HB1586 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1586

Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.786 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new
35 ILCS 5/507YY new

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Crime Stoppers Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Police to make grants to Crime Stoppers programs. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Crime Stoppers Fund. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

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 and 6z-76 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)

Sec. 5.786. The Crime Stoppers Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)

Sec. 6z-76. Crime Stoppers Fund. The Crime Stoppers Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Police to make grants to Crime Stoppers programs in Illinois. Grant moneys may be used only for cash rewards for information that leads to arrests.

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 507YY 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 Crime Stoppers 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.

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