97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1586
 
Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 105/5.786 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new
35 ILCS 5/507YY new

     Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Crime Stoppers Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Police to make grants to Crime Stoppers programs. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Crime Stoppers Fund. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
5Sections 5.786 and 6z-76 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Crime Stoppers Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76  new)
9    Sec. 6z-76. Crime Stoppers Fund. The Crime Stoppers Fund is 
10created as a special fund in the State treasury.  Subject to 
11appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State 
12Police to make grants to Crime Stoppers programs in Illinois.  
13Grant moneys may be used only for cash rewards for information 
14that leads to arrests. 
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
16adding Section 507YY as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 5/507YY new)
18    Sec. 507YY. Crime Stoppers checkoff.  For taxable years 
19ending on or after December 31, 2011, the Department shall 
20print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision 
 
 
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1indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the 
2Crime Stoppers Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of 
3the 97th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating 
4the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return 
5and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 
6refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 
7return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the 
8increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This 
9Section does not apply to any amended return.
 

10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.