Rep. Roger L. Eddy

Filed: 3/15/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3092

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3092 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 17-3 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/17-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-3)
7     Sec. 17-3. Additional levies-Submission to voters. The
8 school board in any district having a population of less than
9 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause a
10 proposition to increase, for a limited period of not less than
11 3 nor more than 10 years or for an unlimited period, the annual
12 tax rate for educational purposes to be submitted to the voters
13 of such district at a regular scheduled election as follows:
14         (1) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or
15     grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for educational
16     purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the value as equalized or
17     assessed by the Department of Revenue;
18         (2) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 the
19     maximum rate for educational purposes shall not exceed
20     4.00% of the value as equalized or assessed by the
21     Department of Revenue , except that if a single elementary
22     district and a secondary district having boundaries that
23     are coterminous on the effective date of this amendatory
24     Act form a community unit district under Section 11-6 on or

 

 

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1     after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
2     General Assembly and the actual combined rate of the
3     elementary district and secondary district prior to the
4     formation of the community unit district is greater than
5     4.00%, then the maximum rate for educational education
6     purposes for such district shall be the following: shall
7     not exceed 6.00% of the value as equalized or assessed by
8     the Department of Revenue.
9             (A) For 2 years following the formation of the
10         community unit district, the maximum rate shall equal
11         the actual combined rate of the previous elementary
12         district and secondary district.
13             (B) In each subsequent year, the maximum rate shall
14         be reduced by 0.10% or reduced to 4.00%, whichever
15         reduction is less. The school board may, by proper
16         resolution, cause a proposition to increase the
17         reduced rate, not to exceed the maximum rate in clause
18         (A), to be submitted to the voters of the district at a
19         regular scheduled election as provided under this
20         Section. Nothing in this Section shall require that the
21         maximum rate for educational purpose for a district
22         maintaining grades one through 12 be reduced below
23         4.00%.
24     If the resolution of the school board seeks to increase the
25 annual tax rate for educational purposes for a limited period
26 of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the proposition
27 shall so state and shall identify the years for which the tax
28 increase is sought.
29     If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in
30 favor thereof at an election for which the election authorities
31 have given notice either (i) in accordance with Section 12-5 of
32 the Election Code or (ii) by publication of a true and legible
33 copy of the specimen ballot label containing the proposition in
34 the form in which it appeared or will appear on the official

 

 

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1 ballot label on the day of the election at least 5 days before
2 the day of the election in at least one newspaper published in
3 and having a general circulation in the district, the school
4 board may thereafter, until such authority is revoked in like
5 manner, levy annually the tax so authorized; provided that if
6 the proposition as approved limits the increase in the annual
7 tax rate of the district for educational purposes to a period
8 of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the district may,
9 unless such authority is sooner revoked in like manner, levy
10 annually the tax so authorized for the limited number of years
11 approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposition.
12 Upon expiration of that limited period, the rate at which the
13 district may annually levy its tax for educational purposes
14 shall be the rate provided under Section 17-2, or the rate at
15 which the district last levied its tax for educational purposes
16 prior to approval of the proposition authorizing the levy of
17 that tax at an increased rate, whichever is greater.
18     The school board shall certify the proposition to the
19 proper election authorities in accordance with the general
20 election law.
21     The provisions of this Section concerning notice of the tax
22 rate increase referendum apply only to consolidated primary
23 elections held prior to January 1, 2002 at which not less than
24 55% of the voters voting on the tax rate increase proposition
25 voted in favor of the tax rate increase proposition.
26 (Source: P.A. 92-6, eff. 6-7-01.)
 
27     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
28 becoming law.".