Public Act 1129 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3041 Enrolled LRB100 18359 AWJ 33566 b

Public Act 100-1129

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing Section 18-195 as follows:

(35 ILCS 200/18-195)

Sec. 18-195. Limitation. Tax extensions made under Sections 18-45 and 18-105 are further limited by the provisions of this Law.

For those taxing districts that have levied in any previous levy year for any funds included in the aggregate extension, the county clerk shall extend a rate for the sum of these funds that is no greater than the limiting rate.

For those taxing districts that have never levied for any funds included in the aggregate extension, the county clerk shall extend an amount no greater than the amount approved by the voters in a referendum under Section 18-210.

If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of a taxing district by provisions of this Law, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each fund unless otherwise requested by the taxing district.

Upon written request of the corporate authority of a village, the county clerk shall calculate separate limiting rates for the library funds and for the aggregate of the other village funds in order to reduce the funds as may be required under provisions of this Law. In calculating the limiting rate for the library, the county clerk shall use only the part of the aggregate extension base applicable to the library, and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230 the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase applicable to the library funds and the part of the rate applicable to the library in determining factors under that Section. The county clerk shall calculate the limiting rate for all other village funds using only the part of the aggregate extension base not applicable to the library, and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230 the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase not applicable to the library funds and the part of the rate not applicable to the library in determining factors under that Section. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the library portion of the levy, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each library fund unless otherwise requested by the library board. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the portion of the levy not applicable to the library, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each fund not applicable to the library unless otherwise requested by the village.

Beginning with the 1998 levy year upon written direction of a county or township community mental health board, the county clerk shall calculate separate limiting rates for the community mental health funds and for the aggregate of the other county or township funds in order to reduce the funds as may be required under provisions of this Law. In calculating the limiting rate for the community mental health funds, the county clerk shall use only the part of the aggregate extension base applicable to the community mental health funds; and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230, the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase applicable to the community mental health funds and the part of the rate applicable to the community mental health board in determining factors under that Section. The county clerk shall calculate the limiting rate for all other county or township funds using only the part of the aggregate extension base not applicable to community mental health funds; and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230, the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase not applicable to the community mental health funds and the part of the rate not applicable to the community mental health board in determining factors under that Section. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the community mental health board portion of the levy, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each community mental health fund unless otherwise directed by the community mental health board. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the portion of the levy not applicable to the community mental health board, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each fund not applicable to the community mental health board unless otherwise directed by the county or township.

If the governmental unit county is not subject to Section 1.1 or 1.2 of the Community County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, then: (i) , beginning with the 2001 levy year for a county or township board before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon written direction of a county or township board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability, the county clerk shall calculate separate limiting rates for the funds for persons with a developmental disability and for the aggregate of the other county or township funds in order to reduce the funds as may be required under provisions of this Law; and (ii) beginning with the levy year next following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon written direction of the board of a governmental unit not covered under item (i) for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability, the county clerk shall calculate separate limiting rates for the funds for persons with a developmental disability and for the aggregate of the other governmental unit funds in order to reduce the funds as may be required under provisions of this Law. If the governmental unit county is subject to Section 1.1 or 1.2 of the Community County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, then, beginning with the levy year in which the voters approve the tax under Section 1.1 or 1.2 of that Act, the county clerk shall calculate separate limiting rates for the funds for persons with a developmental disability and for the aggregate of the other governmental unit county or township funds in order to reduce the funds as may be required under provisions of this Law. In calculating the limiting rate for the funds for persons with a developmental disability, the county clerk shall use only the part of the aggregate extension base applicable to the funds for persons with a developmental disability; and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230, the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase applicable to the funds for persons with a developmental disability and the part of the rate applicable to the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability in determining factors under that Section. The county clerk shall calculate the limiting rate for all other governmental unit county or township funds using only the part of the aggregate extension base not applicable to funds for persons with a developmental disability; and for any rate increase or decrease factor under Section 18-230, the county clerk shall use only any new rate or rate increase not applicable to the funds for persons with a developmental disability and the part of the rate not applicable to the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability in determining factors under that Section. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability portion of the levy, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each fund for persons with a developmental disability unless otherwise directed by the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability. If the county clerk is required to reduce the aggregate extension of the portion of the levy not applicable to the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability, the county clerk shall proportionally reduce the extension for each fund not applicable to the board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability unless otherwise directed by the governmental unit county or township.

