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91_HB3552
LRB9112771NTsb
1 AN ACT concerning the Illinois prepaid tuition program.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act is amended
5 by changing Section 55 and adding Section 62 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 979/55)
7 Sec. 55. Tax exemption. The assets of the Illinois
8 Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and its income and operation shall
9 be exempt from all taxation by the State of Illinois and any
10 of its subdivisions. The accrued earnings of Illinois
11 prepaid tuition contracts once disbursed on behalf of an
12 eligible beneficiary shall be similarly exempt from all
13 taxation by the State of Illinois and any of its
14 subdivisions, so long as they are used for educational
15 purposes in accordance with the provisions of an Illinois
16 prepaid tuition contract. The provisions of this Section are
17 exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of the Illinois
18 Income Tax Act.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-546, eff. 12-1-97.)
20 (110 ILCS 979/62 new)
21 Sec. 62. Investment of ward's money in contract. A
22 contract shall be considered an investment for the purpose of
23 investing a ward's money under Section 21-2 of the Probate
24 Act of 1975.
25 Section 10. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by adding
26 Section 21-2.14a as follows:
27 (755 ILCS 5/21-2.14a new)
28 Sec. 21-2.14a. Illinois prepaid tuition contract. An
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1 Illinois prepaid tuition contract, as defined under the
2 Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act.
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.