Rep. Daniel Didech
Filed: 2/14/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4452




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4452 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 



6    (405 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305)



7    Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit 
8passes a
resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an 
9annual tax may be
levied for the purpose of providing such 
10mental health facilities and
services, including facilities 
11and services for the person with a
developmental disability or 
12a substance  use disorder, in the community and so
instructs 
13the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify 
14the
proposition to the proper election officials for 
15submission at a regular
election in accordance with the 
16general election law. The proposition shall be
in the 
 
 
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1following form:

2-------------------------------------------------------------

3    Shall............  (governmental

4unit) levy an annual tax of not to               YES

5(not more than .15%) exceed .15%

6for the purpose of providing

7community mental health facilities and        ---------------

8services including facilities and services

9for the person with a developmental              NO

10disability or a substance use disorder?

11-------------------------------------------------------------

12    (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the 
13proposition are for the
levy of such tax, the governing
 body of 
14such governmental unit shall
thereafter annually levy a tax 
15not to exceed the rate set forth in
Section 4.  Thereafter, the 
16governing body shall in the annual
appropriation bill 
17appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money
as may be 
18deemed necessary, based upon the community mental health

19board's budget, the board's annual mental health report, and 
20the local
mental health  plan to defray necessary expenses and 
21liabilities in
providing for such community mental health 
22facilities and services.

23    (c)  If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a 
24tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the 
25proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than 
260.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may, 
 
 
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1upon referendum approval,  increase that rate to not more than 
20.15%.   The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the 
3governmental unit to certify the
proposition to the proper 
4election officials for submission at a regular
election in 
5accordance with the general election law. The proposition 
6shall be
in the following form: 
7        "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the 
8    purpose of providing community mental health facilities 
9    and services, including facilities and services for 
10    persons with a developmental disability or substance use 
11    disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?" 
12    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition 
13are for the
increase of the tax, then the governing
 body of the 
14governmental unit may
thereafter annually levy a tax not to 
15exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question. 
16(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07; 96-764, eff. 8-25-09.)

 

17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.".