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OH SB257

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/12/2010

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hughes

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Origin

Senate

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Creates the breast and cervical cancer project income tax contribution fund in the state treasury to receive contributions from income tax refunds and direct donations.

  • Allows taxpayers claiming refunds to designate any portion of their refund to contribute to the new fund, alongside existing funds for natural areas, wildlife, and military injury relief.

  • Directs the Director of Health to distribute contributed funds to the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program for screening, diagnostic, and outreach services to uninsured and under-insured women.

  • Requires the Tax Commissioner to provide space on income tax return forms for taxpayers to indicate charitable contributions and print descriptions of fund purposes in return instructions.

  • Establishes that administrative costs be split equally among the four available contribution funds (one-fourth each), capped at 2.5% of total contributions annually, with the Director of Health reporting biennial effectiveness reports to the General Assembly.

Legislative Description

To allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their income tax refunds to the Ohio Breast and Cervical Cancer Project.

Ohio Breast & Cervical Cancer Project- income tax refund contribution

Last Action

To Ways & Means & Economic Development

5/12/2010

Full Bill Text

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