Public Act 094-0142
 
SB0133 Enrolled LRB094 02429 BDD 32429 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-399 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-399 new)
    Sec. 2310-399. Colon cancer awareness campaign; the Vince
Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund.
    (a) The Department must establish and maintain a public
awareness campaign to target areas in Illinois with high colon
cancer mortality rates. The campaign must be developed in
conjunction with recommendations made by the American Cancer
Society.
    (b) The Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund is created
as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to
the Department from the Fund, the Department must operate the
public awareness campaign set forth under subsection (a). The
moneys from the Fund may not be used for institutional overhead
costs, indirect costs, other organizational levies, or costs of
community-based support services.
    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
including, without limitation, income tax checkoff receipts
and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private
entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on
moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
 
    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.625 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.625 new)
    Sec. 5.625. The Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund.
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Sections 509 and 510 and by adding Section 507EE as
follows:
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507EE new)
    Sec. 507EE. The Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund
checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2005, the Department must print on its standard individual
income tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer
wishes to contribute to the Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer
Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the
contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that the
contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the
amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any
amount of increased payment shall reduce the contribution
accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.
 
    (35 ILCS 5/509)  (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509)
    Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual income
tax return forms shall contain appropriate explanations and
spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate contributions to
the following funds: the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the
Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act), the Alzheimer's
Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer's Disease
Research Act), the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required
by this Act), the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer
Research Fund, the National World War II Memorial Fund, the
Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
Research Fund, the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, the
Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, the World War II
Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund, the Korean War Veterans
National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Military Family
Relief Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund, the Vince
Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund, and the Asthma and Lung
Research Fund.
    Each form shall contain a statement that the contributions
will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of
payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of
increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly.
    If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to
any one of the funds made under this Section do not equal
$100,000 or more, the explanations and spaces for designating
contributions to the fund shall be removed from the individual
income tax return forms for the following and all subsequent
years and all subsequent contributions to the fund shall be
refunded to the taxpayer.
(Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651,
eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36,
eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03;
93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)
 
    (35 ILCS 5/510)  (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)
    Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The
Department shall determine the total amount contributed to each
of the following: the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the Illinois
Wildlife Preservation Fund, the Assistance to the Homeless
Fund, the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund, the Penny Severns
Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the National World
War II Memorial Fund, the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the
Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, the Lou Gehrig's Disease
(ALS) Research Fund, the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund,
the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, the World War II
Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund, the Korean War Veterans
National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Veterans' Homes
Fund, the Vince Demuzio Memorial Colon Cancer Fund, and the
Asthma and Lung Research Fund; and shall notify the State
Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the amounts to be
transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each fund, and
upon receipt of such notification the State Treasurer and
Comptroller shall transfer the amounts.
(Source: P.A. 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651,
eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-36,
eff. 6-24-03; 93-131, eff. 7-10-03; 93-292, eff. 7-22-03;
93-324, eff. 7-23-03; 93-776, eff. 7-21-04.)