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90_SB0291 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create the College Affordability Tax Credit in an amount equal to 5% of amounts spent during the taxable year for the tuition and fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of the taxpayer engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate studies at any public or private college, university, community college, or degree granting proprietary institution located in Illinois. Provides that the taxpayer shall provide supporting documentation to receive the credit. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's income tax liability to less than zero. Applicable to tax years ending on or after December 31, 1997. Sunsets the credit after 10 years. Effective immediately. LRB9001430KDpk LRB9001430KDpk 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. The College Affordability Tax Credit. 9 Beginning with taxable years ending on or after December 31, 10 1997 and ending with taxable years ending on or before 11 December 31, 2006, a taxpayer is entitled to a credit against 12 the tax imposed under this Act in an amount equal to 5% of 13 amounts spent during the taxable year for the tuition and 14 fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of the taxpayer 15 engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate studies at 16 any public or private college, university, community college, 17 or degree granting proprietary institution located in 18 Illinois. The taxpayer shall provide supporting 19 documentation, as prescribed by the Department by rule, to 20 receive this credit. In no event shall a credit under this 21 Section reduce the taxpayer's liability under this Act to 22 less than zero. 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 24 becoming law.