093_SB1763

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to employment.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1. Short title. This Act  may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.

 6        Section  5.  Findings.  The  General  Assembly  finds and
 7    declares the following:
 8             (1)  Domestic  and  sexual  violence  affects   many
 9        persons  without  regard to age, race, educational level,
10        socioeconomic status, religion, or occupation.
11             (2)  Domestic and sexual violence has a  devastating
12        effect  on  individuals,  families,  communities  and the
13        workplace.
14             (3)  Domestic   violence    crimes    account    for
15        approximately  15%  of  total  crime  costs in the United
16        States each year.
17             (4)  Violence against women has been reported to  be
18        the  leading  cause  of  physical  injury  to women. Such
19        violence has a devastating impact on women's physical and
20        emotional health and financial security.
21             (5)  According to recent  government  surveys,  from
22        1993  through  1998  the average annual number of violent
23        victimizations  committed  by   intimate   partners   was
24        1,082,110, 87% of which were committed against women.
25             (6)  Female  murder  victims were substantially more
26        likely than male murder victims to have been killed by an
27        intimate  partner.  About  one-third  of  female   murder
28        victims, and about 4% of male murder victims, were killed
29        by an intimate partner.
30             (7)  According   to   recent  government  estimates,
31        approximately 987,400 rapes occur annually in the  United
 
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 1        States,  89%  of the rapes are perpetrated against female
 2        victims.
 3             (8)  Approximately  10,200,000  people   have   been
 4        stalked  at some time in their lives. Four out of every 5
 5        stalking victims are women. Stalkers harass and terrorize
 6        their victims by spying on the victims, standing  outside
 7        their  places  of  work  or  homes, making unwanted phone
 8        calls, sending or leaving unwanted letters or  items,  or
 9        vandalizing property.
10             (9)  Employees  in  the  United States who have been
11        victims of domestic  violence,  dating  violence,  sexual
12        assault,   or   stalking   too   often   suffer   adverse
13        consequences  in  the  workplace  as  a  result  of their
14        victimization.
15             (10)  Victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
16        sexual assault, and stalking face the threat of job  loss
17        and  loss  of health insurance as a result of the illegal
18        acts of the perpetrators of violence.
19             (11)  The prevalence of  domestic  violence,  dating
20        violence,  sexual  assault,  stalking, and other violence
21        against women at work is dramatic. Approximately  11%  of
22        all   rapes   occur   in   the  workplace.  About  50,500
23        individuals,  83%  of  whom  are  women,  were  raped  or
24        sexually assaulted in the workplace each year  from  1992
25        through  1996.  Half  of  all  female  victims of violent
26        workplace crimes know their attackers. Nearly one out  of
27        10  violent  workplace incidents is committed by partners
28        or spouses.
29             (12)  Homicide is the leading  cause  of  death  for
30        women  on  the job. Husbands, boyfriends, and ex-partners
31        commit 15% of workplace homicides against women.
32             (13)  Studies  indicate  that  as  much  as  74%  of
33        employed battered women surveyed were harassed at work by
34        their abusive partners.
 
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 1             (14)  According to a 1998 report of the U.S. General
 2        Accounting Office, between  one-fourth  and  one-half  of
 3        domestic  violence victims surveyed in 3 studies reported
 4        that the victims lost a job due, at  least  in  part,  to
 5        domestic violence.
 6             (15)  Women  who  have experienced domestic violence
 7        or dating violence are more likely than other women to be
 8        unemployed, to  suffer  from  health  problems  that  can
 9        affect employability and job performance, to report lower
10        personal income, and to rely on welfare.
11             (16)  Abusers   frequently  seek  to  control  their
12        partners by actively interfering with  their  ability  to
13        work,  including  preventing their partners from going to
14        work, harassing their  partners  at  work,  limiting  the
15        access  of  their partners to cash or transportation, and
16        sabotaging the child care arrangements of their partners.
17             (17)  More than one-half of women receiving  welfare
18        have  been  victims  of  domestic  violence as adults and
19        between one-fourth and one-third reported being abused in
20        the last year.
21             (18)  Sexual assault, whether occurring in or out of
22        the workplace, can impair an employee's work performance,
23        require time away from work, and undermine the employee's
24        ability to maintain a job. Almost 50% of  sexual  assault
25        survivors  lose  their  jobs or are forced to quit in the
26        aftermath of the assaults.
27             (19)  More  than  one-fourth  of  stalking   victims
28        report  losing  time from work due to the stalking and 7%
29        never return to work.
30             (20)  (A) According to  the  National  Institute  of
31        Justice,   crime   costs  an  estimated  $450,000,000,000
32        annually  in  medical  expenses,  lost  earnings,  social
33        service costs, pain, suffering, and  reduced  quality  of
34        life  for  victims, which harms the Nation's productivity
 
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 1        and drains the Nation's resources.    (B)  Violent  crime
 2        accounts  for  $426,000,000,000  per year of this amount.
 3        (C) Rape exacts the  highest  costs  per  victim  of  any
 4        criminal  offense,  and accounts for $127,000,000,000 per
 5        year of the amount described in subparagraph (A).
 6             (21)  The Bureau of National Affairs  has  estimated
 7        that  domestic  violence  costs  United  States employers
 8        between $3,000,000,000  and  $5,000,000,000  annually  in
 9        lost  time and productivity. Other reports have estimated
10        that domestic  violence  costs  United  States  employers
11        $13,000,000,000 annually.
12             (22)  United   States  medical  costs  for  domestic
13        violence have been estimated to  be  $31,000,000,000  per
14        year.
15             (23)  Ninety-four  percent of corporate security and
16        safety directors at companies  nationwide  rank  domestic
17        violence as a high security concern.
18             (24)     Forty-nine  percent  of  senior  executives
19        recently surveyed said domestic violence  has  a  harmful
20        effect on their company's productivity, 47% said domestic
21        violence  negatively  affects  attendance,  and  44% said
22        domestic violence increases health care costs.
23             (25)  Employees, including individuals participating
24        in welfare to work programs, may need to take time during
25        business hours to:
26                  (A)  obtain orders of protection;
27                  (B)  seek   medical   or   legal    assistance,
28             counseling, or other services; or
29                  (C)  look  for  housing in order to escape from
30             domestic violence.

31        Section 10. Definitions. In this Act, except as otherwise
32    expressly provided:
33             (1)  "Commerce" includes trade,  traffic,  commerce,
 
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 1        transportation,   or   communication;  and  "industry  or
 2        activity  affecting   commerce"   means   any   activity,
 3        business,  or  industry  in  commerce or in which a labor
 4        dispute would hinder or obstruct  commerce  or  the  free
 5        flow   of  commerce,  and  includes  "commerce"  and  any
 6        "industry affecting commerce".
 7             (2)  "Course  of  conduct"   means   a   course   of
 8        repeatedly  maintaining a visual or physical proximity to
 9        a person or conveying oral or written threats,  including
10        threats  conveyed  through  electronic communications, or
11        threats implied by conduct.
12             (3)  "Domestic or sexual  violence"  means  domestic
13        violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
14             (4)  "Domestic violence" includes acts or threats of
15        violence,  not including acts of self defense, as defined
16        in  subdivision  (3)  of  Section  103  of  the  Illinois
17        Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or engaging in any  course
18        of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause
19        a  reasonable  person  to  suffer  substantial  emotional
20        distress  or  to  fear  bodily injury, sexual assault, or
21        death to the person, or the person's family or  household
22        member, if the conduct causes the specific person to have
23        such distress or fear.
24             (5)  "Domestic    violence    coalition"   means   a
25        nonprofit, nongovernmental membership organization that:
26                  (A)  consists  of  the  entities  carrying  out
27             domestic  violence  programs  within  the  State  of
28             Illinois;
29                  (B)  collaborates  and  coordinates  activities
30             with federal, State, or local  entities  to  further
31             the  purposes  of domestic violence intervention and
32             prevention; and
33                  (C)  among other activities, provides  training
34             and  technical  assistance  to entities carrying out
 
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 1             domestic violence programs within Illinois.
 2             (6)  "Electronic      communications"       includes
 3        communications  via  telephone,  mobile  phone, computer,
 4        e-mail, video recorder, fax machine, telex, or pager.
 5             (7)  "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.
 6             (8)  Employee.
 7                  (A)  In general. "Employee"  means  any  person
 8             employed by an employer.
 9                  (B)  Basis.   "Employee"   includes   a  person
10             employed as described in subparagraph (A) on a  full
11             or  part-time  basis,  for a fixed time period, on a
12             temporary  basis,  pursuant  to  a  detail,  as   an
13             independent  contractor,  or  as  a participant in a
14             work assignment as a condition of receipt of federal
15             or State income-based public assistance.
16             (9)  "Employer":
17                  (A)  means any person engaged in commerce or in
18             any industry  or  activity  affecting  commerce  who
19             employs one or more individuals; and
20                  (B)  includes  any  person  acting  directly or
21             indirectly  in  the  interest  of  an  employer   in
22             relation  to  an  employee,  and  includes  a public
23             agency, but does not include any labor  organization
24             (other  than  when  acting as an employer) or anyone
25             acting in the capacity of officer or agent  of  such
26             labor organization.
27             (10)  "Employment   benefits"   means  all  benefits
28        provided or made available to employees by  an  employer,
29        including   group   life   insurance,  health  insurance,
30        disability   insurance,   sick   leave,   annual   leave,
31        educational benefits, and pensions, regardless of whether
32        such benefits are  provided  by  a  practice  or  written
33        policy  of  an  employer  or through an "employee benefit
34        plan".  "Employee  benefit  plan"  or  "plan"  means   an
 
