Public Act 93-0188
HB3079 Enrolled LRB093 11015 SJM 11621 b
AN ACT in relation to taxes.
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 2-45 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/2-45)
Sec. 2-45. Selection and eligibility of township and
multi-township assessors.
(a) In all counties under township organization,
township or multi-township assessors shall be qualified as
required by subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and
shall be elected as provided in this Code. Township or
multi-township assessors shall enter upon their duties on
January 1 following their election, and perform the duties of
the office for 4 years.
(b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or
multi-township assessment district not subject to the
requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, no
person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate
as a candidate in any caucus or primary or general election
for, or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of
township or multi-township assessor, unless he or she (i) has
successfully completed an introductory course in assessment
practices that is approved by the Department; or (ii)
possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in
paragraphs (1) through (6) (5) of subsection (c) of this
Section. The candidate cannot file nominating papers or
participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate
of his or her qualifications is filed with the township
clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate
authority as required by the Election Code. The candidate
cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has
filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
with the appointing authority.
(c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with $25,000,000 or more
of non-farm equalized assessed value or $1,000,000 or more in
commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no person
is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a
candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for,
or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township
or multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at
least one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1)
through (6) (5) of this subsection (c).
(1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer
certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
Institute with current additional 30 class hours as
required for additional compensation under Section 4-10;
(2) (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer
certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours of
successfully completed courses approved by the
Department, if at least 150 of the course hours required
a written examination; and
(B) within the 4 years preceding the election,
successful completion of at least 15 class hours of
additional training in courses that must be approved by
the Department, including but not limited to, assessment,
appraisal, or computer courses, and that may be offered
by accredited universities, colleges, or community
colleges;
(3) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation
from the International Association of Assessing Officers;
(4) certification as a Member of the Appraisal
Institute, Senior Real Estate Analyst, or Senior Real
Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute or its
predecessor organization; or
(5) a professional designation by any other
appraisal or assessing association approved by the
Department; or
(6) if the person has served as a township or
multi-township assessor for 12 years or more, a Certified
Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois
Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360
additional hours of successfully completed courses
approved by the Department, if at least 180 of the course
hours required a written examination.
The candidate cannot file nominating papers or
participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate
of his or her qualifications is filed with the township
clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate
authority as required by the Election Code. The candidate
cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has
filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
with the appointing authority.
(d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with more than $10,000,000
and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm equalized assessed
value and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial
equalized assessed value, no person who has previously been
elected as township or multi-township assessor in any such
township or multi-township assessment district is eligible to
file nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any
caucus or primary or general election for the office of
township or multi-township assessor, unless he or she
possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in
paragraphs (1) through (6) (5) of subsection (c) of this
Section. The candidate cannot file nominating papers or
participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate
of his or her qualifications is filed with the township
clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate
authority as required by the Election Code.
(e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy
for the office of township or multi-township assessor without
also filing a copy of the certificate as required by this
Section, the clerk of the township, the board of election
commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by
the Election Code shall refuse to certify the name of the
person as a candidate to the proper election officials.
If no candidate for election meets the above
qualifications there shall be no election and the town board
of trustees or multi-township board of trustees shall appoint
or contract with a person under Section 2-60.
As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized
assessed value" means the total equalized assessed value in
the township or multi-township assessment district as
reported to the Department under Section 18-225 after removal
of homestead exemptions, and after removal of the equalized
assessed value reported as farm or minerals to the Department
under Section 18-225.
For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination
papers" also includes having nomination papers filed on
behalf of the candidate by another person.
(Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-441, eff. 6-1-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.