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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| there is created the Medical Supplies Tax Relief Task Force, |
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| consisting of 5 members as follows: (i) one member appointed by |
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| the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) one member |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| Representatives; (iii) one member appointed by the Governor who |
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| is a professional medical care provider; (iv) one member |
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| appointed by the Governor who is a private citizen of Illinois |
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| who has a chronic medical condition and is an advocate for |
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| patients with chronic medical conditions; and (v) one member |
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| appointed by the Director of Revenue who is licensed to |
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| practice law or is certified as a public accountant; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force must consider the types of |
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| medical supplies and appliances that are: (i) required to cope |
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| with chronic and incurable medical conditions suffered by |
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| residents of Illinois and (ii) not currently exempted from |
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| State use and occupation taxes under the laws of Illinois, and |
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| the Task Force must report to the Governor and the General |
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| Assembly no later than April 15, 2006, as to which medical |
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| supplies, in furtherance of the best interests of the citizens |
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| of Illinois, should be exempted from State use and occupation |
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| taxes in fiscal year 2007 and thereafter; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall serve without |
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| compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable travel |
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| expenses from funds available for that purpose; the Department |
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| of Revenue shall provide staff and administrative support |
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| services to the Task Force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force is abolished on June 1, 2006.
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