Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Filed: 2/29/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4970 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4970 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:





 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
5Sections 5.811 and 6z-93 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
7    Sec. 5.811. The Veterans' Prosthesis Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-93 new)
9    Sec. 6z-93. The Veterans' Prosthesis Fund; creation. The 
10Veterans' Prosthesis Fund is created as a special fund in the 
11State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the 
12Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of making 
13grants to Illinois veterans to update and replace the veteran's 
14existing prosthesis.  The Department shall adopt rules 
15concerning eligibility for the grants.  The Fund may receive 
 
 
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1moneys from the disabled veterans income tax checkoff created 
2in Section 507AAA of the Illinois Income Tax Act, as well as 
3public and private donations.  All federal funds made available 
4to the State for the purpose of aiding veterans in updating or 
5replacing prostheses shall be deposited into the Veterans' 
6Prosthesis Fund.
 
7    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
8adding Section 507AAA as follows:
 
9    (35 ILCS 5/507AAA new)
10    Sec. 507AAA. Disabled veterans  checkoff.  For taxable years 
11ending on or after December 31, 2012, the Department shall 
12print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision 
13indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to funds 
14established for the purpose of assisting disabled veterans and 
15their families, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 
1697th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the 
17amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and 
18indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 
19refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 
20return. Of the moneys collected under this Section:  one-third 
21shall be deposited into the Veterans' Prosthesis Fund; 
22one-third shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family 
23Relief Fund; and one-third shall be deposited into the Disabled 
24Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund.  The taxpayer's failure to 
 
 
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1remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the 
2contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any 
3amended return.
 

4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.".