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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 there is created the Medical Supplies Tax Relief Task Force,
5 consisting of 5 members as follows: (i) one member appointed by
6 the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) one member
7 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
8 Representatives; (iii) one member appointed by the Governor who
9 is a professional medical care provider; (iv) one member
10 appointed by the Governor who is a private citizen of Illinois
11 who has a chronic medical condition and is an advocate for
12 patients with chronic medical conditions; and (v) one member
13 appointed by the Director of Revenue who is licensed to
14 practice law or is certified as a public accountant; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the Task Force must consider the types of
17 medical supplies and appliances that are: (i) required to cope
18 with chronic and incurable medical conditions suffered by
19 residents of Illinois and (ii) not currently exempted from
20 State use and occupation taxes under the laws of Illinois, and
21 the Task Force must report to the Governor and the General
22 Assembly no later than April 15, 2006, as to which medical
23 supplies, in furtherance of the best interests of the citizens
24 of Illinois, should be exempted from State use and occupation
25 taxes in fiscal year 2007 and thereafter; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall serve without
27 compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable travel
28 expenses from funds available for that purpose; the Department
29 of Revenue shall provide staff and administrative support
30 services to the Task Force; and be it further
 
31     RESOLVED, That the Task Force is abolished on June 1, 2006.