103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3430 Introduced , by Rep. Tim Ozinga SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/22435 ILCS 40/4035 ILCS 40/65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies permanently (currently, the credit applies for taxable years ending before January 1, 2023). Effective immediately. LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3430 Introduced , by Rep. Tim Ozinga SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/22435 ILCS 40/4035 ILCS 40/65 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies permanently (currently, the credit applies for taxable years ending before January 1, 2023). Effective immediately. LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3430 Introduced , by Rep. Tim Ozinga SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/22435 ILCS 40/4035 ILCS 40/65 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies permanently (currently, the credit applies for taxable years ending before January 1, 2023). Effective immediately. LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b A BILL FOR HB3430LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 5 changing Section 224 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/224) 7 Sec. 224. Invest in Kids credit. 8 (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 9 2018 and ending before January 1, 2024, each taxpayer for whom 10 a tax credit has been awarded by the Department under the 11 Invest in Kids Act is entitled to a credit against the tax 12 imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 13 Act in an amount equal to the amount awarded under the Invest 14 in Kids Act. 15 (b) For partners, shareholders of subchapter S 16 corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if 17 the liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes 18 of federal and State income taxation, the credit under this 19 Section shall be determined in accordance with the 20 determination of income and distributive share of income under 21 Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue 22 Code. 23 (c) The credit may not be carried back and may not reduce 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3430 Introduced , by Rep. Tim Ozinga SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/22435 ILCS 40/4035 ILCS 40/65 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies permanently (currently, the credit applies for taxable years ending before January 1, 2023). Effective immediately. LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/224 35 ILCS 40/40 35 ILCS 40/65 LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 2 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 2 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 2 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of 2 the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess 3 may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 4 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax 5 credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is 6 a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year 7 that are available to offset the liability, the earlier credit 8 shall be applied first. 9 (d) A tax credit awarded by the Department under the 10 Invest in Kids Act may not be claimed for any qualified 11 contribution for which the taxpayer claims a federal income 12 tax deduction. 13 (e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 14 250. 15 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.) 16 Section 10. The Invest in Kids Act is amended by changing 17 Sections 40 and 65 as follows: 18 (35 ILCS 40/40) 19 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) 20 Sec. 40. Scholarship granting organization 21 responsibilities. 22 (a) Before granting a scholarship for an academic year, 23 all scholarship granting organizations shall assess and 24 document each student's eligibility for the academic year. HB3430 - 2 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 3 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 3 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 3 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 (b) A scholarship granting organization shall grant 2 scholarships only to eligible students. 3 (c) A scholarship granting organization shall allow an 4 eligible student to attend any qualified school of the 5 student's choosing, subject to the availability of funds. 6 (d) In granting scholarships, beginning in the 2022-2023 7 school year and for each school year thereafter, a scholarship 8 granting organization shall give priority to eligible students 9 who received a scholarship from a scholarship granting 10 organization during the previous school year. Second priority 11 shall be given to the following priority groups: 12 (1) (blank); 13 (2) eligible students who are members of a household 14 whose previous year's total annual income does not exceed 15 185% of the federal poverty level; 16 (3) eligible students who reside within a focus 17 district; and 18 (4) eligible students who are siblings of students 19 currently receiving a scholarship. 20 (d-5) A scholarship granting organization shall begin 21 granting scholarships no later than February 1 preceding the 22 school year for which the scholarship is sought. Each priority 23 group identified in subsection (d) of this Section shall be 24 eligible to receive scholarships on a first-come, first-served 25 basis until April 1 immediately preceding the school year for 26 which the scholarship is sought, starting with the first HB3430 - 3 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 4 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 4 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 4 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 priority group identified in subsection (d) of this Section. 2 Applications for scholarships for eligible students meeting 3 the qualifications of one or more priority groups that are 4 received before April 1 must be either approved or denied 5 within 10 business days after receipt. Beginning April 1, all 6 eligible students shall be eligible to receive scholarships 7 without regard to the priority groups identified in subsection 8 (d) of this Section. 