Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In a Section concerning a credit for wages paid to ex-felons, removes a provision providing that the credit may not exceed $600 for each qualified ex-offender. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that each Agreement entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall contain a provision stating that the Applicant shall establish a goal of hiring qualified ex-offenders so that no less than 10% of the jobs created or retained under the Agreement are filled by qualified ex-offenders. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-4)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0165 [SB1659 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2013-08-05	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2013-06-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2013-05-31	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2013-05-27	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2013-03-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2013-03-06	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2013-02-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2013-02-13	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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