Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

Filed: 5/24/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3755

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3755 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 18-185 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/18-185)
7    Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 5
8may be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As
9used in this Division 5:
10    "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for
11All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United
12States Department of Labor.
13    "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the
14percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the
1512-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate
16of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.

 

 

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1    "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more
2inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or
3more inhabitants.
4    "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section
51-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the
61991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes
7only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority of
8its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or
9counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more
10inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing
11district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district
12subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each non-home
13rule taxing district not subject to this Law before the 1995
14levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed
15value in an affected county or counties. Beginning with the
16levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing
17district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also
18includes those taxing districts made subject to this Law as
19provided in Section 18-213.
20    "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this
21Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual
22corporate extension for the taxing district and those special
23purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing
24district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for
25the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
26obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made

 

 

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1for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
2general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c)
3made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
4bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds
5issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing
6district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to
7refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1,
81991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing
9district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued
10before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property tax levy
11or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is
12pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or
13principal on those bonds shall be made only after the
14governing body of the unit of local government finds that all
15other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
16payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
17lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
18issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for the
19building project; (g) made for payments due under installment
20contracts entered into before October 1, 1991; (h) made for
21payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the
22Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance
23construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (i)
24made for payments of principal and interest on limited bonds,
25as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform
26Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base

 

 

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1less the amount in items (b), (c), (e), and (h) of this
2definition for non-referendum obligations, except obligations
3initially issued pursuant to referendum; (j) made for payments
4of principal and interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of
5the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made by a school
6district that participates in the Special Education District
7of Lake County, created by special education joint agreement
8under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, for payment of the
9school district's share of the amounts required to be
10contributed by the Special Education District of Lake County
11to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of
12the Illinois Pension Code; the amount of any extension under
13this item (k) shall be certified by the school district to the
14county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses of providing joint
15recreational programs for persons with disabilities under
16Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of
17the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for temporary relocation
18loan repayment purposes pursuant to Sections 2-3.77 and
1917-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for payment of principal
20and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of
21Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for contributions
22to a firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
23Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
24under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
25and (p) made for road purposes in the first year after a
26township assumes the rights, powers, duties, assets, property,

 

 

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1liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of a road
2district abolished under the provisions of Section 6-133 of
3the Illinois Highway Code; and (q) made under Section 4 of the
4Community Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or
5to supplement existing funds for community mental health
6facilities and services, including facilities and services for
7the person with a developmental disability or a substance use
8disorder.
9    "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which
10this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing
11districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section
1218-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing
13district and those special purpose extensions that are made
14annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose
15extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest
16or principal on general obligation bonds that were approved by
17referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest
18or principal on general obligation bonds issued before March
191, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
20principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund
21those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any
22taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued
23to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1,
241995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing
25district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued
26before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy

 

 

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1or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is
2pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or
3principal on those bonds shall be made only after the
4governing body of the unit of local government finds that all
5other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
6payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
7lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
8issued by the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the
9building project; (g) made for payments due under installment
10contracts entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for
11payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the
12Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance
13construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4)
14made for stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan
15Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 12
16of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act; (h-8) made
17for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under
18Section 9.6a of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
19Act to make contributions to the pension fund established
20under Article 13 of the Illinois Pension Code; (i) made for
21payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as
22defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act,
23in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less
24the amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for
25non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially
26issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in

 

 

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1subsections (h) and (h-8) of this definition; (j) made for
2payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under
3Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made
4for payments of principal and interest on bonds authorized by
5Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago
6Park District Act for aquarium or museum projects and bonds
7issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for
8the purpose of making contributions to the pension fund
9established under Article 12 of the Illinois Pension Code; (l)
10made for payments of principal and interest on bonds
11authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or 93-601 and (i) issued
12pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve
13District Act, (ii) issued under Section 42 of the Cook County
14Forest Preserve District Act for zoological park projects, or
15(iii) issued under Section 44.1 of the Cook County Forest
16Preserve District Act for botanical gardens projects; (m) made
17pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the School Code, whether levied
18annually or not; (n) made to fund expenses of providing joint
19recreational programs for persons with disabilities under
20Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of
21the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by the Chicago Park
22District for recreational programs for persons with
23disabilities under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the
24Chicago Park District Act; (p) made for contributions to a
25firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
26Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified

 

 