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 1        employee  welfare  benefit  plan  or  an employee pension
 2        benefit plan or a plan which is both an employee  welfare
 3        benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan.
 4             (11)  "Family  or  household  member" means spouses,
 5        former spouses, parents, son  or  daughter,  and  persons
 6        jointly   residing  or  formerly  residing  in  the  same
 7        dwelling unit.
 8             (12)  "Parent" means the  biological  parent  of  an
 9        employee  or  an individual who stood in loco parentis to
10        an employee when the employee was a son or daughter. "Son
11        or daughter"  means  a  biological,  adopted,  or  foster
12        child,  a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person
13        standing in loco parentis, who is under 18 years of  age,
14        or is 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care
15        because of a mental or physical disability.
16             (13)  "Perpetrator"  means an individual who commits
17        or is alleged to have committed  any  act  or  threat  of
18        domestic or sexual violence.
19             (14)  "Person"  means  an  individual,  partnership,
20        association,    corporation,    business   trust,   legal
21        representative, or any organized group of persons.
22             (15)  "Public agency" means the  Government  of  the
23        State or political subdivision thereof; any agency of the
24        State, or of a political subdivision of the State; or any
25        governmental agency.
26             (16)  "Public   assistance"   includes   cash,  food
27        stamps, medical assistance, housing assistance, and other
28        benefits provided on the basis  of  income  by  a  public
29        agency.
30             (17)  "Reduced  work schedule" means a work schedule
31        that reduces the usual number of hours per  workweek,  or
32        hours per workday, of an employee.
33             (18)  "Repeatedly" means on 2 or more occasions.
34             (19)  "Sexual  assault" means any conduct proscribed
 
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 1        by the Criminal Code of 1961 in  Sections  12-12,  12-13,
 2        12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including both assaults
 3        committed by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim
 4        and  assaults  committed by perpetrators who are known or
 5        related by blood or marriage to the victim.
 6             (20)  "Sexual assault coalition" means a  nonprofit,
 7        nongovernmental membership organization that:
 8                  (A)  consists  of  the  entities  carrying  out
 9             sexual   assault   programs   within  the  State  of
10             Illinois;
11                  (B)  collaborates  and  coordinates  activities
12             with federal, State, or local  entities  to  further
13             the  purposes  of  sexual  assault  intervention and
14             prevention; and
15                  (C)  among other activities, provides  training
16             and  technical  assistance  to entities carrying out
17             sexual assault programs within Illinois.
18             (21)  "Stalking" means any conduct proscribed by the
19        Criminal Code of 1961 in Sections 12-7.3 and  12-7.4,  or
20        engaging  in any course of conduct directed at a specific
21        person that would cause a  reasonable  person  to  suffer
22        substantial  emotional distress or to fear bodily injury,
23        sexual assault, or death to the person, or  the  person's
24        family  or  household  member,  if the conduct causes the
25        specific person to have such distress or fear.
26             (22)  "Victim" or  "survivor"  means  an  individual
27        alleging  to  have  been  subjected to domestic or sexual
28        violence.
29             (23)  "Victim   services   organization"   means   a
30        nonprofit,  nongovernmental  organization  that  provides
31        assistance to victims of domestic or sexual  violence  or
32        to  advocates  for  such victims, including a rape crisis
33        center, an organization carrying out a domestic  violence
34        program, an organization operating a shelter or providing
 
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 1        counseling  services, or a legal services organization or
 2        other organization providing assistance through the legal
 3        process.

 4        Section 15. Purposes. The purposes of this Act are:
 5             (1)  to promote the  State's  interest  in  reducing
 6        domestic  violence,  dating violence, sexual assault, and
 7        stalking  by  enabling  victims  of  domestic  or  sexual
 8        violence to maintain the financial independence necessary
 9        to leave abusive situations, achieve safety, and minimize
10        the physical and  emotional  injuries  from  domestic  or
11        sexual  violence,  and to reduce the devastating economic
12        consequences of domestic or sexual violence to  employers
13        and employees;
14             (2)  to  promote  the  State's  interest in ensuring
15        that employees who are  victims  of  domestic  or  sexual
16        violence  and employees with a family or household member
17        who is a  victim  of  domestic  or  sexual  violence  can
18        recover  from and cope with the effects of such violence,
19        and participate in criminal and civil justice  processes,
20        without  fear of adverse economic consequences from their
21        employers;
22             (3)  to ensure that  applicants  and  recipients  of
23        public  assistance  who are victims of domestic or sexual
24        violence  and  applicants  and   recipients   of   public
25        assistance  with  a  family  or household member who is a
26        victim of domestic or sexual violence  can  recover  from
27        and   cope   with  the  effects  of  such  violence,  and
28        participate in  criminal  and  civil  justice  processes,
29        without   fear  of  adverse  economic  consequences  with
30        respect to public assistance;
31             (4)  to address the  failure  of  existing  laws  to
32        protect  the  employment  rights  of  employees  who  are
33        victims of domestic or sexual violence and employees with
 
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 1        a  family or household member who is a victim of domestic
 2        or sexual violence, by protecting the civil and  economic
 3        rights  of  those  employees, and by furthering the equal
 4        opportunity of women for  economic  self-sufficiency  and
 5        employment free from discrimination;
 6             (5)  to   accomplish   the   purposes  described  in
 7        paragraphs (1) through (4) by:
 8                  (A)  entitling employed victims of domestic  or
 9             sexual  violence to take leave to seek medical help,
10             legal assistance, counseling, safety  planning,  and
11             other   assistance   without   penalty   from  their
12             employers;
13                  (B)  entitling  employees  with  a  family   or
14             household  member  who  is  a  victim of domestic or
15             sexual violence to take leave to seek medical  help,
16             legal  assistance,  counseling, safety planning, and
17             other assistance for the employee or the  family  or
18             household  member  who  is  a victim without penalty
19             from their employers; and
20                  (C)  prohibiting employers from  discriminating
21             against  actual  or perceived victims of domestic or
22             sexual violence, in a manner that  accommodates  the
23             legitimate  interests  of employers and protects the
24             safety of all persons in the workplace.

25        Section 20. Entitlement  to  leave  due  to  domestic  or
26    sexual violence.
27        (a)  Leave requirement.
28             (1)  Basis.  An employee who is a victim of domestic
29        or sexual violence or has a family  or  household  member
30        who  is  a  victim  of  domestic or sexual violence whose
31        interests are not adverse to the employee as  it  relates
32        to  the  domestic  or sexual violence may take leave from
33        work to address domestic or sexual violence by:
 
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 1                  (A)  seeking   medical   attention   for,    or
 2             recovering  from, physical or psychological injuries
 3             caused  by  domestic  or  sexual  violence  to   the
 4             employee  or  the  employee's  family  or  household
 5             member;
 6                  (B)  obtaining  services from a victim services
 7             organization for  the  employee  or  the  employee's
 8             family or household member;
 9                  (C)  obtaining     psychological    or    other
10             counseling for the employee or the employee's family
11             or household member;
12                  (D)  participating    in    safety    planning,
13             temporarily or  permanently  relocating,  or  taking
14             other actions to increase the safety of the employee
15             or  the  employee's  family or household member from
16             future  domestic  or  sexual  violence   or   ensure
17             economic security; or
18                  (E)  seeking  legal  assistance  or remedies to
19             ensure the health and safety of the employee or  the
20             employee's  family  or  household  member, including
21             preparing for  or  participating  in  any  civil  or
22             criminal legal proceeding related to or derived from
23             domestic or sexual violence.
24             (2)  Period.  Subject to subsection (c), an employee
25        shall be entitled to a total of  12  workweeks  of  leave
26        during  any  12-month  period. This Act does not create a
27        right for an employee to take unpaid leave  that  exceeds
28        the unpaid leave time allowed under, or is in addition to
29        the  unpaid  leave  time permitted by, the federal Family
30        and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
31             (3)  Schedule. Leave described in paragraph (1)  may
32        be taken intermittently or on a reduced work schedule.
33        (b)  Notice. The employee shall provide the employer with
34    reasonable  notice  of  the  employee's intention to take the
 
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 1    leave, unless providing such notice is not practicable.  When
 2    an  unscheduled absence occurs, the employer may not take any
 3    action  against  the  employee  if  the  employee,  within  a
 4    reasonable period after the absence,  provides  certification
 5    under subsection (c).
 6        (c)  Certification.
 7             (1)  In   general.  The  employer  may  require  the
 8        employee to provide certification to the employer, within
 9        a reasonable  period  after  the  employer  requires  the
10        certification, that:
11                  (A)  the  employee  or the employee's family or
12             household member is a victim of domestic  or  sexual
13             violence; and
14                  (B)  the  leave  is  for  one  of  the purposes
15             enumerated in paragraph (a)(1).
16             (2)  Contents.   An   employee   may   satisfy   the
17        certification requirement of paragraph (1)  by  providing
18        to the employer:
19                  (A)  a sworn statement of the employee;
20                  (B)  documentation  from an employee, agent, or
21             volunteer of  a  victim  services  organization,  an
22             attorney,  a  member  of the clergy, or a medical or
23             other professional from whom  the  employee  or  the
24             employee's  family  or  household  member has sought
25             assistance in addressing domestic or sexual violence
26             and the effects of the violence;
27                  (C)  a police or court record; or
28                  (D)  other corroborating evidence.
29        (d)  Confidentiality. All  information  provided  to  the
30    employer  pursuant  to  subsection  (b)  or  (c), including a
31    statement of the employee or any other documentation, record,
32    or corroborating evidence, and the fact that the employee has
33    requested or obtained leave pursuant to this  Section,  shall
34    be  retained  in  the  strictest  confidence by the employer,
 
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 1    except to the extent that disclosure is:
 2             (1)  requested or consented to  in  writing  by  the
 3        employee; or
 4             (2)  otherwise  required  by  applicable  federal or
 5        State law.
 6        (e)  Employment and benefits.
 7             (1)  Restoration to position.
 8                  (A)  In  general.   Except   as   provided   in
 9             paragraph  (2),  any  employee who takes leave under
10             this Section for the intended purpose of  the  leave
11             shall be entitled, on return from such leave:
12                       (i)  to be restored by the employer to the
13                  position  of  employment  held  by the employee
14                  when the leave commenced; or
15                       (ii)  to  be  restored  to  an  equivalent
16                  position with equivalent  employment  benefits,
17                  pay,   and   other   terms  and  conditions  of
18                  employment.
19                  (B)  Loss of  benefits.  The  taking  of  leave
20             under  this  Section shall not result in the loss of
21             any employment benefit accrued prior to the date  on
22             which the leave commenced.
23                  (C)  Limitations.  Nothing  in  this subsection
24             shall be construed to entitle any restored  employee
25             to:
26                       (i)  the   accrual  of  any  seniority  or
27                  employment benefits during any period of leave;
28                  or
29                       (ii)  any right, benefit, or  position  of
30                  employment  other  than  any right, benefit, or
31                  position to which the employee would have  been
32                  entitled had the employee not taken the leave.
33                  (D)  Construction.  Nothing  in  this paragraph
34             shall be construed  to  prohibit  an  employer  from
 
