94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0679


 
Introduced 1/31/2005, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














55 ILCS 80/5
  from Ch. 23, par. 1805







    Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that a tax referendum may be submitted to county electors to operate and maintain  a Children's Advocacy Center that is already established in that county. Provides that other referenda may be for the purpose of operating (as well as establishing and maintaining) a Children's Advocacy Center.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


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    AN ACT concerning local government.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Children's Advocacy Center Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (55 ILCS 80/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 1805)



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    Sec. 5. Referendum. 

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    (a) Whenever a petition signed by 1% of the
electors who 
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voted in the last general election in any county is presented

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to the county board requesting the submission of the 
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proposition whether an
annual tax of not to exceed .004% of the 
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value, as equalized or assessed by
the Department of Revenue, 
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of all taxable property in the county shall be
levied for the 
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purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining, or 
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operating and  maintaining, a Children's
Advocacy Center, the 
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county board shall adopt a resolution for the
submission of the 
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proposition to the electors at the next regular election
held 
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in the county in accordance with the general election law.

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    (b) Upon the adoption and certification of the resolution, 
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the
proposition shall be  submitted at the next regular election 
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held in the
county. The proposition shall be in substantially 
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the following form:


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            "Shall an annual  tax of not more than  ....... per

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        cent be levied on the value of all taxable property in

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        ............ County (this tax will amount to an annual 
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        increase of
approximately ..... on a home with a market 
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        value of $100,000) for the
purpose of establishing, 
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        operating, and maintaining (or, operating and  
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        maintaining)
a Children's Advocacy Center to 
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        coordinate the investigation,
prosecution, and 
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        treatment referral of child sexual abuse in ..... 
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        County?".

 


 






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    The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or 
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"No".

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    (c) If a majority of the electors of the county voting on 
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the
proposition vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be 
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deemed adopted.

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    (d) The adoption of a referendum is not required to 
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establish a Children's
Advocacy Center if the Center may be or 
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is operated with funds other than the
proceeds of the annual 
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tax that is authorized by referendum.

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    (e) A referendum as provided in this Section may be 
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submitted to the electors of a county in which a Children's 
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Advocacy Center is already established to allow for an annual 
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tax for the purpose of operating and  maintaining the Center. 
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Upon the adoption of the referendum for this purpose, the 
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proceeds of the tax shall be collected and distributed as 
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provided in Section 6 of this Act and the Children's Advocacy 
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Center Fund may be used by the county board for the continued 
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operations and maintenance of any already established 
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Children's Advocacy Center.

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(Source: P.A. 92-785, eff. 8-6-02; 93-203, eff. 7-14-03.)