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OH SB257
Bill
Status
5/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jim Hughes
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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