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1under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
2(q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under Section
317-9.02 of the School Code; and (r) made for the purpose of
4making employer contributions to the Public School Teachers'
5Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago under Section 34-53 of
6the School Code; and (s) made under Section 4 of the Community
7Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or to
8supplement existing funds for community mental health
9facilities and services, including facilities and services for
10the person with a developmental disability or a substance use
11disorder.
12    "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
13this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for
14those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection
15(e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension
16for the taxing district and those special purpose extensions
17that are made annually for the taxing district, excluding
18special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district
19to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds that
20were approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district
21to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds
22issued before the date on which the referendum making this Law
23applicable to the taxing district is held; (c) made for any
24taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued
25to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued before the
26date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the

 

 

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1taxing district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to
2pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
3continue to refund bonds issued after the date on which the
4referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
5is held if the bonds were approved by referendum after the date
6on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
7taxing district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to
8pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the
9date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
10taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax
11levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local
12government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of
13interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after
14the governing body of the unit of local government finds that
15all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
16payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
17lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
18issued by the commission before the date on which the
19referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
20is held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments
21due under installment contracts entered into before the date
22on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
23taxing district is held; (h) made for payments of principal
24and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
25Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
26the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),

 

 

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1(c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
2obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
3referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on
4bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
5Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay
6interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for
7the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
8airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
9installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
10before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such
11a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to
12fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for
13persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park
14District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal
15Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension
16fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to
17the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section
184-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; and (m) made for the taxing
19district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
20bonds issued pursuant to Section 19-3.10 of the School Code;
21and (n) made under Section 4 of the Community Mental Health Act
22to provide the necessary funds or to supplement existing funds
23for community mental health facilities and services, including
24facilities and services for the person with a developmental
25disability or a substance use disorder.
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1this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of
2subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate
3extension for the taxing district and those special purpose
4extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,
5excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
6district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
7bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any
8taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
9obligation bonds issued before March 7, 1997 (the effective
10date of Public Act 89-718); (c) made for any taxing district to
11pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
12continue to refund those bonds issued before March 7, 1997
13(the effective date of Public Act 89-718); (d) made for any
14taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued
15to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 7,
161997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) if the bonds
17were approved by referendum after March 7, 1997 (the effective
18date of Public Act 89-718); (e) made for any taxing district to
19pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before March
207, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) for payment
21of which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of
22the unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
23payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made
24only after the governing body of the unit of local government
25finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
26make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building

 

 

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1commission lease when the lease payments are for the
2retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 7,
31997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) to pay for the
4building project; (g) made for payments due under installment
5contracts entered into before March 7, 1997 (the effective
6date of Public Act 89-718); (h) made for payments of principal
7and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
8Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
9the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
10(c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
11obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
12referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on
13bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
14Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay
15interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for
16the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
17airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
18installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
19before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such
20a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to
21fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for
22persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park
23District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal
24Code; and (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's
25pension fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension
26Code, to the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of

 

 

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1Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; and (m) made under
2Section 4 of the Community Mental Health Act to provide the
3necessary funds or to supplement existing funds for community
4mental health facilities and services, including facilities
5and services for the person with a developmental disability or
6a substance use disorder.
7    "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to
8that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the
91994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this
10Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those
11subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213,
12for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law
13applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those taxing
14districts subject to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2)
15of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the 1996 levy year,
16constituting an extension for payment of principal and
17interest on bonds issued by the taxing district without
18referendum, but not including excluded non-referendum bonds.
19For park districts (i) that were first subject to this Law in
201991 or 1995 and (ii) whose extension for the 1994 levy year
21for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by
22the park district without referendum (but not including
23excluded non-referendum bonds) was less than 51% of the amount
24for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment
25of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district
26without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum

 

 

