Section 15 ILCS 405/26 - Illinois Gives Initiative(a) The Illinois Gives Initiative is hereby created to provide a mechanism whereby an employee or annuitant may authorize the withholding of a portion of his or her salary, wages, or annuity for payment to Illinois chapters of the American Red Cross whose territories include areas affected by a declaration of disaster issued in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.(b) The initiative shall be administered by the State Comptroller, who is authorized to:(1) develop an electronic mechanism whereby an employee or annuitant may register with the Office of the Comptroller for the withholding to be deducted from the next available scheduled pay period;(2) develop policies and procedures necessary for the efficient transmission of the notification of the withholding under this Section to the employee's Payroll Officer or the annuitant's Retirement Agency; and(3) develop policies and procedures necessary for the efficient distribution of the withholdings under this Section to designated Illinois chapters of the American Red Cross.Amended by P.A. 099-0078,§ 50, eff. 7/20/2015.Added by P.A. 098-0700,§ 5, eff. 7/7/2014.