Public Act 097-0478
 
SB2293 EnrolledLRB097 08670 RLJ 48799 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Sections 5.786, 5.787, 6z-87, and 6z-88 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
    Sec. 5.786. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association
Fund.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.787 new)
    Sec. 5.787. The After-School Rescue Fund.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new)
    Sec. 6z-87. Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association
Fund. The Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund is
created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to
appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Criminal Justice
Information Authority to make grants to the Illinois State
Crime Stoppers Association to enhance and develop Crime
Stoppers programs in Illinois.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-88 new)
    Sec. 6z-88. After-School Rescue Fund; creation. The
After-School Rescue Fund is created as a special fund in the
State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the
Illinois State Board of Education for the making of grants to
at-risk schools for the promotion of extracurricular and
after-school programs.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Sections 507YY and 507ZZ as follows:
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507YY new)
    Sec. 507YY. Crime Stoppers checkoff. For taxable years
ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department shall
print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision
indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund, as authorized
by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, then he or
she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not
less than $1) on the return and indicating that the
contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the
amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's
failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces
the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to
any amended return.
 
    (35 ILCS 5/507ZZ new)
    Sec. 507ZZ. After-School Rescue Fund checkoff. For taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department must
print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
After-School Rescue Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act
of the 97th General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating
the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return
and (ii) stating that the contribution will reduce the
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to
accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased
payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This
Section does not apply to any amended return.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.