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 1             requiring an employee on leave under this Section to
 2             report  periodically  to  the employer on the status
 3             and intention of the employee to return to work.
 4             (2)  Exemption concerning certain highly compensated
 5        employees.
 6                  (A)  Denial of  restoration.  An  employer  may
 7             deny restoration under paragraph (1) to any employee
 8             described in subparagraph (B) if:
 9                       (i)  the  denial  is  necessary to prevent
10                  substantial and grievous economic injury to the
11                  operations of the employer;
12                       (ii)  the employer notifies  the  employee
13                  of   the   intent   of  the  employer  to  deny
14                  restoration on  such  basis  at  the  time  the
15                  employer  determines  that  such  injury  would
16                  occur; and
17                       (iii)  in  any case in which the leave has
18                  commenced, the employee elects not to return to
19                  employment after receiving the notice.
20                  (B)  Affected employees. An  employee  referred
21             to in subparagraph (A) is a salaried employee who is
22             among the highest paid 10% of the employees employed
23             by  the  employer within 75 miles of the facility at
24             which the employee is employed.
25             (3)  Maintenance of health benefits.
26                  (A)  Coverage.   Except    as    provided    in
27             subparagraph (B), during any period that an employee
28             takes  leave  under this Section, the employer shall
29             maintain coverage for the employee and any family or
30             household member under any group health plan for the
31             duration of such leave at the level  and  under  the
32             conditions  coverage would have been provided if the
33             employee had continued  in  employment  continuously
34             for the duration of such leave.
 
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 1                  (B)  Failure to return from leave. The employer
 2             may  recover  the premium that the employer paid for
 3             maintaining  coverage  for  the  employee  and   the
 4             employee's  family  or  household  member under such
 5             group health plan during any period of  leave  under
 6             this Section if:
 7                       (i)  the  employee  fails  to  return from
 8                  leave under this Section after  the  period  of
 9                  leave  to  which  the  employee is entitled has
10                  expired; and
11                       (ii)  the employee fails to return to work
12                  for a reason other than:
13                            (I)  the continuation, recurrence, or
14                       onset of domestic or sexual violence  that
15                       entitles the employee to leave pursuant to
16                       this Section; or
17                            (II)  other  circumstances beyond the
18                       control of the employee.
19                  (C)  Certification.
20                       (i)  Issuance. An employer may require  an
21                  employee who claims that the employee is unable
22                  to return to work because of a reason described
23                  in   subclause  (I)  or  (II)  of  subparagraph
24                  (B)(ii) to provide, within a reasonable  period
25                  after  making  the  claim, certification to the
26                  employer that the employee is unable to  return
27                  to work because of that reason.
28                       (ii)  Contents.  An  employee  may satisfy
29                  the certification requirement of clause (i)  by
30                  providing to the employer:
31                            (I)  a   sworn   statement   of   the
32                       employee;
33                            (II)  documentation from an employee,
34                       agent,  or  volunteer of a victim services
 
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 1                       organization, an attorney, a member of the
 2                       clergy, or a medical or other professional
 3                       from  whom   the   employee   has   sought
 4                       assistance   in   addressing  domestic  or
 5                       sexual violence and the  effects  of  that
 6                       violence;
 7                            (III)  a police or court record; or
 8                            (IV)  other corroborating evidence.
 9                  (D)  Confidentiality.  All information provided
10             to  the  employer  pursuant  to  subparagraph   (C),
11             including  a  statement of the employee or any other
12             documentation, record,  or  corroborating  evidence,
13             and  the  fact that the employee is not returning to
14             work because of a reason described in subclause  (I)
15             or (II) of subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be retained in
16             the  strictest confidence by the employer, except to
17             the extent that disclosure is:
18                       (i)  requested or consented to in  writing
19                  by the employee; or
20                       (ii)  otherwise   required  by  applicable
21                  federal or State law.
22        (f)  Prohibited acts.
23             (1)  Interference with rights.
24                  (A)  Exercise of rights. It shall  be  unlawful
25             for  any  employer  to  interfere with, restrain, or
26             deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise  any
27             right provided under this Section.
28                  (B)  Employer   discrimination.   It  shall  be
29             unlawful for any employer to discharge or harass any
30             individual, or otherwise  discriminate  against  any
31             individual  with  respect  to  compensation,  terms,
32             conditions,  or  privileges  of  employment  of  the
33             individual  (including  retaliation  in  any form or
34             manner) because the individual:
 
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 1                       (i)  exercised any  right  provided  under
 2                  this Section; or
 3                       (ii)  opposed  any  practice made unlawful
 4                  by this Section.
 5                  (C)  Public  agency  sanctions.  It  shall   be
 6             unlawful  for  any public agency to deny, reduce, or
 7             terminate the benefits of,  otherwise  sanction,  or
 8             harass  any  individual,  or  otherwise discriminate
 9             against any individual with respect to  the  amount,
10             terms,  or  conditions  of  public assistance of the
11             individual (including retaliation  in  any  form  or
12             manner) because the individual:
13                       (i)  exercised  any  right  provided under
14                  this Section; or
15                       (ii)  opposed any practice  made  unlawful
16                  by this Section.
17             (2)  Interference  with proceedings or inquiries. It
18        shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or  in  any
19        other  manner  discriminate (as described in subparagraph
20        (B) or (C)  of  paragraph  (1))  against  any  individual
21        because such individual:
22                  (A)  has filed any charge, or has instituted or
23             caused  to  be  instituted  any proceeding, under or
24             related to this Section;
25                  (B)  has  given,  or  is  about  to  give,  any
26             information  in  connection  with  any  inquiry   or
27             proceeding relating to any right provided under this
28             Section; or
29                  (C)  has  testified, or is about to testify, in
30             any inquiry or  proceeding  relating  to  any  right
31             provided under this Section.

32        Section 25. Existing leave usable for addressing domestic
33    or  sexual violence. An employee who is entitled to take paid
 
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 1    or unpaid leave (including  family,  medical,  sick,  annual,
 2    personal,  or  similar  leave)  from  employment, pursuant to
 3    federal,  State,  or  local  law,  a  collective   bargaining
 4    agreement,  or  an  employment  benefits program or plan, may
 5    elect  to  substitute  any  period  of  such  leave  for   an
 6    equivalent period of leave provided under Section 20.

 7        Section    30.    Victims'   employment   sustainability;
 8    prohibited discriminatory acts.
 9        (a)  An employer shall not fail to hire, refuse to  hire,
10    discharge,  or  harass any individual, otherwise discriminate
11    against any individual  with  respect  to  the  compensation,
12    terms,   conditions,  or  privileges  of  employment  of  the
13    individual, or retaliate against an individual in any form or
14    manner, and a  public  agency  shall  not  deny,  reduce,  or
15    terminate  the benefits of, otherwise sanction, or harass any
16    individual, otherwise  discriminate  against  any  individual
17    with  respect  to  the amount, terms, or conditions of public
18    assistance  of  the  individual,  or  retaliate  against   an
19    individual in any form or manner, because:
20             (1)  the individual involved:
21                  (A)  is  or  is  perceived  to  be  a victim of
22             domestic or sexual  violence  or  has  a  family  or
23             household  member  who  is  or  is perceived to be a
24             victim of domestic or sexual violence;
25                  (B)  attended, participated in,  prepared  for,
26             or  requested  leave  to  attend, participate in, or
27             prepare for a criminal  or  civil  court  proceeding
28             relating  to  an  incident  of  domestic  or  sexual
29             violence  of  which  the  individual  or a family or
30             household member of the individual was a victim; or
31                  (C)  requested   an   adjustment   to   a   job
32             structure, workplace facility, or work  requirement,
33             including  a  transfer,  reassignment,  or  modified
 
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 1             schedule,  leave,  a  changed  telephone  number  or
 2             seating  assignment,  installation  of  a  lock,  or
 3             implementation  of a safety procedure in response to
 4             actual or threatened domestic  or  sexual  violence,
 5             regardless of whether the request was granted; or
 6             (2)  the workplace is disrupted or threatened by the
 7        action  of  a  person  whom  the  individual  states  has
 8        committed  or  threatened  to  commit  domestic or sexual
 9        violence  against  the  individual  or  the  individual's
10        family or household member.
11        (b)  In this Section:
12             (1)  "Discriminate", used with respect to the terms,
13        conditions, or privileges of employment or  with  respect
14        to the terms or conditions of public assistance, includes
15        not  making  a  reasonable  accommodation  to  the  known
16        limitations  resulting  from  circumstances  relating  to
17        being a victim of domestic or sexual violence or a family
18        or  household member being a victim of domestic or sexual
19        violence of an otherwise qualified individual:
20                  (A)  who is:
21                       (i)  an  applicant  or  employee  of   the
22                  employer (including a public agency); or
23                       (ii)  an  applicant  for  or  recipient of
24                  public assistance from a public agency; and
25                  (B)  who is:
26                       (i)  a  victim  of  domestic   or   sexual
27                  violence; or
28                       (ii)  with  a  family  or household member
29                  who is a victim of domestic or sexual  violence
30                  whose   interests   are   not  adverse  to  the
31                  individual in subparagraph (A) as it relates to
32                  the domestic or sexual violence;
33        unless the employer or public agency can demonstrate that
34        the accommodation would impose an undue hardship  on  the
 
