Bill Text: IL SB2293 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the State Comptroller Act, the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986, and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue may enter into a reciprocal offset agreement with the Office of the State Comptroller and the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or his or her delegate, which provides for (i) the use of the Comptroller's offset system to offset State payments to collect federal nontax debts and for the Comptroller to charge a fee up to $25 per transaction for such offsets and (ii) offsetting federal payments, as authorized by federal law, to collect State debts, State tax, and nontax obligations. Sets forth the requirements for the agreement. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0478 [SB2293 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2293-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 097-0478
SB2293 Enrolled LRB097 08670 RLJ 48799 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 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.