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Public Act 92-0198
SB208 Enrolled LRB9202841TApr
AN ACT concerning taxes.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2805/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have
the following powers and duties:
To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or
his or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage,
benefit or emolument accruing or due to such person under any
law of the United States, the State of Illinois or any other
state or governmental agency by reason of the service of such
veteran, and in pursuance thereof shall:
1. Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
2. Establish field offices and direct the
activities of the personnel assigned to such offices;
3. Create a volunteer field force of accredited
representatives, representing educational institutions,
labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
churches, and farm organizations;
4. Conduct informational and training services;
5. Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
periodicals and radio for the specific purpose of
disseminating information affecting veterans and their
dependents;
6. Coordinate the services and activities of all
state departments having services and resources affecting
veterans and their dependents;
7. Encourage and assist in the coordination of
agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
their dependents;
8. Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
governmental agencies;
9. Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable
rules and procedures for the administration of this Act;
and
10. Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
regarding the administration and general operation of the
Department.
11. Encourage the State to implement more programs
to address the wide range of issues faced by Persian Gulf
War Veterans, especially those who took part in combat,
by creating an official commission to further study
Persian Gulf War Diseases. The commission shall consist
of 9 members appointed as follows: the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the
President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each
appoint one member from the General Assembly, the
Governor shall appoint 4 members to represent veterans'
organizations, and the Department shall appoint one
member. The commission members shall serve without
compensation.
The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the
State, if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or
bequest of money or property to the Department made for the
general benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct
of informational and training services by the Department and
other authorized purposes of the Department. The Department
shall cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as
a distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
and the manner in which such funds are invested. The
Department may make grants from these funds for the general
benefit of Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds,
except for the funds established under Sections 2.01a and
2.03, shall be subject to appropriation.
The Department has the power to make grants, from funds
appropriated from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and
Library Fund, to private organizations for the benefit of the
Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library.
(Source: P.A. 90-142, eff. 1-1-98; 90-168, eff. 7-23-97;
90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Sections 509 and 510 and adding Section 507V as
follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507V new)
Sec. 507V. Korean War Veterans National Museum and
Library Fund checkoff. Beginning with taxable years ending
on or after December 31, 2001, the Department shall print on
its standard individual income tax form a provision
indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, as
authorized by this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the
contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that the
contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase
the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to
remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to
any amended return.
(35 ILCS 5/509) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-509)
Sec. 509. Tax checkoff explanations. All individual
income tax return forms shall contain appropriate
explanations and spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate
contributions to the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, to the
Community Health Center Care Fund, to the Illinois Wildlife
Preservation Fund as required by the Illinois Non-Game
Wildlife Protection Act, to the Alzheimer's Disease Research
Fund as required by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Act, to
the Assistance to the Homeless Fund as required by this Act,
to the Heritage Preservation Fund as required by the Heritage
Preservation Act, to the Child Care Expansion Program Fund as
required by the Child Care Expansion Program Act, to the Ryan
White AIDS Victims Assistance Fund, to the Assistive
Technology for Persons with Disabilities Fund, to the
Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund, to the United
States Olympians Assistance Fund, to the Youth Drug Abuse
Prevention Fund, to the Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans Fund,
to the Literacy Advancement Fund, to the Ryan White Pediatric
and Adult AIDS Fund, to the Illinois Special Olympics
Checkoff Fund, to the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical
Cancer Research Fund, to the Korean War Memorial Fund, to the
Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention Fund, to the
Hemophilia Treatment Fund, to the Mental Health Research
Fund, to the Children's Cancer Fund, to the American Diabetes
Association Fund, to the National World War II Memorial Fund,
to the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, to the Korean War
Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, and to the Meals
on Wheels Fund. Each form shall contain a statement that the
contributions will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase
the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure to
remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly.
If, on October 1 of any year, the total contributions to
any one of the funds made under this Section do not equal
$100,000 or more, the explanations and spaces for designating
contributions to the fund shall be removed from the
individual income tax return forms for the following and all
subsequent years and all subsequent contributions to the fund
shall be refunded to the taxpayer.
(Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97; 91-104, eff. 7-13-99;
91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-833, eff.
1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 1-1-01.)
(35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)
Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The
Department shall determine the total amount contributed to
each of the following: the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, the Community Health
Center Care Fund, the Assistance to the Homeless Fund, the
Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund, the Heritage Preservation
Fund, the Child Care Expansion Program Fund, the Ryan White
AIDS Victims Assistance Fund, the Assistive Technology for
Persons with Disabilities Fund, the Domestic Violence Shelter
and Service Fund, the United States Olympians Assistance
Fund, the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund, the Persian Gulf
Conflict Veterans Fund, the Literacy Advancement Fund, the
Ryan White Pediatric and Adult AIDS Fund, the Illinois
Special Olympics Checkoff Fund, the Penny Severns Breast and
Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the Korean War Memorial Fund,
the Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention Fund, the
Hemophilia Treatment Fund, the Mental Health Research Fund,
the Children's Cancer Fund, the American Diabetes
Association Fund, the National World War II Memorial Fund,
the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the Korean War Veterans
National Museum and Library Fund, and the Meals on Wheels
Fund; and shall notify the State Comptroller and the State
Treasurer of the amounts to be transferred from the General
Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt of such
notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall
transfer the amounts.
(Source: P.A. 90-171, eff. 7-23-97; 91-104, eff. 7-13-99;
91-107, eff. 7-13-99; 91-833, eff. 1-1-01; 91-836, eff.
1-1-01.)
Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.545 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
Sec. 5.545. The Korean War Veterans National Museum and
Library Fund.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 09, 2001.
Approved August 01, 2001.
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