As used in this Section, "governmental unit" has the meaning given to that term in Section 0.05 of the Community Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-1350, eff. 7-28-10.)

Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing Sections 5-1024 and 5-44020 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1024) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1024)

Sec. 5-1024. Taxes. A county board may cause to be levied and collected annually, except as hereinafter provided, taxes for county purposes, including all purposes for which money may be raised by the county by taxation, in counties having 80,000 or more but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants at a rate not exceeding .25%, of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue; in counties with less than 80,000 but more than 15,000 inhabitants at a rate not exceeding .27%, of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue; in counties with less than 80,000 inhabitants which have authorized a tax by referendum under Section 7-2 of the Juvenile Court Act prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, at a rate not exceeding .32%, of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue; and in counties with 15,000 or fewer inhabitants at a rate not exceeding .37%, of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue; and in counties having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants for each even numbered year, subject to the abatement requirements hereinafter provided, at a rate not exceeding .39% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, and for each odd numbered year, subject to the abatement requirements hereinafter provided, at a rate not exceeding .35% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, except taxes for the payment of interest on and principal of bonded indebtedness heretofore duly authorized for the construction of State aid roads in the county as defined in "An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges", approved June 27, 1913, or for the construction of county highways as defined in the Illinois Highway Code, and except taxes for the payment of interest on and principal of bonded indebtedness duly authorized without a vote of the people of the county, and except taxes authorized as additional by a vote of the people of the county, and except taxes for working cash fund purposes, and except taxes as authorized by Sections 5-601, 5-602, 5-603, 5-604 and 6-512 of the Illinois Highway Code, and except taxes authorized under Section 7 of the Village Library Act, and except taxes levied to pay the annual rent payments due under a lease entered into by the county with a Public Building Commission as authorized by Section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act, and except taxes levied under Division 6-3, and except taxes levied for general assistance for needy persons in counties under commission form of government and except taxes levied under the Community County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, and except taxes levied under the Community Mental Health Act, and except taxes levied under Section 5-1025 to pay the expenses of elections and except taxes levied under "An Act to provide the manner of levying or imposing taxes for the provision of special services to areas within the boundaries of home rule units and non-home rule municipalities and counties", approved September 21, 1973, and except taxes levied under Section 3a of the Revenue Act of 1939 for the purposes of helping to pay for the expenses of the assessor's office, and except taxes levied under Division 5-21, and except taxes levied pursuant to Section 19 of "The Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975", as now or hereafter amended, and except taxes levied pursuant to Division 5-23, and except taxes levied under Section 5 of the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, and except taxes levied under the Children's Advocacy Center Act, and except taxes levied under Section 9-107 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.

Those taxes a county has levied and excepted from the rate limitation imposed by this Section or Section 25.05 of "An Act to revise the law in relation to counties", approved March 31, 1874, in reliance on this amendatory Act of 1994 are not invalid because of any provision of this Section that may be construed to or may have been construed to restrict or limit those taxes levied and those taxes are hereby validated. This validation of taxes levied applies to all cases pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994.

Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of 1994 shall be construed to affect the application of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.

Any tax levied for general assistance for needy persons in any county in addition to and in excess of the maximum levy permitted by this Section for general county purposes shall be paid into a special fund in the county treasury and used only for the purposes for which it is levied except that any excess in such fund over the amount needed for general assistance may be used for County Nursing Home purposes and shall not exceed .10% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Any taxes levied for general assistance pursuant to this Section may also be used for the payment of warrants issued against and in anticipation of such taxes and accrued interest thereon and may also be used for the payment of costs of administering such general assistance.

