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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3000   </title>
<shortdesc>INC TAX-TEACHER MATERIALS-CRDT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rich Brauer</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/213 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each individual taxpayer who is a teacher in a qualifying school is entitled to an income tax credit in the amount equal to 50% of the amount spent by the taxpayer in the taxable year for instructional materials for use in the classroom. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero and that any excess credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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