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1bonds), "debt service extension base" means an amount equal to
2that portion of the extension for the 1991 levy year
3constituting an extension for payment of principal and
4interest on bonds issued by the park district without
5referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds).
6A debt service extension base established or increased at any
7time pursuant to any provision of this Law, except Section
818-212, shall be increased each year commencing with the later
9of (i) the 2009 levy year or (ii) the first levy year in which
10this Law becomes applicable to the taxing district, by the
11lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price
12Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy
13year. The debt service extension base may be established or
14increased as provided under Section 18-212. "Excluded
15non-referendum bonds" means (i) bonds authorized by Public Act
1688-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park
17District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii) bonds
18issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform
19Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund or to
20continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant to
21referendum.
22    "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
23to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
24unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
25contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant
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1district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not.
2The extension for a special service area is not included in the
3aggregate extension.
4    "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
5last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
618-135, 18-215, 18-230, 18-206, and 18-233. Beginning with
7levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are specified in
8Section 18-190.7, the taxing district's aggregate extension
9base shall be calculated as provided in Section 18-190.7. An
10adjustment under Section 18-135 shall be made for the 2007
11levy year and all subsequent levy years whenever one or more
12counties within which a taxing district is located (i) used
13estimated valuations or rates when extending taxes in the
14taxing district for the last preceding levy year that resulted
15in the over or under extension of taxes, or (ii) increased or
16decreased the tax extension for the last preceding levy year
17as required by Section 18-135(c). Whenever an adjustment is
18required under Section 18-135, the aggregate extension base of
19the taxing district shall be equal to the amount that the
20aggregate extension of the taxing district would have been for
21the last preceding levy year if either or both (i) actual,
22rather than estimated, valuations or rates had been used to
23calculate the extension of taxes for the last levy year, or
24(ii) the tax extension for the last preceding levy year had not
25been adjusted as required by subsection (c) of Section 18-135.
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12012, the aggregate extension base for West Northfield School
2District No. 31 in Cook County shall be $12,654,592.
3    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year
42022, the aggregate extension base of a home equity assurance
5program that levied at least $1,000,000 in property taxes in
6levy year 2019 or 2020 under the Home Equity Assurance Act
7shall be the amount that the program's aggregate extension
8base for levy year 2021 would have been if the program had
9levied a property tax for levy year 2021.
10    "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
111-155.
12    "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
13board of review or board of appeals action, of new
14improvements or additions to existing improvements on any
15parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of
16that real property during the levy year multiplied by the
17equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
1817-30, (ii) the assessed value, after final board of review or
19board of appeals action, of real property not exempt from real
20estate taxation, which real property was exempt from real
21estate taxation for any portion of the immediately preceding
22levy year, multiplied by the equalization factor issued by the
23Department under Section 17-30, including the assessed value,
24upon final stabilization of occupancy after new construction
25is complete, of any real property located within the
26boundaries of an otherwise or previously exempt military

 

 

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1reservation that is intended for residential use and owned by
2or leased to a private corporation or other entity, (iii) in
3counties that classify in accordance with Section 4 of Article
4IX of the Illinois Constitution, an incentive property's
5additional assessed value resulting from a scheduled increase
6in the level of assessment as applied to the first year final
7board of review market value, and (iv) any increase in
8assessed value due to oil or gas production from an oil or gas
9well required to be permitted under the Hydraulic Fracturing
10Regulatory Act that was not produced in or accounted for
11during the previous levy year. In addition, the county clerk
12in a county containing a population of 3,000,000 or more shall
13include in the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any
14school district, any recovered tax increment value that was
15applicable to the 1995 tax year calculations.
16    "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
17organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
18county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
19population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
20    "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise
21provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's
22equalized assessed value, in the first year after a
23municipality terminates the designation of an area as a
24redevelopment project area previously established under the
25Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois
26Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial

 

 

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1Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously
2established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax
3Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the
4Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of
5each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in
6the redevelopment project area over and above the initial
7equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment
8project area. For the taxes which are extended for the 1997
9levy year, the recovered tax increment value for a non-home
10rule taxing district that first became subject to this Law for
11the 1995 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized
12assessed value was in an affected county or counties shall be
13increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an
14area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously
15established under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment
16Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established
17under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois
18Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic
19Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount
20equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable
21lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the
22redevelopment project area over and above the initial
23equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment
24project area. In the first year after a municipality removes a
25taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property from a
26redevelopment project area established under the Tax Increment

 

 

