093_SB1044 LRB093 10004 SJM 10254 b 1 AN ACT in relation to taxation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil 5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 6 2205-15 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2205/2205-15 new) 8 Sec. 2205-15. Grants to the Les Turner ALS Foundation. 9 Subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Aid shall 10 make grants from the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research 11 Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, to the Les Turner 12 ALS Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 13 (ALS). 14 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 15 Section 5.595 as follows: 16 (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new) 17 Sec. 5.595. The Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research 18 Fund. 19 Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 20 changing Sections 509 and 510 and by adding Section 507Y as 21 follows: 22 (35 ILCS 5/507Y new) 23 Sec. 507Y. The Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund 24 checkoff. The Department shall print on its standard 25 individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the 26 taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Lou Gehrig's Disease 27 (ALS) Research Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of -2- LRB093 10004 SJM 10254 b 1 the 93rd General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the 2 amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return 3 and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund 4 or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. 5 Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce 6 the contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply 7 to any amended return. 8 (35 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509) 9 Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual 10 income tax return forms shall contain appropriate 11 explanations and spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate 12 contributions to the following funds: the Child Abuse 13 Prevention Fund,tothe Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund 14 (as required by the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection 15 Act),tothe Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund (as required 16 by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Act),tothe Assistance 17 to the Homeless Fund (as required by this Act),tothe Penny 18 Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund,tothe 19 National World War II Memorial Fund,tothe Prostate Cancer 20 Research Fund, the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund, 21 the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, andtothe Korean War 22 Veterans National Museum and Library Fund. 23 Each form shall contain a statement that the 24 contributions will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase 25 the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to 26 remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the 27 contribution accordingly. 28 If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to 29 any one of the funds made under this Section do not equal 30 $100,000 or more, the explanations and spaces for designating 31 contributions to the fund shall be removed from the 32 individual income tax return forms for the following and all 33 subsequent years and all subsequent contributions to the fund -3- LRB093 10004 SJM 10254 b 1 shall be refunded to the taxpayer. 2 (Source: P.A. 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 3 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-833, eff. 1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 4 1-1-01; 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, eff. 5 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 8-6-02; revised 1-2-03.) 6 (35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510) 7 Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The 8 Department shall determine the total amount contributed to 9 each of the following: the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the 10 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, the Assistance to the 11 Homeless Fund, the Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund, the 12 Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the 13 National World War II Memorial Fund, the Prostate Cancer 14 Research Fund, the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund, 15 the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, and the Korean War 16 Veterans National Museum and Library Fund; and shall notify 17 the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the amounts 18 to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each fund, 19 and upon receipt of such notification the State Treasurer and 20 Comptroller shall transfer the amounts. 21 (Source: P.A. 91-104, eff. 7-13-99; 91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 22 91-833, eff. 1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 1-1-01; 92-84, eff. 7-1-02; 23 92-198, eff. 8-1-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-772, eff. 24 8-6-02.) 25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 26 becoming law.