HB4211ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Cynthia Soto

Filed: 3/15/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4211

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4211 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Sections 5.811 and 6z-93 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)

Sec. 5.811. The Childhood Cancer Research Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-93 new)

Sec. 6z-93. Childhood Cancer Research Fund; creation. The Childhood Cancer Research Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health to make grants to public or private not-for-profit entities for the purpose of conducting childhood cancer research. For the purposes of this Section, "research" includes, but is not limited to, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in early detection, prevention, cure, screening, and treatment of childhood cancer and may include clinical trials. The grant funds may not be used for institutional overhead costs, indirect costs, other organizational levies, or costs of community-based support services.

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 507AAA as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/507AAA new)

Sec. 507AAA. The Childhood Cancer Research Fund checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Childhood Cancer Research 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.".