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1Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code,
2the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal
3Code, or the Economic Development Area Tax Increment
4Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value" means the
5amount of the current year's equalized assessed value of each
6taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property removed
7from the redevelopment project area over and above the initial
8equalized assessed value of that real property before removal
9from the redevelopment project area.
10    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
11rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
12preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to
13one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and
14the denominator of which is the current year's equalized
15assessed value of all real property in the territory under the
16jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy
17year. For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate
18extension for the last preceding levy year, except for school
19districts that reduced their extension for educational
20purposes pursuant to Section 18-206, the highest aggregate
21extension in any of the last 3 preceding levy years shall be
22used for the purpose of computing the limiting rate. The
23denominator shall not include new property or the recovered
24tax increment value. If a new rate, a rate decrease, or a
25limiting rate increase has been approved at an election held
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1limiting rate shall be increased by the amount of the new rate
2or shall be reduced by the amount of the rate decrease, as the
3case may be, or (ii) in the case of a limiting rate increase,
4the limiting rate shall be equal to the rate set forth in the
5proposition approved by the voters for each of the years
6specified in the proposition, after which the limiting rate of
7the taxing district shall be calculated as otherwise provided.
8In the case of a taxing district that obtained referendum
9approval for an increased limiting rate on March 20, 2012, the
10limiting rate for tax year 2012 shall be the rate that
11generates the approximate total amount of taxes extendable for
12that tax year, as set forth in the proposition approved by the
13voters; this rate shall be the final rate applied by the county
14clerk for the aggregate of all capped funds of the district for
15tax year 2012.
16(Source: P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-311, eff. 8-6-21;
17102-519, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-707, eff.
184-22-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-895, eff. 5-23-22;
19103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
20    Section 10. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by
21changing Sections 3a, 3b, 3e, 3f, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as follows:
 
22    (405 ILCS 20/3a)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a)
23    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
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1before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
2mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
3shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a
4county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the
5president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a
6township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of
7the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated
8town or the town board of trustees of any township, except in
9any county with a county executive form of government, if
10applicable, the county executive shall appoint the board with
11the advice and consent of the county board. Members of the
12community mental health board shall be residents of the
13government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative
14of interested groups of the community such as local health
15departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health
16planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned
17with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance
18abuse, and individuals with professional or lived expertise in
19mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse
20as well as the general public. General public representation
21may also be considered for appointment when there are gaps in
22board duties and qualifications that cannot be filled from the
23above stated categories. Only one member shall be a member of
24the governing body, with the term of membership on the board to
25run concurrently with the elected term of the member. The
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1community mental health board, appoint 2 additional members to
2the community mental health board. No member of the community
3mental health board may be a full-time or part-time employee
4of the Department of Human Services or a board member,
5employee or any other individual receiving compensation from
6any facility or service operating under contract to the board.
7If a successful referendum is held under Section 5 of this Act,
8all members of such board shall be appointed within 60 days
9after the local election authority certifies the passage of
10the referendum. If a community mental health board has been
11established by a county with a population of less than 500,000
12and the community mental health board is funded in whole or in
13part by a special mental health sales tax described in
14paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 5-1006.5 of the
15Counties Code, the largest municipality in the county with at
16least 125,000 residents may appoint 2 additional members to
17the board. The members shall be appointed by the mayor of the
18municipality with the advice and consent of the municipality's
19governing body.
20    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they
21may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
22portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
23    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
24non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
25at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time
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1Health Act.
2(Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24; 103-565, eff. 11-17-23.)
 
