103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2972
 
Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Christopher "C.D" Davidsmeyer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



70 ILCS 2005/11  from Ch. 85, par. 6861

     Amends the Rescue Squad Districts Act. Provides that a rescue squad district may fix, charge, and collect fees for rescue squad services and ambulance services within or outside of the rescue squad district not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 11 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 2005/11)  (from Ch. 85, par. 6861)



7    Sec. 11. Property tax; fees. 
8    (a) A rescue squad district organized under
this Act may 
9levy and collect a general tax on the
property situated in the 
10district, but the aggregate amount of taxes
levied for any one 
11year shall not exceed the rate of .20%
of value, as
equalized 
12or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The
board of 
13trustees shall determine and certify the amount to be levied

14and shall return the same to the county clerk.
The limitation 
15upon the tax rate may be increased or decreased
under the 
16referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.

17    In case the district is located in more than one county, 
18the board of
trustees shall determine and certify the amount 
19to be levied upon the
taxable property lying in each county and 
20return the same to the
respective county clerks of the 
21counties in which the amount is to be
levied. In order to 
22determine the amount to be levied upon the taxable
property of 
23that part of the district lying in each county, the board
shall 
 
 
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1ascertain from the county clerk of the respective counties in

2which the district lies the last ascertained equalized value 
3of the
taxable property of the district lying in their 
4respective counties,
then shall ascertain the rate per cent 
5required and shall, accordingly,
apportion the whole amount to 
6be raised between the several parts of the
district so lying in 
7the different counties. The tax provided for in
this Section 
8shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as

9nearly as practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal

10purposes under the laws of this State.

11    All general taxes under this Act, when collected, shall be 
12paid over to the
treasurer of the board of trustees, who is 
13authorized to receive and
receipt for the same.
14    (b) A rescue squad district organized under this Act may 
15fix, charge, and collect fees for rescue squad services and 
16ambulance services within or outside of the rescue squad 
17district not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service. 

18(Source: P.A. 86-916.)

 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.