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90_HB0887sam002

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 1                     AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 887
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill  887,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    with  reference  to  the  page  and  line  numbers  of Senate
 4    Amendment No. 1, on  page  1,  in  line  9,  after  "2,",  by
 5    inserting "3,"; and
 6    on  page  5,  immediately  below  line  13,  by inserting the
 7    following:
 8        "(225 ILCS 460/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 5103)
 9        Sec. 3.  Exemptions.
10        (a)  Upon initial  filing  of  a  registration  statement
11    pursuant  to  Section  2  of this Act and notification by the
12    Attorney General of his determination that the organizational
13    purposes or circumstances specified  in  this  paragraph  for
14    exemption  are  actual  and  genuine,  the following entities
15    shall be exempt from all the report filing provisions of this
16    Act, except for the requirements set forth in  Section  2  of
17    this Act:
18             1.    A   corporation   sole   or   other  religious
19        corporation,  trust  or  organization   incorporated   or
20        established  for religious purposes, nor to any agency or
21        organization incorporated or established for  charitable,
22        hospital   or   educational   purposes   and  engaged  in
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 1        effectuating one  or  more  of  such  purposes,  that  is
 2        affiliated with, operated by, or supervised or controlled
 3        by  a  corporation  sole  or other religious corporation,
 4        trust or organization  incorporated  or  established  for
 5        religious  purposes,  nor  to other religious agencies or
 6        organizations which serve religion by the preservation of
 7        religious  rights  and  freedom   from   persecution   or
 8        prejudice  or  by fostering religion, including the moral
 9        and ethical aspects of a particular religious faith.
10             2.  Any  charitable  organization  which  does   not
11        intend  to  solicit  and  receive  and  does not actually
12        receive contributions in excess of $15,000 during any  12
13        month period ending December 31 of any year.  However, if
14        the  gross  contributions  received  by  such  charitable
15        organization  during  any 12 month period ending December
16        31 of any year shall be in excess of  $15,000,  it  shall
17        file   reports   as  required  under  this  Act  and  the
18        provisions of this Act shall apply.
19        (b)  The following  persons  shall  not  be  required  to
20    register with the Attorney General:
21             1.  The  University  of  Illinois, Southern Illinois
22        University, Eastern Illinois University,  Illinois  State
23        Normal  University, Northern Illinois University, Western
24        Illinois University, all  educational  institutions  that
25        are  recognized  by  the State Board of Education or that
26        are accredited by a regional accrediting  association  or
27        by   an   organization   affiliated   with  the  National
28        Commission  on  Accrediting,  any  foundation  having  an
29        established  identity  with  any  of  the  aforementioned
30        educational   institutions,   any    other    educational
31        institution  confining  its solicitation of contributions
32        to its student body, alumni, faculty  and  trustees,  and
33        their  families,  or a library established under the laws
34        of this State, provided that the annual financial  report
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 1        of  such  institution  or library shall be filed with the
 2        State  Board  of  Education,  Governor,  Illinois   State
 3        Library,   County  Library  Board  or  County  Board,  as
 4        provided by law.
 5             2.  Fraternal,   patriotic,   social,   educational,
 6        alumni  organizations  and  historical   societies   when
 7        solicitation   of  contributions  is  confined  to  their
 8        membership. This  exemption  shall  be  extended  to  any
 9        subsidiary  of a parent or superior organization exempted
10        by Sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph (b) of Section 3 of  this
11        Act where such solicitation is confined to the membership
12        of the subsidiary, parent or superior organization.
13             3.  Persons  requesting  any  contributions  for the
14        relief or benefit of any individual, specified by name at
15        the  time  of  the  solicitation,  if  the  contributions
16        collected are turned over to the named beneficiary, first
17        deducting reasonable expenses for costs of  banquets,  or
18        social  gatherings,  if  any,  provided  all fund raising
19        functions are carried  on  by  persons  who  are  unpaid,
20        directly or indirectly, for such services.