3    (405 ILCS 20/3b)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303b)
4    Sec. 3b. The term of office of each member of the community
5mental health board shall be for 4 years, provided, however,
6that of the members first appointed, 2 shall be appointed for a
7term of 2 years, 2 for a term of 3 years and 3 for a term of 4
8years. All terms shall be measured from the first day of the
9month of appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the
10unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments
11with the advice of the community mental health board, who may
12establish a policy and procedure for the acceptance and review
13of applications from interested residents prior to making a
14recommendation to the appointing authority. A community mental
15health board may provide advice to the governing body and may
16establish a policy and procedure for the acceptance and review
17of applications from interested residents prior to making a
18recommendation to the appointing authority.
19(Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
20    (405 ILCS 20/3e)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303e)
21    Sec. 3e. Board's powers and duties.
22    (1) Every community mental health board shall, within 30
23days after members are first appointed and within 30 days
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1of a member's term, meet and organize, by the election of one
2of its number as president and one as secretary and such other
3officers as it may deem necessary. It shall make rules and
4regulations concerning the rendition or operation of services
5and facilities which it directs, supervises or funds, not
6inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. It shall:
7        (a) Hold a meeting prior to July 1 of each year at
8    which officers shall be elected for the ensuing year
9    beginning July 1. If the community mental health board has
10    already held or scheduled an election to take place prior
11    to July 1, an additional election is not required on the
12    basis of the appointment or reappointment of a member to
13    the community mental health board;
14        (b) Hold meetings at least quarterly;
15        (c) Hold special meetings upon a written request
16    signed by at least 2 members and filed with the secretary;
17        (d) Review and evaluate community mental health
18    services and facilities, including services and facilities
19    for the treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction,
20    developmental disabilities, and intellectual
21    disabilities;
22        (e) Authorize the disbursement of money from the
23    community mental health fund for payment for the ordinary
24    and contingent expenses of the board;
25        (f) Submit to the appointing officer and the members
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1    community mental health services and facilities for
2    persons with a mental illness, a developmental disability,
3    or a substance use disorder. Such plan shall be for the
4    ensuing 12 month period. In addition, a plan shall be
5    developed for the ensuing 3 year period and such plan
6    shall be reviewed at the end of every 12 month period and
7    shall be modified as deemed advisable; .
8        (g) Within amounts appropriated therefor, execute such
9    programs and maintain such services and facilities as may
10    be authorized under such appropriations, including amounts
11    appropriated under bond issues, if any;
12        (h) Publish the annual budget and report within 180
13    120 days after the end of the fiscal year in a newspaper
14    distributed within the jurisdiction of the board, or, if
15    no newspaper is published within the jurisdiction of the
16    board, then one published in the county, or, if no
17    newspaper is published in the county, then in a newspaper
18    having general circulation within the jurisdiction of the
19    board. The report shall show the condition of its trust of
20    that year, the sums of money received from all sources,
21    giving the name of any donor, how all monies have been
22    expended and for what purpose, and such other statistics
23    and program information in regard to the work of the board
24    as it may deem of general interest. A copy of the budget
25    and the annual report shall be made available to the
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1    Assembly whose districts include any part of the
2    jurisdiction of such board. The names of all employees,
3    consultants, and other personnel shall be set forth along
4    with the amounts of money received;
5        (i) Consult with other appropriate private and public
6    agencies in the development of local plans for the most
7    efficient delivery of mental health, developmental
8    disabilities, and substance use disorder services. The
9    Board is authorized to join and to participate in the
10    activities of associations organized for the purpose of
11    promoting more efficient and effective services and
12    programs;
13        (j) Have the authority to review and comment on all
14    applications for grants by any person, corporation, or
15    governmental unit providing services within the
16    geographical area of the board which provides mental
17    health facilities and services, including services for the
18    person with a mental illness, a developmental disability,
19    or a substance use disorder. The board may require funding
20    applicants to send a copy of their funding application to
21    the board at the time such application is submitted to the
22    Department of Human Services or to any other local, State
23    or federal funding source or governmental agency. Within
24    60 days of the receipt of any application, the board shall
25    submit its review and comments to the Department of Human
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1    federal funding source or governmental agency. A copy of
2    the review and comments shall be submitted to the funding
3    applicant. Within 60 days thereafter, the Department of
4    Human Services or any other appropriate local or State
5    governmental agency shall issue a written response to the
6    board and the funding applicant. The Department of Human
7    Services or any other appropriate local or State
8    governmental agency shall supply any community mental
9    health board such information about purchase-of-care
10    funds, State facility utilization, and costs in its
11    geographical area as the board may request provided that
12    the information requested is for the purpose of the
13    Community Mental Health Board complying with the
14    requirements of Section 3f, subsection (f) of this Act;
15        (k) Perform such other acts as may be necessary or
16    proper to carry out the purposes of this Act.
17    (2) The community mental health board has the following
18powers:
19        (a) The board may enter into multiple-year contracts
20    for rendition or operation of services, facilities and
21    educational programs.
22        (b) The board may arrange through intergovernmental
23    agreements or intragovernmental agreements or both for the
24    rendition of services and operation of facilities by other
25    agencies or departments of the governmental unit or county
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1    approval of the governing body.
2        (c) To employ, establish compensation for, and set
3    policies for its personnel, including legal counsel, as
4    may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and
5    prescribe the duties thereof. The board may enter into
6    multiple-year employment contracts as may be necessary for
7    the recruitment and retention of personnel and the proper
8    functioning of the board.
9        (d) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
10    agreements, which shall be written, with other mental
11    health boards and boards of health to provide jointly
12    agreed upon community mental health facilities and
13    services and to pool such funds as may be deemed necessary
14    and available for this purpose.
15        (e) The board may organize a not-for-profit
16    corporation for the purpose of providing direct recipient
17    services. Such corporations shall have, in addition to all
18    other lawful powers, the power to contract with persons to
19    furnish services for recipients of the corporation's
20    facilities, including psychiatrists and other physicians
21    licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its
22    branches. Such physicians shall be considered independent
23    contractors, and liability for any malpractice shall not
24    extend to such corporation, nor to the community mental
25    health board, except for gross negligence in entering into
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1        (f) The board shall not operate any direct recipient
2    services for more than a 2-year period when such services
3    are being provided in the governmental unit, but shall
4    encourage, by financial support, the development of
5    private agencies to deliver such needed services, pursuant
6    to regulations of the board.
7        (g) Where there are multiple boards within the same
8    planning area, as established by the Department of Human
9    Services, services may be purchased through a single
10    delivery system. In such areas, a coordinating body with
11    representation from each board shall be established to
12    carry out the service functions of this Act. In the event
13    any such coordinating body purchases or improves real
14    property, such body shall first obtain the approval of the
15    governing bodies of the governmental units in which the
16    coordinating body is located.
17        (h) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
18    agreements with other governmental units located within
19    the geographical area of the board. Such agreements shall
20    be written and shall provide for the rendition of services
21    by the board to the residents of such governmental units.
22        (i) The board may enter into multiple-year joint
23    agreements with federal, State, and local governments,
24    including the Department of Human Services or any other
25    appropriate local or State governmental agency, whereby
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1    agreements must provide for the exchange of relevant data.
2    However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit
3    the abridgement of the confidentiality of patient records.
4        (j) The board may receive gifts from private sources
5    for purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of this
6    Act.
7        (k) The board may receive federal Federal, State, and
8    local funds for purposes not inconsistent with the
9    provisions of this Act.
10        (l) The board may establish scholarship programs,
11    which may include education assistance, student loan
12    repayment, professional certification and licensure
13    assistance, and internship stipends. Such programs shall
14    require equivalent service or reimbursement pursuant to
15    regulations of the board.
16        (m) The board may sell, rent, or lease real property
17    for purposes consistent with this Act.
18        (n) The board may: (i) own real property, lease real
19    property as lessee, or acquire real property by purchase,
20    construction, lease-purchase agreement, or otherwise; (ii)
21    take title to the property in the board's name; (iii)
22    borrow money and issue debt instruments, mortgages,
23    purchase-money mortgages, and other security instruments
24    with respect to the property; and (iv) maintain, repair,
25    remodel, or improve the property. All of these activities
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1    reasonably necessary for the housing and proper
2    functioning of the board. The board may use moneys in the
3    Community Mental Health Fund for these purposes.
4        (o) The board may organize a not-for-profit
5    corporation (i) for the purpose of raising money to be
6    distributed by the board for providing community mental
7    health services and facilities for the treatment of
8    alcoholism, drug addiction, developmental disabilities,
9    and intellectual disabilities or (ii) for other purposes
10    not inconsistent with this Act.
11        (p) The board may fix a fiscal year for the board.
12        (q) The board has the responsibility to set, maintain,
13    and implement the budget.
14    Every board shall be subject to the requirements under the
15Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act.
16(Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24; revised 1-20-24.)
 
