90th General Assembly
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House Sponsors:
MEYER-WINKEL-BLACK-HOLBROOK-SMITH,MICHAEL.

Senate Sponsors:
O'MALLEY

Short description: 
SOLIC FOR CHARITY-EXEMPTION                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Solicitation  for  Charity  Act  to  exempt  volunteer      
   organizations  that  provide  fire,  ambulance,  or rescue services if      
   solicited contributions are raised  solely  within  the  community  or      
   district served by the organization.  Effective immediately.                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          225 ILCS 460/3                                                       
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          225 ILCS 460/2                  from Ch. 23, par. 5102               
          225 ILCS 460/4                  from Ch. 23, par. 5104               
          225 ILCS 460/6                  from Ch. 23, par. 5106               
          225 ILCS 460/23                                                      
          760 ILCS 55/5                   from Ch. 14, par. 55                 
          760 ILCS 55/7                   from Ch. 14, par. 57                 
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Solicitation for Charity Act to provide that a circuit court may (now,      
   shall)  impose  a  civil  penalty upon an organization or trust estate      
   that has failed to file a registration statement with  the  Office  of      
   the  Attorney  General.   Omits  Class  4  felony offenses relating to      
   certain professional fund raising  activities.    Abolishes  the  peer      
   review  rating  system  formerly  assigned  to  the Attorney General's      
   Charitable Advisory Council.  Simplifies  the  reporting  requirements      
   for  charitable organizations receiving between $15,000 and $25,000 in      
   a 12-month period.  Amends the Charitable Trust Act to provide that  a      
   circuit  court  may  (now,  shall)  impose  a  civil  penalty  upon an      
   organization or trust estate that has  failed  to  register  with  the      
   Office  of  the Attorney General or has failed to file certain reports      
   required under the Act.  Changes the amount in receipts that  triggers      
   certain  financial  disclosure  requirements  from $15,000 to $25,000.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          225 ILCS 460/3                  from Ch. 23, par. 5103               
        Further amends the Solicitation for Charity  Act  in  the  filing      
   exemption for certain parent-teacher organizations to provide that the      
   governing  board  of  the  organization  shall certify to the Attorney      
   General, if the Attorney General makes  a  request  for  certification      
   (now,  made  annually  regardless of Attorney General's request), that      
   the organization had made a full accounting  to  the  school  and  has      
   provided benefits and contributions to the school.                          
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          705 ILCS 35/2f-1 new                                                 
        Amends the Circuit Courts Act.  Adds an additional judge from the      
   second subcircuit of Cook County.                                           
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   3


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