Public Act 93-0506

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    AN ACT concerning finance.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  3.   The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
changing Section 22-9 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 1805/22-9)
    Sec.  22-9.  Power  to  make  grants  from  the  Illinois
Military Family Relief Fund. Subject  to  appropriation,  the
Department  of  Military Affairs shall have the power to make
grants from the  Illinois  Military  Family  Relief  Fund,  a
special  fund  created  in the State treasury, to families of
persons who are members of the  Illinois  National  Guard  or
Illinois  residents  who  are  members of the reserves of the
armed forces of the United States and who have been called to
active duty as a result of the September 11,  2001  terrorist
attacks.  The  Department of Military Affairs shall establish
eligibility criteria for the grants by rule.
    In addition to amounts transferred into  the  Fund  under
Section  510  of  the  Illinois  Income  Tax  Act,  the State
Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the Fund  all  gifts,
grants, transfers, appropriations, and other amounts from any
legal  source,  public  or  private,  that are designated for
deposit into the Fund.
(Source: P.A. 92-886, eff. 2-7-03.)

    Section 5.  the State Finance Act is  amended  by  adding
Section 8h as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/8h new)
    Sec.  8h.  Transfers between the Communications Revolving
Fund and the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. The  State
Comptroller  shall  order transferred and the Treasurer shall
transfer, on  March  31,  2003  or  as  soon  as  practicable
thereafter,  the  amount  of $300,000 from the Communications
Revolving Fund to the Illinois Military Family  Relief  Fund.
Beginning  on July 1, 2004, the State Comptroller shall order
transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer, on the last day
of each month, an amount equal to 50% of that day's beginning
balance in the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund from  the
Illinois  Military  Family  Relief Fund to the Communications
Revolving Fund. These  transfers  shall  continue  until  the
cumulative  total  of  transfers  executed  from the Illinois
Military Family Relief Fund to the  Communications  Revolving
Fund equals $300,000.

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