17    (405 ILCS 20/3f)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303f)
18    Sec. 3f. Annually, each community mental health board
19shall prepare and submit, for informational purposes in the
20appropriations process, to the appointing officer and
21governing body referred to in Section 3a: (a) an annual budget
22showing the estimated receipts and intended disbursements
23pursuant to this Act for the fiscal year immediately following
24the date the budget is submitted, which date must be at least
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1annual report detailing the income received and disbursements
2made pursuant to this Act during the fiscal year just
3preceding the date the annual report is submitted, which date
4must be within 180 90 days of the end close of that fiscal
5year. Such report shall also include those matters set forth
6in Section 8 of this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
8    (405 ILCS 20/4)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 304)
9    Sec. 4. In order to provide the necessary funds or to
10supplement existing funds for such community mental health
11facilities and services, including facilities and services for
12the person with a developmental disability or a substance use
13disorder, the governing body of any governmental unit, subject
14to the provisions of Section 5, may levy an annual tax of not
15to exceed .15% upon all of the taxable property in such
16governmental unit at the value thereof, as equalized or
17assessed by the Department of Revenue. Such tax shall be
18levied and collected in the same manner as other governmental
19unit taxes, but shall not be included in any limitation
20otherwise prescribed as to the rate or amount of governmental
21unit taxes, but shall be in addition thereto and in excess
22thereof.
23    An annual tax levied by any governmental unit under this
24Section is separate and distinct from all other property taxes
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1considered an increase for purposes of the application of the
2Truth in Taxation Law and its requirements and (2) shall not be
3subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
4    When collected, such tax shall be paid into a special fund
5to be designated as the "Community Mental Health Fund" which
6shall, upon authorization by the appropriate governmental
7unit, be administered by the community mental health board and
8used only for the purposes specified in this Act. Nothing
9contained herein shall in any way preclude the use of other
10funds available for such purposes under any existing Federal,
11State or local statute. Interest earned from moneys deposited
12in this Fund shall only be used for purposes which are
13authorized by this Act.
14    In any city, village, incorporated town, or township which
15levies a tax for the purpose of providing community mental
16health facilities and services and part or all of such city,
17village, incorporated town, or township is in a county or
18township, as the case may be, which levies a tax to provide
19community mental health facilities and services under the
20provisions of this Act, such county or township, as the case
21may be, shall pay to such city, village, incorporated town, or
22township, as the case may be, the entire amount collected from
23taxes under this Section on property subject to a tax which any
24city, village, incorporated town, or township thereof levies
25to provide community mental health facilities and services.
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1receives any payments from a county or township as provided
2above, such city, village, incorporated town, or township
3shall reduce and abate from the tax levied by the authority of
4this Section a rate which would produce an amount equal to the
5amount received from such county or township.
6(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
7    (405 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305)
8    Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit
9passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an
10annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such
11mental health facilities and services, including facilities
12and services for the person with a developmental disability or
13a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs
14the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify
15the proposition to the proper election officials for
16submission at a regular election in accordance with the
17general election law. The proposition shall be in
18substantially the following form:
19----------------------------
20    Shall............  (governmental
21unit) levy an annual tax
22not to exceed of (no not                  YES
23more than .15%) for the purpose
24of providing community mental
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1services including facilities
2and services for persons  with
3a developmental disability or a           NO
4substance use disorder?
5-------------------------------------------------------------
6    (a-5) In addition, the ballot for any proposition
7submitted pursuant to this Section shall have printed thereon,
8but not as part of the proposition submitted, only the
9following supplemental information (which shall be supplied to
10the election authority by the taxing district) in
11substantially the following form:
12        (1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the
13    most recently extended limiting rate is $...., and the
14    approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition
15    is approved is $....
16        (2) For the .... (insert the first levy year for which
17    the new rate or increase limiting rate will be applicable)
18    levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax
19    extendable against property containing a single family
20    residence and having a fair market value at the time of the
21    referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $....
22    If a proposition contains the language in substantially
23the form provided above the referendum is valid
24notwithstanding any other provision of the law. If the
25governmental unit is also subject to the Property Tax
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1comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
2Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any
3referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994
4and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
5103rd General Assembly that complies with subsection (a) is
6hereby validated.
7    (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the
8proposition are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of
9such governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax
10not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the
11governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill
12appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be
13deemed necessary by the community mental health board, based
14upon the community mental health board's budget, the board's
15annual mental health report, and the local mental health plan
16to defray necessary expenses and liabilities in providing for
17such community mental health facilities and services.
18    (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a
19tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the
20proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than
210.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may,
22upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than
230.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the
24governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper
25election officials for submission at a regular election in
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1shall be in the following form:
2        "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the
3    purpose of providing community mental health facilities
4    and services, including facilities and services for
5    persons with a developmental disability or substance use
6    disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?"
7    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition
8are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the
9governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to
10exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question. Nothing
11in this Section prevents a governmental unit from levying less
12than the amount approved by the voters via referendum in any
13given year or varying the amount levied from year to year as
14approved by the governmental unit.
15(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22;
16103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-274, eff. 1-1-24; 103-565, eff.
1711-17-23.)
 