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 1        operation of the employer or public agency.
 2             (2)  "Qualified individual" means:
 3                  (A)  in  the  case  of an applicant or employee
 4             described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), an individual who,
 5             but  for  being  a  victim  of  domestic  or  sexual
 6             violence or with a family or household member who is
 7             a victim of domestic or sexual violence, can perform
 8             the essential functions of the  employment  position
 9             that such individual holds or desires; or
10                  (B)  in  the  case of an applicant or recipient
11             described in  paragraph  (1)(A)(ii),  an  individual
12             who,  but  for  being a victim of domestic or sexual
13             violence or with a family or household member who is
14             a victim of domestic or sexual violence, can satisfy
15             the essential requirements of the program  providing
16             the  public  assistance that the individual receives
17             or desires.
18             (3)  "Reasonable  accommodation"  may   include   an
19        adjustment  to  a  job  structure, workplace facility, or
20        work requirement, including a transfer, reassignment,  or
21        modified  schedule,  leave, a changed telephone number or
22        seating  assignment,   installation   of   a   lock,   or
23        implementation  of  a  safety  procedure,  in response to
24        actual or threatened domestic or sexual violence.
25             (4)  Undue hardship.
26                  (A)  In  general.  "Undue  hardship"  means  an
27             action requiring significant difficulty or  expense,
28             when considered in light of the factors set forth in
29             subparagraph (B).
30                  (B)  Factors  to  be considered. In determining
31             whether a reasonable accommodation would  impose  an
32             undue  hardship  on  the operation of an employer or
33             public agency, factors to be considered include:
34                       (i)  the nature and cost of the reasonable
 
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 1                  accommodation needed under this Section;
 2                       (ii)  the overall financial  resources  of
 3                  the  facility  involved in the provision of the
 4                  reasonable accommodation, the number of persons
 5                  employed  at  such  facility,  the  effect   on
 6                  expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise
 7                  of  such  accommodation on the operation of the
 8                  facility;
 9                       (iii)  the overall financial resources  of
10                  the employer or public agency, the overall size
11                  of the business of an employer or public agency
12                  with  respect to the number of employees of the
13                  employer or  public  agency,  and  the  number,
14                  type,  and  location  of  the  facilities of an
15                  employer or public agency; and
16                       (iv)  the  type  of   operation   of   the
17                  employer   or   public  agency,  including  the
18                  composition, structure, and  functions  of  the
19                  workforce of the employer or public agency, the
20                  geographic  separateness  of  the facility from
21                  the  employer  or  public   agency,   and   the
22                  administrative  or  fiscal  relationship of the
23                  facility to the employer or public agency.

24        Section 35. Enforcement.
25        (a)  Civil action by individuals.
26             (1)  Liability. Any employer or public  agency  that
27        violates  Section  20,  25,  or 30 shall be liable to any
28        individual affected for:
29                  (A)  damages equal  to  the  amount  of  wages,
30             salary,  employment  benefits, public assistance, or
31             other compensation denied or lost to such individual
32             by reason of the violation, and the interest on that
33             amount calculated at the prevailing rate;
 
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 1                  (B)  compensatory  damages,  including  damages
 2             for  future  pecuniary   losses,   emotional   pain,
 3             suffering,  inconvenience,  mental  anguish, loss of
 4             enjoyment or life, and other nonpecuniary losses;
 5                  (C)  such punitive damages, up to 3  times  the
 6             amount  of  actual  damages  sustained, as the court
 7             described in paragraph (2)  shall  determine  to  be
 8             appropriate; and
 9                  (D)  such    equitable   relief   as   may   be
10             appropriate, including but not  limited  to  hiring,
11             reinstatement,      promotion     and     reasonable
12             accommodations.
13             (2)  Right of  action.  An  action  to  recover  the
14        damages  or  equitable relief prescribed in paragraph (1)
15        may be maintained against any employer or  public  agency
16        in any court of competent jurisdiction by any one or more
17        individuals for and on behalf of:
18                  (A)  the individuals; or
19                  (B)  the   individuals  and  other  individuals
20             similarly situated.
21             (3)  Fees and costs. The court  in  such  an  action
22        shall,  in  addition  to  any  judgment  awarded  to  the
23        plaintiff,  allow a reasonable attorney's fee, reasonable
24        expert witness fees, and other costs of the action to  be
25        paid by the defendant.
26             (4)  Limitation. An action may be brought under this
27        Act  not  later  than  7 years after the date of the last
28        event constituting the alleged violation  for  which  the
29        action is brought.
30             (5)  Employer liability under other laws. Nothing in
31        this Section shall be construed to limit the liability of
32        an  employer  or public agency to an individual, for harm
33        suffered  relating  to  the  individual's  experience  of
34        domestic  or  sexual  violence,  pursuant  to  any  other
 
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 1        federal or State law, including a  law  providing  for  a
 2        legal remedy.
 3             (6)  Action   by  the  Attorney  General.  Upon  the
 4        request of an individual who alleges to have  suffered  a
 5        violation  of  this  Act,  the  Illinois Attorney General
 6        shall investigate  all  such  violations  and  when  such
 7        violations  are  established, upon the request of such an
 8        individual   shall   undertake   necessary    enforcement
 9        measures,  which  may include a civil action in any court
10        of competent  jurisdiction  to  recover  the  damages  or
11        equitable relief described in subsection (a)(1).

12        Section 40. Effect on other laws and employment benefits.
13        (a)  More  protective  laws,  agreements,  programs,  and
14    plans.  Nothing  in  this Act shall be construed to supersede
15    any provision of any federal, State, or local law, collective
16    bargaining agreement, or employment benefits program or  plan
17    that provides:
18             (1)  greater  leave benefits for victims of domestic
19        or sexual violence than the rights established under this
20        Act; or
21             (2)  leave  benefits  for  a  larger  population  of
22        victims of domestic or sexual  violence  (as  defined  in
23        such  law,  agreement, program, or plan) than the victims
24        of domestic or sexual violence covered under this Act.
25        (b)  Less  protective  laws,  agreements,  programs,  and
26    plans. The rights established for employees who  are  victims
27    of domestic or sexual violence and employees with a family or
28    household  member  who  is  a  victim  of  domestic or sexual
29    violence under this  Act  shall  not  be  diminished  by  any
30    federal, State or local law, collective bargaining agreement,
31    or employment benefits program or plan.

32        Section  105.  The  Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
 
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 1    changing Section 201 as follows:

 2        (35 ILCS 5/201) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-201)
 3        Sec. 201.  Tax Imposed.
 4        (a)  In general.  A tax measured by net income is  hereby
 5    imposed  on  every  individual, corporation, trust and estate
 6    for each taxable year ending  after  July  31,  1969  on  the
 7    privilege  of earning or receiving income in or as a resident
 8    of this State. Such tax shall be in  addition  to  all  other
 9    occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any
10    municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof.
11        (b)  Rates.   The  tax  imposed by subsection (a) of this
12    Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
13    subsection (d-1):
14             (1)  In the case of an individual, trust or  estate,
15        for taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount
16        equal  to  2  1/2%  of  the taxpayer's net income for the
17        taxable year.
18             (2)  In the case of an individual, trust or  estate,
19        for  taxable  years  beginning  prior to July 1, 1989 and
20        ending after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of
21        (i) 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income  for  the  period
22        prior to July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3,
23        and  (ii)  3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
24        after June 30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
25             (3)  In the case of an individual, trust or  estate,
26        for  taxable  years  beginning  after  June  30, 1989, an
27        amount equal to 3% of the taxpayer's net income  for  the
28        taxable year.
29             (4)  (Blank).
30             (5)  (Blank).
31             (6)  In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
32        ending  prior  to  July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of
33        the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
 
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 1             (7)  In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
 2        beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
 3        1989, an amount equal  to  the  sum  of  (i)  4%  of  the
 4        taxpayer's  net  income  for  the period prior to July 1,
 5        1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of
 6        the taxpayer's net income for the period after  June  30,
 7        1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
 8             (8)  In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
 9        beginning after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to 4.8% of
10        the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
11        (c)  Personal   Property   Tax  Replacement  Income  Tax.
12    Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
13    income  tax,  there  is  also  hereby  imposed  the  Personal
14    Property Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on
15    every  corporation  (including  Subchapter  S  corporations),
16    partnership and trust, for each  taxable  year  ending  after
17    June  30,  1979.   Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of
18    earning or receiving income in  or  as  a  resident  of  this
19    State.   The  Personal  Property  Tax  Replacement Income Tax
20    shall be in addition to the income tax imposed by subsections
21    (a) and (b) of this Section and  in  addition  to  all  other
22    occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any
23    municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof.
24        (d)  Additional  Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
25    Tax Rates.  The personal property tax replacement income  tax
26    imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
27    in  the  case  of  a  corporation,  other than a Subchapter S
28    corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
29    be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
30    income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
31    1, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in  this
32    subsection  shall  be  reduced  to 2.5%, and in the case of a
33    partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be  an
34    additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
 
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 1    for the taxable year.
 2        (d-1)  Rate  reduction  for certain foreign insurers.  In
 3    the case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of
 4    the Illinois  Insurance  Code,  whose  state  or  country  of
 5    domicile   imposes   on  insurers  domiciled  in  Illinois  a
 6    retaliatory tax (excluding any insurer  whose  premiums  from
 7    reinsurance  assumed  are  50% or more of its total insurance
 8    premiums as determined under paragraph (2) of subsection  (b)
 9    of   Section   304,   except   that   for  purposes  of  this
10    determination  premiums  from  reinsurance  do  not   include
11    premiums   from  inter-affiliate  reinsurance  arrangements),
12    beginning with taxable years ending on or after December  31,
13    1999,  the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections (b)
14    and (d) shall be reduced (but not increased) to the  rate  at
15    which  the total amount of tax imposed under this Act, net of
16    all credits allowed under this Act, shall equal (i) the total
17    amount of tax that would be imposed on the foreign  insurer's
18    net income allocable to Illinois for the taxable year by such
19    foreign  insurer's  state  or country of domicile if that net
20    income were subject to all income taxes and taxes measured by
21    net income imposed by such foreign insurer's state or country
22    of domicile, net of all credits allowed or  (ii)  a  rate  of
23    zero  if no such tax is imposed on such income by the foreign
24    insurer's  state  of  domicile.  For  the  purposes  of  this
25    subsection  (d-1),  an  inter-affiliate  includes  a   mutual
26    insurer under common management.
27             (1)  For  the  purposes  of  subsection (d-1), in no
28        event shall the sum  of  the  rates  of  tax  imposed  by
29        subsections  (b)  and  (d)  be  reduced below the rate at
30        which the sum of:
31                  (A)  the total amount of tax  imposed  on  such
32             foreign  insurer  under this Act for a taxable year,
33             net of all credits allowed under this Act, plus
34                  (B)  the privilege tax imposed by  Section  409
 
