Revenue Committee
Filed: 5/20/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2820




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2820 on page 1, 
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line 6, after "Section 12-30", by inserting "and by adding 
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Sections 6-60 and 9-213"; and


 
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on page 1, immediately below line 6, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "(35 ILCS 200/6-60 new)

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    Sec. 6-60. Rules and procedures.  The board of review in 
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every county with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants must make 
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available to the public a detailed description of the rules and 
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procedures for hearings before the board. This description must 
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include an explanation of any applicable burdens of proof, 
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rules of evidence, timelines, and any other procedures that 
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will allow the taxpayer to effectively present his or her case 
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before the board. If a county Internet website exists, the 
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rules and procedures must also be published on that website.
 
 


 






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    (35 ILCS 200/9-213 new)

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    Sec. 9-213. Explanation of equalization factors.  The chief 
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county assessment officer in every county with less than 
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3,000,000 inhabitants must provide a plain-English explanation 
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of all township, county, and State equalization factors, 
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including the rationale and methods used to determine the 
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equalizations. If a county Internet website exists, this 
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explanation must be published thereon, otherwise it must be 
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available to the public upon request at the office of the chief 
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county assessment officer."; and
 
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on page 3, line 4, after "office", by inserting ", in those 
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counties under township organization,"; and
 
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on page 4, line 14, after "property", by inserting "and some or 
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all of the database is available on a website that is 
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maintained and controlled by the township"; and
 
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by replacing everything from line 20 on page 4 through line 10 
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on page 5 with the following:
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    "(f) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that 
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may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head 
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under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to 
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make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions 
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of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.  If, 
 


 






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however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to 
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implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to 
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the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House 
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and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the 
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General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those 
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suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action 
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in the General Assembly's discretion.   Nothing contained in this 
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be 
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interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other 
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Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise 
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explicitly given.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "rules" 
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is given the meaning contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois 
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Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" 
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are given the meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of 
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the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that 
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such definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the 
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jurisdiction of the Governor. The notice"; and
 
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on page 6, by replacing lines 23 and 24 with the following:
 
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    "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2009.".