18    (405 ILCS 20/6)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 306)
19    Sec. 6. Whenever the governing body of any governmental
20unit has not provided the community mental health facilities
21and services provided in Section 2 and levied the tax provided
22in Section 4 and a petition signed by electors of the
23governmental unit equal in number to at least 10% of the total
24votes cast for the office which received the greatest total
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1unit election is presented to the clerk of the governmental
2unit requesting the establishment and maintenance of such
3community mental health facilities and services, including
4facilities and services for the person with a developmental
5disability or a substance use disorder, for residents thereof
6and the levy of such an annual tax therefor, the governing body
7of the governmental unit, subject to the provisions of Section
87, shall establish and maintain such community mental health
9facilities and services and shall levy such an annual tax of
10not to exceed .15% upon all of the taxable property in such
11governmental unit at the value thereof, as equalized or
12assessed by the Department of Revenue. Such tax shall be
13levied and collected in the same manner as other governmental
14unit taxes, but shall not be included in any limitation
15otherwise prescribed as to the rate or amount of governmental
16unit taxes, but shall be in addition thereto and in excess
17thereof.
18    An annual tax levied by any governmental unit under this
19Section is separate and distinct from all other property taxes
20levied by that governmental unit and (1) shall not be
21considered an increase for purposes of the application of the
22Truth in Taxation Law and its requirements and (2) shall not be
23subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
24    When collected, such tax shall be paid into a special fund
25to be designated as the "Community Mental Health Fund" which
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1unit, be administered by the community mental health board and
2used only for the purposes specified in this Act. Nothing
3contained herein shall in any way preclude the use of other
4funds available for such purposes under any existing Federal,
5State or local statute. Interest earned from moneys deposited
6in this Fund shall only be used for purposes which are
7authorized by this Act.
8    In any city, village, incorporated town, or township which
9levies a tax for the purpose of providing community mental
10health facilities and services and part or all of such city,
11village, incorporated town, or township is in a county or
12township, as the case may be, which levies a tax to provide
13community mental health facilities and services under the
14provisions of this Act, such county or township, as the case
15may be, shall pay to such city, village, incorporated town, or
16township, as the case may be, the entire amount collected from
17taxes under this Section on property subject to a tax which any
18city, village, incorporated town, or township thereof levies
19to provide community mental health facilities and services.
20    Whenever any city, village, incorporated town, or township
21receives any payments from a county or township as provided
22above, such city, village, incorporated town, or township
23shall reduce and abate from the tax levied by the authority of
24this Section a rate which would produce an amount equal to the
25amount received from such county or township.
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1    (405 ILCS 20/7)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 307)
2    Sec. 7. When the petition provided for in Section 6 is
3presented to the clerk of the governmental unit requesting the
4establishment and maintenance of such mental health facilities
5and services for residents of the community and the levy of
6such an annual tax therefor, the clerk of the governmental
7unit shall certify to the proper election officials the
8proposition for the levy of such tax which shall be submitted
9at a regular election in accordance with the general election
10law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following
11form:
12--------------------------------------------------------
13    Shall....................
14(governmental unit) establish and
15maintain community mental health           YES
16facilities and services including
17facilities and services for the        ----------------------
18person with a developmental
19disability or a substance                  NO
20use disorder and levy therefor an
21annual tax of not to exceed .15%?
22-------------------------------------------------------------
23    In addition to certification of the question, the clerk of
24the governmental unit shall prepare and submit to the proper
25elected officials the following language which shall have

