093_SB1069enr SB1069 Enrolled LRB093 10917 BDD 11447 b 1 AN ACT concerning finance. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 3. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by 5 changing Section 22-9 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 1805/22-9) 7 Sec. 22-9. Power to make grants from the Illinois 8 Military Family Relief Fund. Subject to appropriation, the 9 Department of Military Affairs shall have the power to make 10 grants from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, a 11 special fund created in the State treasury, to families of 12 persons who are members of the Illinois National Guard or 13 Illinois residents who are members of the reserves of the 14 armed forces of the United States and who have been called to 15 active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist 16 attacks. The Department of Military Affairs shall establish 17 eligibility criteria for the grants by rule. 18 In addition to amounts transferred into the Fund under 19 Section 510 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, the State 20 Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the Fund all gifts, 21 grants, transfers, appropriations, and other amounts from any 22 legal source, public or private, that are designated for 23 deposit into the Fund. 24 (Source: P.A. 92-886, eff. 2-7-03.) 25 Section 5. the State Finance Act is amended by adding 26 Section 8h as follows: 27 (30 ILCS 105/8h new) 28 Sec. 8h. Transfers between the Communications Revolving 29 Fund and the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. The State SB1069 Enrolled -2- LRB093 10917 BDD 11447 b 1 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 2 transfer, on March 31, 2003 or as soon as practicable 3 thereafter, the amount of $300,000 from the Communications 4 Revolving Fund to the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. 5 Beginning on July 1, 2004, the State Comptroller shall order 6 transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer, on the last day 7 of each month, an amount equal to 50% of that day's beginning 8 balance in the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund from the 9 Illinois Military Family Relief Fund to the Communications 10 Revolving Fund. These transfers shall continue until the 11 cumulative total of transfers executed from the Illinois 12 Military Family Relief Fund to the Communications Revolving 13 Fund equals $300,000. 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law.