21             4.  Any   bona   fide  union,  bona  fide  political
22        organization or bona  fide  political  action  committee,
23        which does not solicit funds for a charitable purpose.
24             5.  Any   charitable   organization   receiving   an
25        allocation from an incorporated community chest or united
26        fund,  provided  such chest or fund is complying with the
27        provisions of  this  Act  relating  to  registration  and
28        filing  of  annual reports with the Attorney General, and
29        provided such organization does not actually receive,  in
30        addition  to  such allocation, contributions in excess of
31        $4,000 during any 12 month period ending June 30th of any
32        year, and provided further  that  all  the  fund  raising
33        functions  of such organization are carried on by persons
34        who are unpaid for such services. However, if  the  gross
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 1        contributions other than such allocation received by such
 2        charitable organization during any 12 month period ending
 3        June  30th  of  any year shall be in excess of $4,000, it
 4        shall within  30  days  after  the  date  it  shall  have
 5        received  such contributions in excess of $4,000 register
 6        with the Attorney General as required by Section 2.
 7             6.  A bona fide organization of  volunteer  firemen,
 8        or   a   bona   fide   auxiliary  or  affiliate  of  such
 9        organization, provided all its  fund  raising  activities
10        are  carried  on by members of such an organization or an
11        affiliate   thereof   and   such   members   receive   no
12        compensation, directly or indirectly, therefor.
13             7.  Any charitable organization operating a  nursery
14        for infants awaiting adoption providing that all its fund
15        raising  activities  are carried on by members of such an
16        organization or an affiliate  thereof  and  such  members
17        receive no compensation, directly or indirectly therefor.
18             8.  Any   corporation  established  by  the  Federal
19        Congress that is required by federal law to submit annual
20        reports of its activities to Congress containing itemized
21        accounts of all receipts  and  expenditures  after  being
22        duly audited.
23             9.  Any  boys'  club  which  is  affiliated with the
24        Boys'  Club  of  America,  a  corporation  chartered   by
25        Congress;  provided,  however,  that  such  an  affiliate
26        properly  files the reports required by the Boys' Club of
27        America and that the Boys' Club of America files with the
28        Government of the United States the reports  required  by
29        its federal charter.
30             10.  Any    veterans   organization   chartered   or
31        incorporated  under  federal   law   and   any   veterans
32        organization  which is affiliated with, and recognized in
33        the   bylaws   of,   a   congressionally   chartered   or
34        incorporated veterans  organization;  provided,  however,
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 1        that the affiliate properly files the reports required by
 2        the  congressionally  chartered  or incorporated veterans
 3        organization,  that  the  congressionally  chartered   or
 4        incorporated   veterans   organization   files  with  the
 5        government of the United States the reports  required  by
 6        its  federal  charter,  and that copies of such federally
 7        required reports are filed with the Attorney General.
 8             11.  Any   parent-teacher   organization   that   is
 9        controlled by teachers and parents of children  attending
10        a  particular  public  or  private  school  for which the
11        organization is named and solicits contributions for  the
12        benefit of that particular school; provided that:
13                  (i)  the  school  is  specified  by name at the
14             time the solicitation is made;
15                  (ii)  all of the contributions are turned  over
16             to  the  school,  after  first  deducting reasonable
17             expenses   for   fundraising   and    parent-teacher
18             activities;
19                  (iii)  all fundraising functions are carried on
20             by  persons  who  are  not  paid, either directly or
21             indirectly, for their fundraising services;
22                  (iv)  the total contributions, less  reasonable
23             fundraising  expenses,  do not exceed $50,000 in any
24             calendar year;
25                  (v)  the organization provides  the  school  at
26             least  annually  with  a  complete accounting of all
27             contributions received; and
28                  (vi)  the  governing  board   of   the   school
29             annually  certifies  to the Attorney General, if the
30             Attorney General makes a request for  certification,
31             that  the  parent-teacher  organization has provided
32             the school with  a  full  accounting  and  that  the
33             organization has provided benefits and contributions
34             to the school.
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 1    (Source: P.A. 90-469, eff. 8-17-97.)".

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