                            -27-     LRB093 11033 WGH 11711 b
 1             of  the  Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance
 2             company tax  imposed  by  Section  12  of  the  Fire
 3             Investigation  Act,  and  the  fire department taxes
 4             imposed  under  Section  11-10-1  of  the   Illinois
 5             Municipal Code,
 6        equals  1.25% of the net taxable premiums written for the
 7        taxable year, as described by subsection (1)  of  Section
 8        409  of  the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph will
 9        in no event increase the rates imposed under  subsections
10        (b) and (d).
11             (2)  Any  reduction  in  the rates of tax imposed by
12        this subsection shall be applied first against the  rates
13        imposed  by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed
14        by subsection (a) net of all credits allowed  under  this
15        Section  other  than  the credit allowed under subsection
16        (i) has been reduced to zero, against the  rates  imposed
17        by subsection (d).
18        This  subsection  (d-1)  is exempt from the provisions of
19    Section 250.
20        (e)  Investment credit.  A taxpayer shall  be  allowed  a
21    credit  against  the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
22    Tax for investment in qualified property.
23             (1)  A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit  equal  to
24        .5%  of the basis of qualified property placed in service
25        during the taxable year, provided such property is placed
26        in service on or after July  1,  1984.   There  shall  be
27        allowed an additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of
28        qualified  property  placed in service during the taxable
29        year, provided such property is placed in service  on  or
30        after  July  1,  1986, and the taxpayer's base employment
31        within Illinois has increased by  1%  or  more  over  the
32        preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's employment
33        records  filed with the Illinois Department of Employment
34        Security.  Taxpayers who are new  to  Illinois  shall  be
 
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 1        deemed  to  have met the 1% growth in base employment for
 2        the first year in which they file employment records with
 3        the Illinois  Department  of  Employment  Security.   The
 4        provisions  added  to  this Section by Public Act 85-1200
 5        (and restored by Public Act 87-895) shall be construed as
 6        declaratory of existing law and not as a  new  enactment.
 7        If,  in  any year, the increase in base employment within
 8        Illinois over the preceding year is  less  than  1%,  the
 9        additional  credit  shall  be  limited to that percentage
10        times a fraction, the numerator of which is .5%  and  the
11        denominator  of  which  is  1%, but shall not exceed .5%.
12        The investment credit shall not be allowed to the  extent
13        that  it  would  reduce a taxpayer's liability in any tax
14        year  below  zero,  nor  may  any  credit  for  qualified
15        property be allowed for any year other than the  year  in
16        which the property was placed in service in Illinois. For
17        tax years ending on or after December 31, 1987, and on or
18        before December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
19        the  tax year in which the property is placed in service,
20        or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
21        for that year, whether it exceeds the original  liability
22        or  the  liability  as  later amended, such excess may be
23        carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5
24        taxable years following the excess credit  years  if  the
25        taxpayer  (i)  makes investments which cause the creation
26        of a  minimum  of  2,000  full-time  equivalent  jobs  in
27        Illinois,   (ii)   is   located  in  an  enterprise  zone
28        established pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone  Act
29        and  (iii) is certified by the Department of Commerce and
30        Community Affairs  as  complying  with  the  requirements
31        specified  in  clause  (i) and (ii) by July 1, 1986.  The
32        Department of Commerce and Community Affairs shall notify
33        the Department of  Revenue  of  all  such  certifications
34        immediately.  For  tax  years  ending  after December 31,
 
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 1        1988, the credit shall be allowed for  the  tax  year  in
 2        which  the  property  is  placed  in  service, or, if the
 3        amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability  for  that
 4        year,  whether  it  exceeds the original liability or the
 5        liability as later amended, such excess  may  be  carried
 6        forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
 7        years following the excess credit years. The credit shall
 8        be  applied  to  the  earliest  year for which there is a
 9        liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
10        that is available to offset a liability,  earlier  credit
11        shall be applied first.
12             (2)  The  term  "qualified  property" means property
13        which:
14                  (A)  is  tangible,   whether   new   or   used,
15             including  buildings  and  structural  components of
16             buildings and signs that are real property, but  not
17             including land or improvements to real property that
18             are not a structural component of a building such as
19             landscaping,   sewer   lines,  local  access  roads,
20             fencing, parking lots, and other appurtenances;
21                  (B)  is depreciable pursuant to Section 167  of
22             the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  except  that  "3-year
23             property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that
24             Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this
25             subsection (e);
26                  (C)  is  acquired  by  purchase  as  defined in
27             Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
28                  (D)  is used in Illinois by a taxpayer  who  is
29             primarily  engaged  in  manufacturing,  or in mining
30             coal or fluorite, or in retailing; and
31                  (E)  has not previously been used  in  Illinois
32             in  such  a  manner  and  by  such a person as would
33             qualify for the credit provided by  this  subsection
34             (e) or subsection (f).
 
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 1             (3)  For    purposes   of   this   subsection   (e),
 2        "manufacturing" means the material staging and production
 3        of tangible  personal  property  by  procedures  commonly
 4        regarded  as  manufacturing,  processing, fabrication, or
 5        assembling which changes some existing material into  new
 6        shapes, new qualities, or new combinations.  For purposes
 7        of  this  subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the
 8        same meaning as the term "mining" in  Section  613(c)  of
 9        the   Internal   Revenue  Code.   For  purposes  of  this
10        subsection (e), the term "retailing" means  the  sale  of
11        tangible   personal  property  or  services  rendered  in
12        conjunction with the sale of tangible consumer  goods  or
13        commodities.
14             (4)  The  basis  of  qualified property shall be the
15        basis used to  compute  the  depreciation  deduction  for
16        federal income tax purposes.
17             (5)  If the basis of the property for federal income
18        tax  depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
19        placed in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount
20        of such increase  shall  be  deemed  property  placed  in
21        service on the date of such increase in basis.
22             (6)  The  term  "placed  in  service" shall have the
23        same meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal  Revenue
24        Code.
25             (7)  If during any taxable year, any property ceases
26        to  be  qualified  property  in the hands of the taxpayer
27        within 48 months after being placed in  service,  or  the
28        situs of any qualified property is moved outside Illinois
29        within  48  months  after  being  placed  in service, the
30        Personal Property Tax Replacement  Income  Tax  for  such
31        taxable  year shall be increased.  Such increase shall be
32        determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which
33        would have been allowed for the year in which credit  for
34        such  property was originally allowed by eliminating such
 
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 1        property from such computation and, (ii) subtracting such
 2        recomputed credit from the amount  of  credit  previously
 3        allowed.  For  the  purposes  of  this  paragraph  (7), a
 4        reduction of the basis of  qualified  property  resulting
 5        from  a  redetermination  of  the purchase price shall be
 6        deemed a disposition of qualified property to the  extent
 7        of such reduction.
 8             (8)  Unless  the  investment  credit  is extended by
 9        law, the basis of qualified property  shall  not  include
10        costs  incurred after December 31, 2003, except for costs
11        incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered  into  on
12        or before December 31, 2003.
13             (9)  Each  taxable  year  ending before December 31,
14        2000, a partnership may elect  to  pass  through  to  its
15        partners the credits to which the partnership is entitled
16        under  this  subsection  (e)  for  the  taxable  year.  A
17        partner may use the credit allocated to him or her  under
18        this   paragraph   only   against   the  tax  imposed  in
19        subsections  (c)  and  (d)  of  this  Section.   If   the
20        partnership  makes  that election, those credits shall be
21        allocated  among  the  partners  in  the  partnership  in
22        accordance with the rules set forth in Section 704(b)  of
23        the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  and  the rules promulgated
24        under that Section,  and  the  allocated  amount  of  the
25        credits shall be allowed to the partners for that taxable
26        year.   The  partnership  shall make this election on its
27        Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax  return  for
28        that  taxable  year.  The  election  to  pass through the
29        credits shall be irrevocable.
30             For taxable years ending on or  after  December  31,
31        2000,  a  partner  that  qualifies  its partnership for a
32        subtraction under subparagraph (I) of  paragraph  (2)  of
33        subsection  (d)  of  Section  203  or  a shareholder that
34        qualifies a Subchapter S corporation  for  a  subtraction
 
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 1        under subparagraph (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b)
 2        of  Section  203  shall  be  allowed  a credit under this
 3        subsection (e) equal to its share of  the  credit  earned
 4        under  this subsection (e) during the taxable year by the
 5        partnership or Subchapter S  corporation,  determined  in
 6        accordance   with   the   determination   of  income  and
 7        distributive share of income under Sections 702  and  704
 8        and  Subchapter  S  of  the  Internal Revenue Code.  This
 9        paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
10          (f)  Investment credit; Enterprise Zone.
11             (1)  A taxpayer shall be allowed  a  credit  against
12        the  tax  imposed  by  subsections  (a)  and  (b) of this
13        Section for investment in  qualified  property  which  is
14        placed  in service in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant
15        to the  Illinois  Enterprise  Zone  Act.   For  partners,
16        shareholders  of Subchapter S corporations, and owners of
17        limited liability companies, if the liability company  is
18        treated  as  a  partnership  for  purposes of federal and
19        State income taxation, there shall be  allowed  a  credit
20        under  this subsection (f) to be determined in accordance
21        with the determination of income and  distributive  share
22        of  income under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of
23        the Internal Revenue Code.  The credit shall  be  .5%  of
24        the  basis  for  such  property.   The  credit  shall  be
25        available  only in the taxable year in which the property
26        is placed in service in the Enterprise Zone and shall not
27        be  allowed  to  the  extent  that  it  would  reduce   a
28        taxpayer's  liability  for the tax imposed by subsections
29        (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero.  For tax years
30        ending on or after December 31, 1985, the credit shall be
31        allowed for the tax year in which the property is  placed
32        in  service,  or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the
33        tax liability for  that  year,  whether  it  exceeds  the
34        original  liability  or  the  liability as later amended,
 
