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91_HB2839
LRB9104693PTpk
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding
2 Section 211.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
6 adding Section 211 as follows:
7 (35 ILCS 5/211 new)
8 Sec. 211. Tax credit for tuition and fees paid at any
9 public or private college, university, or community college
10 located in Illinois. Beginning with taxable years ending on
11 or after December 31, 1999 and ending with taxable years
12 ending on or before December 31, 2008, a taxpayer with an
13 adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 is entitled to a
14 credit against the tax imposed under this Act in an amount
15 not to exceed $500 for amounts spent during the taxable year
16 for the tuition and fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of
17 the taxpayer engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate
18 studies at any public or private college, university, or
19 community college located in Illinois. This credit shall not
20 be available to individuals whose tuition or fees are
21 reimbursed by their employers. In no event shall a credit
22 under this Section reduce the taxpayer's liability under this
23 Act to less than zero.
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.