Public Act 094-0649
 
SB0061 Enrolled LRB094 06052 MKM 36113 b

    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
    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 2310-359 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-359 new)
    Sec. 2310-359. The Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund. The
Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund is hereby created as a
special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the
Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to
public and private entities for the purpose of research
dedicated to the elimination of brain tumors.
 
    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.640 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.640 new)
    Sec. 5.640. The Illinois Brain Tumor Research Fund.
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 507EE and by changing Sections 509 and 510 as
follows:
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507EE new)
    Sec. 507EE. The Illinois Brain Tumor Research checkoff. For
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2005, the
Department shall print on its standard individual income tax
form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to
contribute to the Illinois Brain Tumor Research 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 shall 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, and the Asthma
and Lung Research Fund, and the Illinois Brain Tumor 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, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund, and the Illinois
Brain Tumor 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.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/22/2005