Public Act 0478 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2293 Enrolled LRB097 08670 RLJ 48799 b

Public Act 097-0478

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Sections 5.786, 5.787, 6z-87, and 6z-88 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)

Sec. 5.786. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/5.787 new)

Sec. 5.787. The After-School Rescue Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new)

Sec. 6z-87. Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Criminal Justice Information Authority to make grants to the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association to enhance and develop Crime Stoppers programs in Illinois.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-88 new)

Sec. 6z-88. After-School Rescue Fund; creation. The After-School Rescue Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education for the making of grants to at-risk schools for the promotion of extracurricular and after-school programs.

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Sections 507YY and 507ZZ as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/507YY new)

Sec. 507YY. Crime Stoppers checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.

(35 ILCS 5/507ZZ new)

Sec. 507ZZ. After-School Rescue Fund checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department must print on its standard individual income tax form a provision (i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the After-School Rescue Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and (ii) stating 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.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/22/2011