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