SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1365 PRINTER'S NO. 4379
No. 1152 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY T. STEVENSON, BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BISHOP,
BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CURRY, DALLY, DERMODY, GEIST,
GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SHANER, SOLOBAY, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON, WEBER, WHEATLEY,
WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, FRANKEL, ROSS, SAINATO,
HORSEY, ZUG, CAUSER, GOODMAN, CIVERA, PICKETT, HARHART,
CORRIGAN AND PETRARCA, APRIL 14, 2003
SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," providing for contributions for juvenile diabetes
11 cure research.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as
15 the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by adding a section to
16 read:
17 Section 315.7. Contributions for Juvenile Diabetes Cure
1 Research.--(a) The department shall provide a space on the
2 Pennsylvania individual income tax return form whereby an
3 individual may voluntarily designate a contribution of any
4 amount desired to be utilized for juvenile diabetes cure
5 research related to:
6 (1) restoring normal blood sugar levels;
7 (2) preventing and reversing complications; or
8 (3) preventing juvenile diabetes.
9 (b) The amount so designated on the Pennsylvania individual
10 income tax return form shall be deducted from the tax refund to
11 which the individual is entitled and shall not constitute a
12 charge against the income tax revenues due to the Commonwealth.
13 (c) (1) The department shall determine annually the total
14 amount designated under this section, less reasonable
15 administrative costs, and shall report the amount to the State
16 Treasurer who shall transfer the amount to a restricted receipts <--
17 REVENUE account within the General Fund to be used by the <--
18 Department of Health for aiding juvenile diabetes cure research.
19 (2) The Department of Health shall distribute the amounts to
20 institutions of higher education and independent research
21 institutes of this Commonwealth to support projects that have
22 been subject to an established peer and scientific review
23 process identical or similar to the National Institutes of
24 Health review system.
25 (d) The department shall provide adequate information
26 concerning the checkoff for juvenile diabetes cure research in
27 its instructions which accompany the Pennsylvania income tax
28 return forms. The information concerning the checkoff shall
29 include the listing of an address furnished by the Department of
30 Health to which contributions may be sent by taxpayers wishing
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1 to contribute to this effort but who do not receive refunds.
2 (e) The Department of Health shall report annually to the
3 respective committees of the Senate and the House of
4 Representatives which have jurisdiction over health matters on
5 the amount received via the checkoff plan and how the funds were
6 utilized.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
8 SECTION 2. THE ADDITION OF SECTION 315.7 OF THE ACT SHALL <--
9 APPLY TO TAX YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2004.
10 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 30 DAYS.
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