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 1        such excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
 2        liability of the 5 taxable  years  following  the  excess
 3        credit year.  The credit shall be applied to the earliest
 4        year  for which there is a liability.  If there is credit
 5        from more than one tax year that is available to offset a
 6        liability, the credit accruing first  in  time  shall  be
 7        applied first.
 8             (2)  The  term  qualified  property  means  property
 9        which:
10                  (A)  is   tangible,   whether   new   or  used,
11             including buildings  and  structural  components  of
12             buildings;
13                  (B)  is  depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of
14             the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  except  that  "3-year
15             property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that
16             Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this
17             subsection (f);
18                  (C)  is acquired  by  purchase  as  defined  in
19             Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
20                  (D)  is  used  in  the  Enterprise  Zone by the
21             taxpayer; and
22                  (E)  has not been previously used  in  Illinois
23             in  such  a  manner  and  by  such a person as would
24             qualify for the credit provided by  this  subsection
25             (f) or subsection (e).
26             (3)  The  basis  of  qualified property shall be the
27        basis used to  compute  the  depreciation  deduction  for
28        federal income tax purposes.
29             (4)  If the basis of the property for federal income
30        tax  depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
31        placed in service in the Enterprise Zone by the taxpayer,
32        the amount of such  increase  shall  be  deemed  property
33        placed in service on the date of such increase in basis.
34             (5)  The  term  "placed  in  service" shall have the
 
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 1        same meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal  Revenue
 2        Code.
 3             (6)  If during any taxable year, any property ceases
 4        to  be  qualified  property  in the hands of the taxpayer
 5        within 48 months after being placed in  service,  or  the
 6        situs  of  any  qualified  property  is moved outside the
 7        Enterprise Zone within 48 months after  being  placed  in
 8        service, the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of
 9        this  Section  for  such taxable year shall be increased.
10        Such increase shall be determined by (i) recomputing  the
11        investment  credit  which would have been allowed for the
12        year in which credit for  such  property  was  originally
13        allowed   by   eliminating   such   property   from  such
14        computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed  credit
15        from  the  amount  of credit previously allowed.  For the
16        purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the  basis
17        of qualified property resulting from a redetermination of
18        the  purchase  price  shall  be  deemed  a disposition of
19        qualified property to the extent of such reduction.
20          (g)  Jobs Tax Credit; Enterprise Zone and Foreign Trade
21    Zone or Sub-Zone.
22             (1)  A taxpayer conducting a trade or business in an
23        enterprise zone or a High Impact Business  designated  by
24        the   Department   of   Commerce  and  Community  Affairs
25        conducting a trade or business in a federally  designated
26        Foreign  Trade Zone or Sub-Zone shall be allowed a credit
27        against the tax imposed by subsections  (a)  and  (b)  of
28        this  Section in the amount of $500 per eligible employee
29        hired to work in the zone during the taxable year.
30             (2)  To qualify for the credit:
31                  (A)  the taxpayer must hire 5 or more  eligible
32             employees to work in an enterprise zone or federally
33             designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone during the
34             taxable year;
 
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 1                  (B)  the taxpayer's total employment within the
 2             enterprise  zone  or  federally  designated  Foreign
 3             Trade  Zone  or  Sub-Zone must increase by 5 or more
 4             full-time employees beyond  the  total  employed  in
 5             that  zone  at  the end of the previous tax year for
 6             which a jobs  tax  credit  under  this  Section  was
 7             taken,  or beyond the total employed by the taxpayer
 8             as of December 31, 1985, whichever is later; and
 9                  (C)  the eligible employees  must  be  employed
10             180 consecutive days in order to be deemed hired for
11             purposes of this subsection.
12             (3)  An  "eligible  employee"  means an employee who
13        is:
14                  (A)  Certified by the  Department  of  Commerce
15             and  Community  Affairs  as  "eligible for services"
16             pursuant to regulations  promulgated  in  accordance
17             with  Title  II of the Job Training Partnership Act,
18             Training Services for the Disadvantaged or Title III
19             of the Job Training Partnership Act, Employment  and
20             Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers Program.
21                  (B)  Hired   after   the   enterprise  zone  or
22             federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or  Sub-Zone
23             was  designated or the trade or business was located
24             in that zone, whichever is later.
25                  (C)  Employed in the enterprise zone or Foreign
26             Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. An employee is  employed  in
27             an  enterprise  zone or federally designated Foreign
28             Trade Zone or Sub-Zone if his services are  rendered
29             there  or  it  is  the  base  of  operations for the
30             services performed.
31                  (D)  A full-time employee working  30  or  more
32             hours per week.
33             (4)  For  tax  years ending on or after December 31,
34        1985 and prior to December 31, 1988, the credit shall  be
 
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 1        allowed  for the tax year in which the eligible employees
 2        are hired.  For tax years ending on or after December 31,
 3        1988, the credit  shall  be  allowed  for  the  tax  year
 4        immediately  following the tax year in which the eligible
 5        employees are hired.  If the amount of the credit exceeds
 6        the tax liability for that year, whether it  exceeds  the
 7        original  liability  or  the  liability as later amended,
 8        such excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
 9        liability of the 5 taxable  years  following  the  excess
10        credit year.  The credit shall be applied to the earliest
11        year  for  which there is a liability. If there is credit
12        from more than one tax year that is available to offset a
13        liability, earlier credit shall be applied first.
14             (5)  The Department of Revenue shall promulgate such
15        rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry
16        out the purposes of this subsection (g).
17             (6)  The credit  shall  be  available  for  eligible
18        employees hired on or after January 1, 1986.
19        (h)  Investment credit; High Impact Business.
20             (1)  Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section
21        5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall
22        be   allowed   a   credit  against  the  tax  imposed  by
23        subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for investment in
24        qualified property  which  is  placed  in  service  by  a
25        Department  of  Commerce and Community Affairs designated
26        High Impact Business.  The credit shall  be  .5%  of  the
27        basis  for  such  property.   The  credit  shall  not  be
28        available  (i) until the minimum investments in qualified
29        property set forth in subdivision  (a)(3)(A)  of  Section
30        5.5  of  the  Illinois  Enterprise  Zone  Act  have  been
31        satisfied or (ii) until the time authorized in subsection
32        (b-5)  of  the  Illinois Enterprise Zone Act for entities
33        designated as High Impact Businesses  under  subdivisions
34        (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and (a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the
 
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 1        Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, and shall not be allowed to
 2        the  extent  that  it would reduce a taxpayer's liability
 3        for the tax imposed by subsections (a) and  (b)  of  this
 4        Section  to  below  zero.   The credit applicable to such
 5        investments shall be taken in the taxable year  in  which
 6        such  investments  have  been  completed.  The credit for
 7        additional investments beyond the minimum investment by a
 8        designated  high   impact   business   authorized   under
 9        subdivision  (a)(3)(A)  of  Section  5.5  of the Illinois
10        Enterprise Zone  Act  shall  be  available  only  in  the
11        taxable  year  in which the property is placed in service
12        and shall not be allowed to  the  extent  that  it  would
13        reduce  a  taxpayer's  liability  for  the tax imposed by
14        subsections (a) and (b) of this Section  to  below  zero.
15        For  tax  years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the
16        credit shall be allowed for the tax  year  in  which  the
17        property  is  placed in service, or, if the amount of the
18        credit exceeds the tax liability for that  year,  whether
19        it  exceeds  the  original  liability or the liability as
20        later amended, such excess may  be  carried  forward  and
21        applied  to  the  tax  liability  of  the 5 taxable years
22        following the excess credit year.  The  credit  shall  be
23        applied  to  the  earliest  year  for  which  there  is a
24        liability.  If there is credit from  more  than  one  tax
25        year  that is available to offset a liability, the credit
26        accruing first in time shall be applied first.
27             Changes made in this subdivision  (h)(1)  by  Public
28        Act 88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
29        reflect existing law.
30             (2)  The  term  qualified  property  means  property
31        which:
32                  (A)  is   tangible,   whether   new   or  used,
33             including buildings  and  structural  components  of
34             buildings;
 
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 1                  (B)  is  depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of
 2             the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  except  that  "3-year
 3             property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that
 4             Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this
 5             subsection (h);
 6                  (C)  is acquired  by  purchase  as  defined  in
 7             Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
 8                  (D)  is  not  eligible  for the Enterprise Zone
 9             Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
10             Section.
11             (3)  The basis of qualified property  shall  be  the
12        basis  used  to  compute  the  depreciation deduction for
13        federal income tax purposes.
14             (4)  If the basis of the property for federal income
15        tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has  been
16        placed in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade
17        Zone or Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the
18        amount  of  such increase shall be deemed property placed
19        in service on the date of such increase in basis.
20             (5)  The term "placed in  service"  shall  have  the
21        same  meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue
22        Code.
23             (6)  If during any taxable year ending on or  before
24        December  31,  1996,  any property ceases to be qualified
25        property in the hands of the taxpayer  within  48  months
26        after  being  placed  in  service,  or  the  situs of any
27        qualified property is moved outside  Illinois  within  48
28        months  after  being  placed  in service, the tax imposed
29        under subsections (a) and (b) of this  Section  for  such
30        taxable  year shall be increased.  Such increase shall be
31        determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which
32        would have been allowed for the year in which credit  for
33        such  property was originally allowed by eliminating such
34        property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such
 