9 (e) Except as provided in subsection (e-5) of this 10 Section, scholarships shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the 11 statewide average operational expense per student among public 12 schools or (ii) the necessary costs and fees for attendance at 13 the qualified school. A qualified school may set a lower 14 maximum scholarship amount for eligible students whose family 15 income falls within paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection 16 (e); that amount may not exceed the necessary costs and fees 17 for attendance at the qualified school and is subject to the 18 limitations on average scholarship amounts set forth in 19 paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, as applicable. The 20 qualified school shall notify the scholarship granting 21 organization of its necessary costs and fees as well as any 22 maximum scholarship amount set by the school. Scholarships 23 shall be prorated as follows: 24 (1) for eligible students whose household income is 25 less than 185% of the federal poverty level, the 26 scholarship shall be 100% of the amount determined HB3430 - 4 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 5 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 5 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 5 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 pursuant to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of 2 this Section; 3 (2) for eligible students whose household income is 4 185% or more of the federal poverty level but less than 5 250% of the federal poverty level, the average of 6 scholarships shall be 75% of the amount determined 7 pursuant to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of 8 this Section; and 9 (3) for eligible students whose household income is 10 250% or more of the federal poverty level, the average of 11 scholarships shall be 50% of the amount determined 12 pursuant to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of 13 this Section. 14 (e-5) The statewide average operational expense per 15 student among public schools shall be multiplied by the 16 following factors: 17 (1) for students determined eligible to receive 18 services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities 19 Education Act, 2; 20 (2) for students who are English learners, as defined 21 in subsection (d) of Section 14C-2 of the School Code, 22 1.2; and 23 (3) for students who are gifted and talented children, 24 as defined in Section 14A-20 of the School Code, 1.1. 25 (f) A scholarship granting organization shall distribute 26 scholarship payments to the participating school where the HB3430 - 5 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 6 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 6 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 6 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 student is enrolled. 2 (g) Each For the 2018-2019 school year through the 3 2022-2023 school year, each scholarship granting organization 4 shall expend no less than 75% of the qualified contributions 5 received during the calendar year in which the qualified 6 contributions were received. No more than 25% of the qualified 7 contributions may be carried forward to the following calendar 8 year. 9 (h) (Blank). For the 2023-2024 school year, each 10 scholarship granting organization shall expend all qualified 11 contributions received during the calendar year in which the 12 qualified contributions were received. No qualified 13 contributions may be carried forward to the following calendar 14 year. 15 (i) A scholarship granting organization shall allow an 16 eligible student to transfer a scholarship during a school 17 year to any other participating school of the custodian's 18 choice. Such scholarships shall be prorated. 19 (j) With the prior approval of the Department, a 20 scholarship granting organization may transfer funds to 21 another scholarship granting organization if additional funds 22 are required to meet scholarship demands at the receiving 23 scholarship granting organization. All transferred funds must 24 be deposited by the receiving scholarship granting 25 organization into its scholarship accounts. All transferred 26 amounts received by any scholarship granting organization must HB3430 - 6 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 7 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 7 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 7 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 be separately disclosed to the Department. 2 (k) If the approval of a scholarship granting organization 3 is revoked as provided in Section 20 of this Act or the 4 scholarship granting organization is dissolved, all remaining 5 qualified contributions of the scholarship granting 6 organization shall be transferred to another scholarship 7 granting organization. All transferred funds must be deposited 8 by the receiving scholarship granting organization into its 9 scholarship accounts. 10 (l) Scholarship granting organizations shall make 11 reasonable efforts to advertise the availability of 12 scholarships to eligible students. 13 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1059, eff. 6-10-22; 14 revised 8-3-22.) 15 (35 ILCS 40/65) 16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) 17 Sec. 65. Credit period; repeal. 18 (a) A taxpayer may take a credit under this Act for tax 19 years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and ending before 20 January 1, 2024. A taxpayer may not take a credit pursuant to 21 this Act for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. 22 (b) This Act is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 23 of the Illinois Income Tax Act repealed on January 1, 2025. 24 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.) 25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon HB3430 - 7 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430- 8 -LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 8 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b HB3430 - 8 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b 1 becoming law. HB3430 - 8 - LRB103 30146 DTM 56570 b