In counties having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxes levied for any year for any purpose or purposes, except amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon and for pension fund purpose, and except taxes levied to pay the annual rent payments due under a lease entered into by the county with a Public Building Commission as authorized by Section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act, are subject to the limitation that they shall not exceed the estimated amount of taxes to be levied for the year for the purpose or purposes as determined in accordance with Section 6-24001 and set forth in the annual appropriation bill of the county and in ascertaining the rate per cent that will produce the amount of any tax levied in any county, the county clerk shall not add to the tax or rate any sum or amount to cover the loss and cost of collecting the tax, except in the case of amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon, and in the case of amounts levied for pension fund purposes, and except taxes levied to pay the annual rent payments due under a lease entered into by the county with a Public Building Commission as authorized by Section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act.

In counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the county clerk shall in each even numbered year, before extending the county tax for the year, reduce the levy for county purposes for the year (exclusive of levies for payment of indebtedness and payment of interest on and principal of bonded indebtedness as aforesaid, and exclusive of county highway taxes as aforesaid, and exclusive of pension fund taxes, and except taxes levied to pay the annual rent payments due under a lease entered into by the county with a Public Building Commission as authorized by Section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act) in the manner described and in an amount to be determined as follows: If the amount received from the collection of the tax levied in the last preceding even numbered year for county purposes as aforesaid, as shown by the county treasurer's final settlement for the last preceding even numbered year and also by subsequent receipts of delinquent taxes for the county purposes fund levied for the last preceding even numbered year, equals or exceeds the amount produced by multiplying the rate extended for the county purposes for the last preceding even numbered year by the total assessed valuation of all property in the county used in the year for purposes of state and county taxes, and by deducting therefrom the amount appropriated to cover the loss and cost of collecting taxes to be levied for the county purposes fund for the last preceding even numbered year, the clerk in determining the rate per cent to be extended for the county purposes fund shall deduct from the amount of the levy certified to him for county purposes as aforesaid for even numbered years the amount received by the county clerk or withheld by the county treasurer from other municipal corporations within the county as their pro rata share of election expenses for the last preceding even numbered year, as authorized in Sections 13-11, 13-12, 13-13 and 16-2 of the Election Code, and the clerk in these counties shall extend only the net amount remaining after such deductions.

The foregoing limitations upon tax rates, insofar as they are applicable to counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois and there shall be no limit on the rate of tax for county purposes that may be levied by a county so long as any increase in the rate is authorized by referendum in that county.

Any county having a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants that has determined to change its fiscal year may, as a means of effectuating a change, instead of levying taxes for a one-year period, levy taxes for a period greater or less than a year as may be necessary.

In counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, in ascertaining the rate per cent that will produce the amount of any tax levied in that county, the County Clerk shall not add to the tax or rate any sum or amount to cover the loss and cost of collecting the tax except in the case of amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon and in the case of amounts levied for pension fund purposes and except taxes levied to pay the annual rent payments due under a lease entered into by the county with a Public Building Commission as authorized by Section 18 of the Public Building Commission Act.

A county shall not have its maximum tax rate reduced as a result of a population increase indicated by the 1980 federal census.

(Source: P.A. 91-51, eff. 6-30-99.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-44020)

Sec. 5-44020. Definitions. In this Division 5-44:

"Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection district, municipal fire department, or service organized under Section 5-1056.1 of the Counties Code, Sections 195 and 200 of the Township Code, Section 10-2.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Illinois Fire Protection District Act.

"Governing board" means the individual or individuals who constitute the corporate authorities of a unit of local government.

