Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department shall include the Habitat for Humanity Fund checkoff on the individual income tax form for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2012. Provides that if, on October 1, 2013, or on October 1 of any subsequent year, the total contributions to the Habitat for Humanity Fund checkoff 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. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that moneys in the Habitat for Humanity Fund that are attributable to a tax checkoff contained on the individual income tax form for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012 shall be appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (instead of the Department of Human Services) for the purpose of making grants to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois. Provides that those moneys shall be distributed equally to local Habitat for Humanity affiliates. Effective immediately.
Sen. Sue Rezin
Sponsored bills
Amends the State Property Control Act. Provides that all airplanes and helicopters owned by the State, except those designated for emergency use and those used by a public university as part of a course in aviation, are surplus property and must be sold by a competitive sealed bid method (now, a transferable airplane may be disposed of only if (i) it is no longer needed, (ii) it will not be used as a trade-in, and (iii) a public university or college offering aviation-related instruction or training has not listed its need for an airplane). Requires that the sale proceeds be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Budget Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a municipality's noncompliance with the Act.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.
Amends the State Property Control Act. Provides that all but one airplane and one helicopter owned by the State and not designated for emergency use are surplus property and must be sold by a competitive sealed bid method (now, a transferable airplane may be disposed of only if (i) it is no longer needed, (ii) it will not be used as a trade-in, and (iii) a public university or college offering aviation-related instruction or training has not listed its need for an airplane). Requires that the sale proceeds be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Requires each board of library trustees to extend the privileges and use of the library for persons residing at a homeless, emergency, temporary, or other shelter within the library's public service area. Provides that a library shall make reasonable accommodations for persons living in a shelter who do not have a form of identification, but who can verify residency at the shelter. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, for an annual administrative fee not to exceed $5, an employer may pay its quarterly contributions due for wages paid in the first 3 quarters of 2013, 2014, and 2015 in specified equal installments. Contains provisions regarding: collection and deposit of the annual administrative fee; interest; and penalties. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.