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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Property taxes in the State of Illinois are |
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| increasing at a rate that exceeds the rate of inflation and |
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| that exceeds the rate of increase in the personal income for |
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| many Illinois families; and
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| WHEREAS, Many Illinois citizens survive on a fixed income |
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| and cannot afford the dramatic increases of property taxes, |
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| particularly in light of the rising costs of other necessary |
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| commodities, such as energy, gasoline, health care, and |
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| prescription medicine; and
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| WHEREAS, The Property Tax Code in Illinois is so complex |
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| that many citizens are unable to understand the labyrinthine |
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| processes by which they are being taxed; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| there is created the Property Tax Task Force consisting of 9 |
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| members appointed as follows: (i) 4 members shall be appointed |
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| by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom |
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| shall be designated as the chairperson of the Task Force at the |
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| time of appointment; (ii) 4 members appointed by the Minority |
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| Leader of the House of Representatives; and (iii) one member |
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| appointed by the Governor; no more than 3 members may reside |
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| within the same judicial district; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Property Tax Task Force must conduct a |
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| study of the property tax system in Illinois, examine ways to |
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| promote fairness in the imposition of property taxes, and |
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| investigate methods of reducing the State's reliance on |
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| property taxes; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve |
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| without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their |