Section 200.5  General Purpose

The intent of Section 22-9 of the Illinois Military Code and this Part is to provide an opportunity on standard individual income tax forms to allow taxpayers to contribute to the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, and to provide the Illinois Department of Military Affairs the power to make grants from the Fund to members or families of the Illinois National Guard or other Reserve components (including National Guard members of other states) who are Illinois residents and were called to active military service as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  The grants shall be in the form of three types of payments:

a)         payments based on need, as determined under Section 200.20;

b)         payments based on the member's status, as determined under Section 200.30; and

c)         payments based on the member's casualty status, as determined under Section 200.40.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 15834, effective January 1, 2008)