95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3538


 
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













105 ILCS 5/17-2.2b
  from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2b








    Amends the School Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a
tax
for health care purposes.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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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 School Code is amended by changing Section 
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17-2.2b as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2b)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2b)



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    Sec. 17-2.2b. Tax for primary health care programs. The
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school board
of any district which prior to the effective date 
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of this amendatory Act
of 1982 had contracted for health care 
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services with a non-profit corporation
may, by proper 
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resolution after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of 
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1982, levy an annual tax, in addition to any other taxes and 
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not subject
to the limitations specified elsewhere in this 
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Article, not to exceed .544%
upon the value of the taxable 
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property as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, 
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for not more than 4 years, for health care purposes.
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    Such tax may be levied upon condition that there are not 
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sufficient funds
available in the operations and maintenance 
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fund of the district
to pay the cost of the health care.

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    The revenue raised by such tax shall be used only for 
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maintenance of health
care facilities and to provide primary 
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health care to students of such
district, including health 
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education, general physical examinations and the
treatment of 
 


 






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illness and injury.

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    Notice of the passage of a resolution pursuant to this 
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Section shall be
given by the Secretary of the board of 
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education, by one publication within
5 days of such passage, in 
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a newspaper having a general circulation within
such district.  
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The notice shall contain a clearly understandable summary
of 
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the contents of the resolution and statement of the procedure 
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for submitting
the resolution to a referendum. The publication 
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of the resolution shall
include a notice of (1) the specific 
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number of voters required to sign a
petition requesting that 
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the question of the adoption of the tax levy be
submitted to 
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the voters of the district; (2) the time within which the

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petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective 
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referendum. The
district Secretary shall provide a petition 
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form to any individual
requesting one.

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    Any taxpayer in such district may, within 30 days after 
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notice has been
published, file with the Secretary of the board 
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of education a petition
signed by the voters of the district 
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equal to 10% or more of the registered
voters of the district 
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requesting the submission to a referendum of the
following 
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proposition:

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    "Shall school district No....... be authorized to levy a 
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tax for health
care purposes not to exceed .544% as authorized 
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in Section 17-2.2b of the
School Code?"  The Secretary of the 
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board of education shall certify the
proposition to the proper 
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election authorities for submission to the electorate
at a 
 


 






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regular scheduled election in accordance with the general 
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election law.

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    If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote 
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in favor thereof,
such tax shall thereafter be authorized; if a 
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majority of the vote is against
such proposition, no such tax 
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shall be levied.

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(Source: P.A. 86-970; 86-1253; 87-767.)