Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 4/1/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2774




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2774, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Accounting Act is amended  
6by adding Section 30.9 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 450/30.9 new)
8    Sec. 30.9. Tax return preparation task force. The 
9Department shall convene a task force consisting of 8 members, 
10one of whom shall be appointed by the Department and be a 
11representative of the Department; one of whom shall be 
12appointed by the Department and be a representative of a 
13statewide association representing CPAs; one of whom shall be 
14appointed by the Department and be an enrolled agent or 
15representative of the tax return preparation industry; one of 
16whom shall be the Director of Revenue or his or her designee; 
 
 
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1one of whom shall be appointed by the majority caucus leader of 
2the House of Representatives; one of whom shall be appointed by 
3the majority caucus leader of the Senate; one of whom shall be 
4appointed by the minority caucus leader of the House of 
5Representatives; and one of whom shall be appointed by the 
6minority caucus leader of the Senate. The task force shall 
7prepare a report that does the following: determines the 
8appropriate scope of a program for regulating commercial tax 
9return preparers; addresses the appropriate qualifications, 
10including, but not limited to, minimum educational 
11qualifications and continuing educational requirements for 
12commercial tax return preparers; and considers any other 
13matters the task force determines to be necessary or 
14appropriate. The task force shall meet no less than 3 times 
15before the end of the year in which this amendatory Act of the 
1698th General Assembly becomes effective. The report required 
17under this Section shall be submitted by no later than December 
181, 2015 to the Secretary of Financial and Professional 
19Regulation, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of 
20Representatives, and the President of the Senate. Members of 
21the task force shall receive no compensation, but shall be 
22reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the 
23performance of their duties.
24    This Section is repealed July 1, 2016.
  
 

25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 
 
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1becoming law.".