"Unit of local government" or "unit" means any unit of local government located entirely within one county, to which the county board chairman or county executive directly appoints a majority of its governing board with the advice and consent of the county board, but shall not include a fire protection district that directly employs any regular full-time employees, a conservation district organized under the Conservation District Act, a special district organized under the Water Commission Act of 1985, a community mental health board established under the Community Mental Health Board Act, or a board established under the Community County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-709, eff. 8-5-16; 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)

Section 15. The County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act is amended by changing Sections 0.01, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 11 and by adding Sections 0.05 and 14 as follows:

(55 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 200)

Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Community County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-585, eff. 1-1-97.)

(55 ILCS 105/0.05 new)

Sec. 0.05. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Governmental unit" means a county, municipality, or township.

"Person with a developmental disability" means any person or persons so diagnosed and as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. A board of directors operating under this Act may in their jurisdiction, by a majority vote, add to the definition of "person with a developmental disability".

(55 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 201)

Sec. 1. Facilities or services; tax levy. Any governmental unit county may provide facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not eligible to participate in any such program conducted under Article 14 of the School Code, or may contract therefor with any privately or publicly operated entity which provides facilities or services either in or out of such governmental unit county.

For such purpose, the governmental unit county board may levy an annual tax of not to exceed .1% upon all of the taxable property in the governmental unit county at the value thereof, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Taxes first levied under this Section on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly are subject to referendum approval under Section 1.1 or 1.2 of this Act. Such tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other governmental unit county taxes, but shall not be included in any limitation otherwise prescribed as to the rate or amount of governmental unit county taxes but shall be in addition thereto and in excess thereof. When collected, such tax shall be paid into a special fund in the governmental unit's county treasury, to be designated as the "Fund for Persons With a Developmental Disability", and shall be used only for the purpose specified in this Section. The levying of this annual tax shall not preclude the governmental unit county from the use of other federal, State, or local funds for the purpose of providing facilities or services for the care and treatment of its residents who are intellectually disabled mentally retarded or under a developmental disability.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(55 ILCS 105/1.1)

Sec. 1.1. Petition for submission to referendum by governmental unit county.

(a) If, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the governmental unit's county board passes an ordinance or resolution as provided in Section 1 of this Act asking that an annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing facilities or services set forth in that Section and so instructs the county clerk, the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials for submission at the governmental unit's next general county election. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall (governmental unit) ..... County levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all taxable property in (governmental unit) the county for the purposes of providing facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not eligible to participate in any program provided under Article 14 of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01 et seq., including contracting for those facilities or services with any privately or publicly operated entity that provides those facilities or services either in or out of (governmental unit)? the county?

(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor thereof, such tax levy shall be authorized and the governmental unit county shall levy a tax not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(55 ILCS 105/1.2)

Sec. 1.2. Petition for submission to referendum by electors.

(a) Whenever a petition for submission to referendum by the electors which requests the establishment and maintenance of facilities or services for the benefit of its residents with a developmental disability and the levy of an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon all the taxable property in the governmental unit county at the value thereof, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, is signed by electors of the governmental unit county equal in number to at least 10% of the total votes cast for the office that received the greatest total number of votes at the last preceding general county election of the governmental unit and is presented to the county clerk, the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authorities for submission at the governmental unit's next general county election. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall (governmental unit) ..... County levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all taxable property in (governmental unit) the county for the purposes of establishing and maintaining facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not eligible to participate in any program provided under Article 14 of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01 et seq., including contracting for those facilities or services with any privately or publicly operated entity that provides those facilities or services either in or out of (governmental unit)? the county?

(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor thereof, such tax levy shall be authorized and the governmental unit county shall levy a tax not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(55 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 203)

Sec. 3. Community County board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability.

(a) When any governmental unit county has authority to levy a tax for the purpose of this Act, the presiding officer of the governmental unit's county board with the advice and consent of the governmental unit's county board, shall appoint a board of 3 directors who shall administer this Act. The board shall be designated the "(name of governmental unit county) County Board for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability". The original appointees shall be appointed for terms expiring, respectively, on June 30 in the first, second and third years following their appointment as designated by the appointing authority. All succeeding terms shall be for 3 years and appointments shall be made in like manner. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner for the balance of the unexpired term. Each director shall serve until his successor is appointed. Directors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties.

