GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 701

Short Title:  Donations for Breast Cancer Research.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Odom; Allran, Ballance, Carpenter, Cochrane, Forrester, Foxx, Horton, Hoyle, Kerr, Kinnaird, Lee, Lucas, Martin of Pitt, Miller, Perdue, Phillips, Plyler, Reeves, Rucho, Shaw of Cumberland, Shaw of Guilford, Wellons, and Winner.

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Referred to:  Finance.

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April 7, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW TAXPAYERS TO CONTRIBUTE INCOME TAX REFUNDS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 9 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 105-269.7.  Contribution of income tax refund for breast cancer research.
Any taxpayer entitled to a refund of income taxes under Division II of Article 4 of this Chapter may elect to contribute all or part of the refund to be used for breast cancer research at The University of North Carolina, Duke University, and Wake Forest University.  The Secretary shall provide appropriate language and space on the income tax form in which to make the election.  The Secretary shall include in the income tax instructions an explanation that the contributions will be divided evenly between the Lineberger Cancer Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at East Carolina University, the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center at Duke University, the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, and the Blumenthal Cancer Center at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.  The taxpayer's election becomes irrevocable upon filing the taxpayer's income tax return for the taxable year.  The Secretary shall transmit the contributions made pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer to be distributed for breast cancer research.  The State Treasurer shall distribute the contributions equally among the Lineberger Cancer Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at East Carolina University, the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center at Duke University, the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, and the Blumenthal Cancer Center at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, which is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority.  Funds distributed pursuant to this section shall be used only for breast cancer research."
Section 2.  This act is effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997.