HB1989 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1989

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Katie Stuart

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 5/232 new

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for public school fees and contributions. Sets forth purposes for which those fees and contributions may be used. Provides that the credit may not exceed $200 for each individual taxpayer or $400 for a married couple filing jointly. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 232 as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/232 new)

Sec. 232. Credit for public school fees and contributions.

(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, a credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal to the amount of any fees paid or cash contributions made by a taxpayer or on the taxpayer's behalf during the taxable year to a public school located in this State for the following public school purposes:

(1) Standardized testing for college credit or readiness offered by a widely recognized and accepted educational testing organization.

(2) Costs associated with assessments for career and technical preparation programs for pupils.

(3) Preparation courses and materials for standardized testing.

(4) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

(5) Costs associated with extracurricular activities, including, but not limited to: school band uniforms; equipment or uniforms for school-sponsored athletic activities; scientific laboratory materials; and in-state or out-of-state trips that are solely for school-related competitive events, not including any senior trips or events that are recreational, solely for amusement, or tourist activities.

(6) Character education programs.

(7) Community school meal programs.

(8) Student consumable health care supplies, including, but not limited to, tissues, hand wipes, bandages and other health care consumables that are generally used by children.

(8) Playground equipment and shade structures for playground equipment.

(b) In any taxable year, the amount of the credit shall not exceed:

(1) $200 for a single individual or a head of household; or

(2) $400 for a married couple filing a joint return.

Spouses who file separate returns for a taxable year in which they could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of the tax credit that would have been allowed for a joint return.

(c) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first.

(d) A public school that receives fees or a cash contribution that qualifies for a credit under this Section shall report to the State Board of Education, in a form prescribed by the State Board of Education, by February 28 of each year the following information:

(1) the total number of fee and cash contribution payments received during the previous calendar year;

(2) the total dollar amount of fees and contributions received during the previous calendar year; and

(3) the total dollar amount of fees and contributions spent by the school during the previous calendar year, categorized by specific standardized testing, preparation courses and materials for standardized testing, extracurricular activity, or character education program.

(e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.