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 1        recomputed credit from the amount  of  credit  previously
 2        allowed.   For  the  purposes  of  this  paragraph (6), a
 3        reduction of the basis of  qualified  property  resulting
 4        from  a  redetermination  of  the purchase price shall be
 5        deemed a disposition of qualified property to the  extent
 6        of such reduction.
 7             (7)  Beginning  with tax years ending after December
 8        31, 1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for  the  credit  under
 9        this   subsection  (h)  and  thereby  is  granted  a  tax
10        abatement and the taxpayer relocates its entire  facility
11        in  violation  of  the  explicit  terms and length of the
12        contract under Section 18-183 of the Property  Tax  Code,
13        the  tax  imposed  under  subsections (a) and (b) of this
14        Section shall be increased for the taxable year in  which
15        the taxpayer relocated its facility by an amount equal to
16        the  amount of credit received by the taxpayer under this
17        subsection (h).
18        (i)  Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement  Income
19    Tax.    A  credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed by
20    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for the  tax  imposed
21    by  subsections  (c)  and  (d)  of this Section.  This credit
22    shall  be  computed  by  multiplying  the  tax   imposed   by
23    subsections  (c)  and  (d) of this Section by a fraction, the
24    numerator of which is base income allocable to  Illinois  and
25    the denominator of which is Illinois base income, and further
26    multiplying   the   product   by  the  tax  rate  imposed  by
27    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
28        Any credit earned on or after  December  31,  1986  under
29    this  subsection  which  is  unused in the year the credit is
30    computed because it exceeds  the  tax  liability  imposed  by
31    subsections (a) and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the
32    original  liability or the liability as later amended) may be
33    carried forward and applied to the tax liability  imposed  by
34    subsections  (a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the
 
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 1    excess credit year.  This credit shall be  applied  first  to
 2    the  earliest  year for which there is a liability.  If there
 3    is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax year
 4    that is available to offset a liability the  earliest  credit
 5    arising under this subsection shall be applied first.
 6        If,  during  any taxable year ending on or after December
 7    31, 1986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of  this
 8    Section  for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
 9    subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such  tax
10    shall also be reduced.  Such reduction shall be determined by
11    recomputing  the  credit to take into account the reduced tax
12    imposed by subsections (c) and (d).  If any  portion  of  the
13    reduced  amount  of  credit  has  been carried to a different
14    taxable year, an amended  return  shall  be  filed  for  such
15    taxable year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
16        (j)  Training  expense  credit.  Beginning with tax years
17    ending on or after December 31, 1986,  a  taxpayer  shall  be
18    allowed  a  credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
19    and (b) under this Section for all amounts paid  or  accrued,
20    on behalf of all persons employed by the taxpayer in Illinois
21    or  Illinois  residents  employed  outside  of  Illinois by a
22    taxpayer,  for  educational   or   vocational   training   in
23    semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled or skilled
24    fields,   which  were  deducted  from  gross  income  in  the
25    computation of taxable income.  The credit  against  the  tax
26    imposed  by  subsections  (a)  and  (b) shall be 1.6% of such
27    training expenses.  For partners, shareholders of  subchapter
28    S corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if
29    the  liability  company  is  treated  as  a  partnership  for
30    purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall be
31    allowed  a  credit under this subsection (j) to be determined
32    in  accordance  with  the   determination   of   income   and
33    distributive  share  of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
34    subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
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 1        Any credit allowed under this subsection which is  unused
 2    in  the  year  the credit is earned may be carried forward to
 3    each of the 5 taxable years following the year for which  the
 4    credit is first computed until it is used.  This credit shall
 5    be  applied  first  to the earliest year for which there is a
 6    liability.  If there is a credit under this  subsection  from
 7    more  than  one  tax  year  that  is  available  to  offset a
 8    liability the earliest credit arising under  this  subsection
 9    shall be applied first.
10        (k)  Research and development credit.
11        Beginning  with  tax  years  ending after July 1, 1990, a
12    taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by
13    subsections (a)  and  (b)  of  this  Section  for  increasing
14    research  activities  in  this  State.   The  credit  allowed
15    against  the  tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be
16    equal to 6 1/2% of the qualifying expenditures for increasing
17    research   activities   in   this   State.    For   partners,
18    shareholders of subchapter  S  corporations,  and  owners  of
19    limited  liability  companies,  if  the  liability company is
20    treated as a partnership for purposes of  federal  and  State
21    income  taxation,  there shall be allowed a credit under this
22    subsection  to  be  determined   in   accordance   with   the
23    determination  of  income  and  distributive  share of income
24    under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of  the  Internal
25    Revenue Code.
26        For    purposes    of    this   subsection,   "qualifying
27    expenditures" means the qualifying  expenditures  as  defined
28    for  the  federal  credit  for increasing research activities
29    which would be allowable under Section  41  of  the  Internal
30    Revenue   Code   and  which  are  conducted  in  this  State,
31    "qualifying expenditures for increasing  research  activities
32    in  this  State"  means the excess of qualifying expenditures
33    for the  taxable  year  in  which  incurred  over  qualifying
34    expenditures  for  the  base period, "qualifying expenditures
 
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 1    for the base period" means  the  average  of  the  qualifying
 2    expenditures  for  each  year  in  the base period, and "base
 3    period" means the 3 taxable years immediately  preceding  the
 4    taxable year for which the determination is being made.
 5        Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
 6    year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
 7    unused  credit  shown  on  its final completed return carried
 8    over as a credit against the tax liability for the  following
 9    5  taxable  years  or until it has been fully used, whichever
10    occurs first.
11        If an unused credit is carried forward to  a  given  year
12    from  2  or  more  earlier  years, that credit arising in the
13    earliest year will be applied first against the tax liability
14    for the given year.  If a tax liability for  the  given  year
15    still  remains,  the  credit from the next earliest year will
16    then be applied, and so on, until all credits have been  used
17    or  no  tax  liability  for  the  given  year  remains.   Any
18    remaining  unused  credit  or  credits  then  will be carried
19    forward to the next following year in which a  tax  liability
20    is  incurred, except that no credit can be carried forward to
21    a year which is more than 5 years after the year in which the
22    expense for which the credit is given was incurred.
23        Unless extended by law,  the  credit  shall  not  include
24    costs  incurred  after  December  31,  2004, except for costs
25    incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered  into  on  or
26    before December 31, 2004.
27        No  inference  shall be drawn from this amendatory Act of
28    the 91st General Assembly  in  construing  this  Section  for
29    taxable years beginning before January 1, 1999.
30        (l)  Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
31             (i)  For  tax   years ending after December 31, 1997
32        and on or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer  shall  be
33        allowed  a  credit against the tax imposed by subsections
34        (a) and (b) of this Section for certain amounts paid  for
 
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 1        unreimbursed  eligible remediation costs, as specified in
 2        this  subsection.    For  purposes   of   this   Section,
 3        "unreimbursed  eligible  remediation  costs"  means costs
 4        approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection  Agency
 5        ("Agency")  under  Section  58.14  of  the  Environmental
 6        Protection Act that were paid in performing environmental
 7        remediation  at a site for which a No Further Remediation
 8        Letter was  issued  by  the  Agency  and  recorded  under
 9        Section  58.10  of the Environmental Protection Act.  The
10        credit must be claimed for  the  taxable  year  in  which
11        Agency  approval  of  the  eligible  remediation costs is
12        granted.  The credit is not available to any taxpayer  if
13        the  taxpayer  or any related party caused or contributed
14        to, in any  material  respect,  a  release  of  regulated
15        substances  on, in, or under the site that was identified
16        and addressed by the remedial action pursuant to the Site
17        Remediation Program of the Environmental Protection  Act.
18        After  the  Pollution  Control  Board  rules  are adopted
19        pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for
20        the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9 of the
21        Environmental Protection Act, determinations as to credit
22        availability for purposes of this Section shall  be  made
23        consistent  with  those  rules.   For  purposes  of  this
24        Section,   "taxpayer"   includes   a   person  whose  tax
25        attributes the taxpayer has succeeded  to  under  Section
26        381  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code and "related party"
27        includes the persons disallowed a deduction for losses by
28        paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of  Section  267  of  the
29        Internal  Revenue  Code  by  virtue  of  being  a related
30        taxpayer, as well as any of  its  partners.   The  credit
31        allowed  against  the  tax imposed by subsections (a) and
32        (b) shall be equal to 25% of  the  unreimbursed  eligible
33        remediation  costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except
34        that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to  any  site
 
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 1        contained  in  an  enterprise  zone  as determined by the
 2        Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.  The  total
 3        credit  allowed  shall not exceed $40,000 per year with a
 4        maximum total of $150,000 per  site.   For  partners  and
 5        shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall be
 6        allowed  a  credit under this subsection to be determined
 7        in  accordance  with  the  determination  of  income  and
 8        distributive share of income under Sections 702  and  704
 9        and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
10             (ii)  A credit allowed under this subsection that is
11        unused  in  the  year the credit is earned may be carried
12        forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
13        for which the credit is first earned until  it  is  used.
14        The  term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
15        unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of  the
16        maximum  credit  per site authorized under paragraph (i).
17        This credit shall be applied first to the  earliest  year
18        for  which  there  is  a liability.  If there is a credit
19        under this subsection from more than one tax year that is
20        available to offset  a  liability,  the  earliest  credit
21        arising  under this subsection shall be applied first.  A
22        credit allowed under this subsection may  be  sold  to  a
23        buyer as part of a sale of all or part of the remediation
24        site  for which the credit was granted.  The purchaser of
25        a remediation site and the tax credit  shall  succeed  to
26        the  unused  credit and remaining carry-forward period of
27        the seller.  To perfect the transfer, the assignor  shall
28        record  the  transfer  in the chain of title for the site
29        and  provide  written  notice  to  the  Director  of  the
30        Illinois Department of Revenue of the  assignor's  intent
31        to  sell  the  remediation site and the amount of the tax
32        credit to be transferred as a portion of the sale.  In no
33        event may a credit be transferred to any taxpayer if  the
34        taxpayer  or  a related party would not be eligible under
 
