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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Joint Resolution 2 by
3 replacing lines 2 through 31 on page 1 and all of page 2 with
4 the following:
5 "WHEREAS, Public Act 91-930 amended the Illinois Income
6 Tax Act to create employer income tax credits for the
7 construction and operation of employee child care facilities;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, The Act provides for a credit of 30% of the
10 start-up costs expended by a corporation to provide a child
11 care facility for the children of its employees; this credit
12 is available beginning with taxable years ending on or after
13 December 31, 2000; and
14 WHEREAS, The Act provides for an additional credit of 5%
15 of the annual amount paid by the corporation in providing the
16 child care facility for employees' children; this credit is
17 available beginning with taxable years ending on or after
18 December 31, 2000 and does not have an expiration date; and
19 WHEREAS, The Act provides that, to be eligible for the
20 credit, a corporation may provide and operate a child care
21 facility independently or in partnership with one or more
22 other corporations; the Act limits the credit to child care
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1 facilities located in Illinois; and
2 WHEREAS, The Governor's Children and Family Leadership
3 Subcabinet, in its Year One Report, recognizes the importance
4 of family-friendly workplaces and recommends that the State
5 work to promote employers that assist employees in balancing
6 work and family life; and
7 WHEREAS, Studies have shown that employers providing
8 child care services report improved employee recruitment and
9 retention; and
10 WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the citizens of
11 Illinois that the State promote the availability of quality
12 child care for the taxpayers of Illinois; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
15 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Department of Commerce and
16 Community Affairs, in cooperation with the Department of
17 Revenue, shall track and monitor the use by Illinois
18 employers of the tax credits for employee child care created
19 by Public Act 91-930; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That there is created the Family-Friendly
21 Workplace Task Force; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the task force shall be composed of 12
23 members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of the State of
24 Illinois, who shall serve as Chairperson; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Family-Friendly Workplace Task Force
26 shall publicize the availability of the tax credits created
27 by Public Act 91-930; shall examine the availability of
28 family-friendly workplace incentives in Illinois, the
29 effectiveness of tax credits for employee child care created
30 by Public Act 91-930, and appropriate scholarly, statistical,
31 and other materials relating to these issues and laws
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1 relating thereto; shall evaluate the data gathered by the
2 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and the
3 Department of Revenue in regards to the use of the tax credit
4 created by Public Act 91-930; shall study any significant
5 problems that have arisen regarding the use of this credit
6 and other family-friendly workplace incentives in Illinois;
7 and shall develop recommendations for addressing any problems
8 it determines to be significant; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Community
10 Affairs, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue, shall
11 report to the Children and Family Leadership Subcabinet and
12 the Family-Friendly Workplace Task Force by March 1, 2002,
13 and each March 1 thereafter, on the extent the credits are
14 used and, if the credits are not used as expected, the
15 reasons why employers are not using the credits; and be it
16 further
17 RESOLVED, That the Family-Friendly Workplace Task Force
18 shall report its initial findings and recommendations to the
19 General Assembly by December 31, 2002, and shall report its
20 subsequent findings and recommendations by December 31 of
21 each year thereafter; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
23 delivered to the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs,
24 the Director of Revenue, and the Governor.".