(b) The governmental unit's county board of any governmental unit county that has established a 3-member board under this Section may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that the governmental unit's county board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability in that governmental unit county shall consist of 5 members. Within 60 days after the ordinance or resolution is adopted, the presiding officer of the governmental unit county, with the advice and consent of the governmental unit's county board, shall appoint the 2 additional members. One member shall serve for a term expiring on June 30 of the second year following his or her appointment, and one shall serve for a term expiring on June 30 of the third year following his or her appointment. Their successors shall serve for 3-year terms.

(Source: P.A. 96-295, eff. 8-11-09.)

(55 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 204)

Sec. 4. The directors shall meet in July, annually, and elect one of their number as president and one as secretary, and shall elect such other officers as they deem necessary. They shall adopt such rules for the administration of this Act as may be proper and expedient. They shall report to the court, from time to time, a detailed statement of their administration.

The board shall have exclusive control of all money paid into the Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability and shall draw upon the governmental unit's county treasurer for all or any part of that fund required by the board in the performance of its duties and exercise of its powers under this Act.

The board may establish, maintain, and equip facilities within the governmental unit county, for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability together with such auxiliary facilities connected therewith as the board finds necessary. For those purposes, the board may acquire, to be held in its name, real and personal property within the governmental unit county by gift, grant, legacy, purchase, or lease and may occupy, purchase, lease, or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of such facilities and all related facilities and activities.

The board may provide for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability who are not residents of the governmental unit county and may establish and collect reasonable charges for such services.

(Source: P.A. 88-380; 88-388; 89-585, eff. 1-1-97.)

(55 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 205)

Sec. 5. The board of directors may accept any donation of property for the purpose specified in Section 1, and shall pay over to the governmental unit's county treasurer any money so received, within 30 days of the receipt thereof.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3804.)

(55 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 207)

Sec. 7. The rate at which the sums to be so charged as provided in Section 6 of this Act shall be calculated by the board of directors is the average per capita operating cost for all persons receiving the benefit of such facilities or services computed for each fiscal year; provided, that the board may, in its discretion, set the rate at a lesser amount than such average per capita cost. Less amounts may be accepted by the board when conditions warrant such action or when money is offered by persons not liable under Section 6. Any money received pursuant to this Section shall be paid into the governmental unit's county Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability.

(Source: P.A. 88-380; 88-388.)

(55 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 211)

Sec. 11. Upon request of the board of directors, the State's Attorney of the county in which a person who is liable for payment of maintenance charges resides shall file suit in the circuit court to collect the amount due. The court may order the payment of sums due for maintenance for such period or periods as the circumstances require. Such order may be entered against any or all such defendants and may be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to the payment of sums due. Orders for the payment of money may be enforced by attachment as for contempt against the persons of the defendants, and in addition as other judgments at law, and costs may be adjudged against the defendants and apportioned among them, but if the complaint is dismissed the costs shall be borne by the governmental unit county.

The provisions of the Civil Practice Law, and all amendments thereto, shall apply to and govern all actions instituted under the provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(55 ILCS 105/14 new)

Sec. 14. Amendatory changes. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly do not: (i) dissolve or discontinue a county community developmental disabilities board established on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly; (ii) affect any tax levied or fund operated by a county community developmental disabilities board; or (iii) affect in any other way a county community developmental disabilities board operated as it previously had been operating under this Act.

Section 98. Illinois Compiled Statutes reassignment. The Legislative Reference Bureau shall reassign the Community Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act (formerly the County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act) to the location 50 ILCS 835/ in the Illinois Compiled Statutes and file appropriate documents with the Index Division of the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 5.04 of the Legislative Reference Bureau Act.

Effective Date: 1/1/2019