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 1        the provisions of subsection (i).
 2             (iii)  For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
 3        shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of  the
 4        Environmental Protection Act.
 5        (m)  Education  expense credit.  Beginning with tax years
 6    ending after  December  31,  1999,  a  taxpayer  who  is  the
 7    custodian of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a
 8    credit  against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
 9    this Section for qualified  education  expenses  incurred  on
10    behalf  of  the qualifying pupils.  The credit shall be equal
11    to 25% of qualified education expenses, but in no  event  may
12    the  total  credit  under this subsection claimed by a family
13    that is the custodian of qualifying pupils exceed  $500.   In
14    no  event  shall  a  credit  under this subsection reduce the
15    taxpayer's liability under this Act to less than zero.   This
16    subsection  is  exempt  from the provisions of Section 250 of
17    this Act.
18        For purposes of this subsection:
19        "Qualifying  pupils"  means  individuals  who   (i)   are
20    residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
21    21  at  the  close  of  the school year for which a credit is
22    sought, and (iii) during the school year for which  a  credit
23    is  sought  were  full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten
24    through twelfth grade education program  at  any  school,  as
25    defined in this subsection.
26        "Qualified  education  expense" means the amount incurred
27    on behalf of  a  qualifying  pupil  in  excess  of  $250  for
28    tuition,  book  fees, and lab fees at the school in which the
29    pupil is enrolled during the regular school year.
30        "School" means any  public  or  nonpublic  elementary  or
31    secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
32    VI  of  the  Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
33    satisfies the requirements of  Section  26-1  of  the  School
34    Code,  except  that  nothing  shall be construed to require a
 
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 1    child to attend any particular public or nonpublic school  to
 2    qualify for the credit under this Section.
 3        "Custodian"  means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
 4    Illinois resident who is  a  parent,  the  parents,  a  legal
 5    guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
 6        (n)  Paid  leave  due  to  domestic  or  sexual  violence
 7    credit.
 8             (1)  In  general.  An  employer  shall  be allowed a
 9        credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a)  and
10        (b)  for  leave  taken  by an employee due to domestic or
11        sexual violence in an amount equal to 100% of  the  wages
12        paid  by  the  employer to an employee under the Victims'
13        Economic Security and Safety Act during the taxable year.
14             (2)  Limitations.  The  tax   credit   provided   by
15        paragraph (1) does not include wages paid:
16                  (A)  pursuant  to  Section  25  of the Victims'
17             Economic Security and Safety Act; or
18                  (B)  after the initial filing of a civil action
19             filed pursuant to Section 35 of that Act.
20        (o)  Workplace safety program credit.
21             (1)  In general. An  employer  shall  be  allowed  a
22        credit  against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and
23        (b) in an amount equal to 40% of the domestic and  sexual
24        violence  safety  and education costs paid or incurred by
25        such employer during the taxable year.
26             (2)  Definitions. For purposes  of  this  subsection
27        (o):
28                  (A)  Domestic  and  sexual  violence safety and
29             education cost.
30                       (i)  In  general.   "Domestic  and  sexual
31                  violence safety and education cost"  means  any
32                  cost certified by the employer as being for the
33                  purpose of:
34                            (aa)  ensuring    the    safety    of
 
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 1                       employees    from   domestic   or   sexual
 2                       violence,
 3                            (bb)  providing     assistance     to
 4                       employees and family and household members
 5                       of employees with respect to  domestic  or
 6                       sexual violence,
 7                            (cc)  providing   legal   or  medical
 8                       services  to  employees  and  family   and
 9                       household  members  of employees subjected
10                       to, or at risk from,  domestic  or  sexual
11                       violence,
12                            (dd)  educating  employees  about the
13                       issue of domestic or sexual violence, or
14                            (ee)  implementing human resource  or
15                       personnel  policies  initiated  to protect
16                       employees from domestic or sexual violence
17                       or to  support  employees  who  have  been
18                       victims of domestic or sexual violence.
19                       (ii)  Types  of  costs.  The term includes
20                  costs certified by the employer  as  being  for
21                  the purpose of:
22                            (aa)  the   hiring  of  new  security
23                       personnel in order to address domestic  or
24                       sexual violence,
25                            (bb)    the creation of buddy systems
26                       or escort systems for walking employees to
27                       parking   lots,   parked   cars,    subway
28                       stations,   or  bus  stops,  in  order  to
29                       address domestic or sexual violence,
30                            (cc)  the purchase or installation of
31                       new    security    equipment,    including
32                       surveillance equipment, lighting fixtures,
33                       cardkey access systems, and identification
34                       systems, in order to address  domestic  or
 
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 1                       sexual violence,
 2                            (dd)  the    establishment    of   an
 3                       employee assistance line or other employee
 4                       assistance services, in order  to  address
 5                       domestic  or  sexual violence, for the use
 6                       of   individual    employees,    including
 7                       counseling or referral services undertaken
 8                       in   consultation  and  coordination  with
 9                       national,   State,   or   local   domestic
10                       violence   coalitions,   sexual    assault
11                       coalitions, domestic violence programs, or
12                       sexual assault programs,
13                            (ee)  the retention of an attorney to
14                       provide   legal   services   to  employees
15                       seeking restraining orders or other  legal
16                       recourse from domestic or sexual violence,
17                            (ff)  the  establishment  of  medical
18                       services  addressing  the medical needs of
19                       employees who are victims of  domestic  or
20                       sexual violence,
21                            (gg)  the  retention  of  a financial
22                       expert  or  an   accountant   to   provide
23                       financial  counseling to employees seeking
24                       to  escape   from   domestic   or   sexual
25                       violence,
26                            (hh)  the    establishment    of   an
27                       education    program    for     employees,
28                       consisting   of   seminars   or   training
29                       sessions about domestic or sexual violence
30                       undertaken     in     consultation     and
31                       coordination   with  national,  State,  or
32                       local domestic violence coalitions, sexual
33                       assault  coalitions,   domestic   violence
34                       programs, or sexual assault programs,
 
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 1                            (ii)  studies of the cost, impact, or
 2                       extent  of  domestic or sexual violence at
 3                       the employer's place of business, if  such
 4                       studies  are  made available to the public
 5                       and  protect  the  identity  of  employees
 6                       included in the study,
 7                            (jj)  the publication of a  regularly
 8                       disseminated newsletter or other regularly
 9                       disseminated  educational  materials about
10                       domestic or sexual violence,
11                            (kk)  the  implementation  of   leave
12                       policies  for  the  purpose of allowing or
13                       accommodating  the  needs  of  victims  of
14                       domestic  or  sexual  violence  to  pursue
15                       counseling, legal  assistance,  or  safety
16                       planning,  including  leave  from  work to
17                       attend meetings with  attorneys,  to  give
18                       evidentiary statements or depositions, and
19                       to attend hearings or trials in court,
20                            (ll)  the  implementation of flexible
21                       work policies for the purpose of  allowing
22                       or  accommodating  the  needs of employees
23                       who are  victims  of  domestic  or  sexual
24                       violence,   or   employees  at  risk  with
25                       respect   to   such   crimes,   to   avoid
26                       assailants,
27                            (mm)  the implementation of  transfer
28                       policies  for  the  purpose of allowing or
29                       accommodating  the  needs   of   employees
30                       subjected  to  domestic or sexual violence
31                       to  change  office  locations  within  the
32                       company in order to avoid assailants or to
33                       allow the transfer of an employee who  has
34                       perpetrated domestic or sexual violence in
 
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 1                       order  to  protect  the  victim, including
 2                       payment of  costs  for  the  transfer  and
 3                       relocation of an employee to another city,
 4                       county,  State, or country for the purpose
 5                       of maintaining an employee's  safety  from
 6                       domestic or sexual violence, or
 7                            (nn)  the  provision  of  any  of the
 8                       services described in clauses (dd) through
 9                       (hh) to the family or household members of
10                       employees.
11                       (iii)  Notification   of   possible    tax
12                  consequences.  In  no  event shall any cost for
13                  goods or services which may be included in  the
14                  income  of any employee receiving or benefiting
15                  from such goods or services  be  treated  as  a
16                  domestic   and   sexual   violence  safety  and
17                  education cost unless the employer notifies the
18                  employee in writing of the possibility of  such
19                  inclusion.
20                  (B)  "Domestic   or   sexual   violence"  means
21             domestic violence, sexual assault, or  stalking,  as
22             those  terms  are  defined  in  Section  10  of  the
23             Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.
24                  (C)  "Domestic  violence coalition" and "sexual
25             assault coalition" have the meanings given the terms
26             in Section 10 of the Victims' Economic Security  and
27             Safety Act.
28                  (D)  "Employee"   means  a  person  who  is  an
29             employee, as defined in Section 10 of  the  Victims'
30             Economic Security and Safety Act.
31                  (E)  "Employer"   means  a  person  who  is  an
32             employer, as defined in Section 10 of  the  Victims'
33             Economic Security and Safety Act.
34             (2)  Coordination  with other provisions.  No credit
 
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 1        or deduction shall be allowed under any  other  provision
 2        of  this Act for any amount for which a credit is allowed
 3        under this subsection (o).
 4        (p)  Credit not a defense in legal actions. The allowance
 5    of a credit under subsections (n) and (o)  does  not  absolve
 6    employers  of  their responsibilities under any other law and
 7    shall not be construed as a defense to any legal action.
 8        (q)  Applicability. The changes made to this  Section  by
 9    this  amendatory  Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly apply to
10    taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.
11    (Source:  P.A.  91-9,  eff.  1-1-00;  91-357,  eff.  7-29-99;
12    91-643, eff. 8-20-99;  91-644,  eff.  8-20-99;  91-860,  eff.
13    6-22-00; 91-913, eff. 1-1-01; 92-12, eff. 7-1-01; 92-16, eff.
14    6-28-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-846, eff. 8-23-02.)

15        Section  905. Severability. If any provision of this Act,
16    any amendment made by this Act, or the  application  of  such
17    provision  or amendment to any person or circumstance is held
18    to be in violation of the U.S.  or  State  Constitution,  the
19    remainder  of the provisions of this Act, the amendments made
20    by this Act,  and  the  application  of  such  provisions  or
21    amendments  to  any  person  or  circumstance  shall  not  be
22    affected.

23        Section  999.  Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24    becoming law.