95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5155


 
Introduced , by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














35 ILCS 200/2-45









    Amends the Property Tax Code. Exempts township assessors with at least 25 years of experience in the property assessment field from certain education requirements.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

 
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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 Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 2-45 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 200/2-45)



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    Sec. 2-45. Selection and eligibility of township and 
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multi-township
assessors.

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    (a) In all counties
under township organization, township 
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or multi-township assessors shall
be qualified as required by 
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subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and
shall be 
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elected as provided in this Code.  Township or multi-township

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assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following 
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their election,
and perform the duties of the office for 4 
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years.

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    (b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or 
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multi-township
assessment
district not subject to the 
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requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this
Section, no 
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person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as 
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a
candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, 
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or be appointed to
fill vacancies in, the office of township or 
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multi-township assessor, unless he
or she (i) has successfully 
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completed an introductory course in assessment
practices that 
 


 






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is approved by the Department; or (ii) possesses at least one 
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of
the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of

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subsection (c) of
this Section ; or (iii) has at least 25 years 
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of experience in the property assessment field. The candidate 
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cannot file nominating papers or participate as a
candidate 
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unless a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications 
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is
filed with the township clerk, board
of election 
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commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by 
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the
Election Code.  The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a 
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vacancy until he or
she has filed a copy of the certificate of 
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his or her qualifications
with the appointing authority.

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    (c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or 
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multi-township assessment
district with $25,000,000 or more of 
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non-farm equalized assessed value or
$1,000,000 or more in 
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commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no
person 
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is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a 
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candidate in
any caucus or primary or general election for, or 
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be appointed to fill
vacancies in, the office of township or 
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multi-township assessor, unless he or
she possesses at least 
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one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1)
through (6) 
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of this subsection (c).


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        (1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer certificate 
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    from the Illinois
Property Assessment Institute with 
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    current additional 30 class hours as
required for 
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    additional compensation under Section 4-10;


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        (2) (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer 
 


 






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    certificate from the
Illinois Property Assessment 
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    Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours
of 
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    successfully completed courses approved by the Department, 
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    if at least 150
of the course hours required a written 
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    examination; and


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        (B) within the 4 years preceding the election, 
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    successful completion of
at least 15 class hours of 
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    additional training in courses that must be approved
by the 
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    Department, including but not limited to, assessment, 
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    appraisal, or
computer courses, and that may be offered by 
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    accredited universities, colleges,
or community colleges;


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        (3) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from 
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    the International
Association of Assessing Officers;


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        (4) certification as a Member of the Appraisal 
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    Institute, Senior Real
Estate Analyst, or Senior Real 
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    Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute
or its 
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    predecessor organization;


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        (5) a professional designation by any other appraisal 
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    or assessing
association approved by the Department; or


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        (6) if the person has served as a township or 
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    multi-township assessor for
12 years or more, a Certified 
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    Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the
Illinois 
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    Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360 
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    additional hours
of
successfully completed courses 
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    approved by the Department, if at least 180 of
the
course 
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    hours required a written examination; or 
 


 






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        (7) has at least 25 years of experience in the property 
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    assessment field.

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    The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate 
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as a candidate
unless a copy of the certificate of his or her

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qualifications is filed with the township clerk, board
of 
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election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as 
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required by the
Election Code.  The candidate cannot be 
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appointed to fill a vacancy until he or
she has filed a copy of 
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the certificate of his or her qualifications
with the 
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appointing authority.

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    (d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or 
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multi-township assessment
district with more than $10,000,000 
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and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm
equalized assessed value 
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and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial
equalized 
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assessed value, no person who has previously been elected as 
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township
or multi-township assessor in any such township or 
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multi-township assessment
district is eligible to file 
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nomination papers or participate as a candidate
in any caucus 
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or primary or general election for the office of township or

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multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least 
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one of the
qualifications
listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) 
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of subsection (c) of this
Section. The
candidate cannot file 
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nominating papers or participate as a candidate unless a
copy 
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of the certificate of his or her qualifications is
filed with 
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the township clerk, board of election
commissioners, or other 
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appropriate authority as required by the Election Code.

 


 






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    (e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy for 
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the office
of township or multi-township assessor without also 
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filing a copy of the
certificate as required by this Section, 
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the clerk of the township, the
board of election commissioners, 
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or other appropriate authority as required
by the Election Code 
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shall refuse to certify the name of the person
as a candidate 
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to the proper election officials.

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    If no candidate for election meets the above qualifications 
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there shall
be no election and the town board of trustees or 
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multi-township board of
trustees shall appoint or contract with 
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a person under Section 2-60.

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    As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized assessed 
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value" means the
total equalized assessed value in the township 
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or multi-township assessment
district as reported to
the 
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Department under Section 18-225 after removal of homestead 
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exemptions, and
after removal of the equalized assessed value 
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reported as farm or minerals
to the Department under Section 
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18-225.

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    For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination papers" 
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also includes
having nomination papers filed on behalf of the 
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candidate by another person.

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(Source: P.A. 93-188, eff. 7-11-03.)