 

 

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1printed thereon, but not as part of the proposition submitted,
2only the following supplemental information (which shall be
3supplied to the election authority by the taxing district) in
4substantially the following form:
5        (1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the
6    most recently extended limiting rate is $...., and the
7    approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition
8    is approved is $....
9        (2) For the .... (insert the first levy year for which
10    the new rate or increase limiting rate will be applicable)
11    levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax
12    extendable against property containing a single family
13    residence and having a fair market value at the time of the
14    referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $....
15    If a proposition contains the language in substantially
16the form provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the referendum is
17valid notwithstanding any other provision of the law.
18    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition
19are in favor thereof, the governing body of such governmental
20unit shall establish and maintain such community mental health
21facilities and services and shall annually levy such tax.
22Thereafter, the governing body shall in the annual
23appropriation bill appropriate from such funds such sum or
24sums of money as may be deemed necessary, based upon the
25community mental health board's budget, the board's annual
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1expenses and liabilities in providing for such community
2mental health facilities and services.
3    Nothing in this Section prevents a governmental unit from
4levying less than the amount approved by the voters via
5referendum in any given year or varying the amount levied from
6year to year as approved by the governmental unit.
7(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
8    Section 97. Retroactivity. The changes made by this Act
9apply to referenda creating community mental health boards,
10including community mental health boards located in counties
11that have adopted a county executive form of government under
12Division 2-5 of the Counties Code, to levy an annual tax for
13the establishment and maintenance of mental health facilities
14and services for residents of the community that were approved
15within 4 years before the effective date of this Act and to
16referenda that are approved on or after the effective date of
17this Act.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".