SB0051 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0051

Introduced 1/26/2005, by Sen. Don Harmon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 920/5.4 new

Amends the Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act. Dissolves the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District on the day 4 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the District to the Cook County Board and requires the Cook County Department of Public Health to assume all responsibility for tuberculosis care and treatment of the District. Provides that on the day 2 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act the District Board shall forward all transition plans to the Cook County Department of Public Health. Provides that, upon dissolution of the District, District employees becomes employees of Cook County. Authorizes the Cook County Board to transfer to the Cook County Forest Preserve District appropriate unimproved real estate transferred to the Board as a result of the dissolution. Provides that any land owned by the District at the time of its dissolution remains the subject of any leases and encumbrances that existed upon the dissolution of the District, and if the land is subject to a lease, the land may not be taken by any unit of government during the term of the lease. Upon the dissolution of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, abolishes any levy imposed by the dissolved District and provides that Cook County, as a home rule unit, may impose a levy for the purpose of the care and treatment of tuberculosis and emerging respiratory disease in Cook County. Provides that, in accordance with certain provisions of the State Revenue Sharing Act, the tax base of the dissolved Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District shall be added to the tax base of Cook County. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning special districts.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act is amended by adding Section 5.4 as follows:

(70 ILCS 920/5.4 new)

Sec. 5.4. Dissolution of Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District; disposition of land and real estate; continuation of District levy.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District is dissolved by operation of law on the day 4 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

(b) On or before the day 2 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Board of Directors shall forward to the Cook County Department of Public Health all transition plans relating to the consolidation of all of the existing programs, personnel, and infrastructure of the District into the Cook County Bureau of Health Services to be administered by the Cook County Department of Public Health. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the District shall not make any enhancements to pensions.

(c) Upon dissolution of the District: (i) all assets and liabilities of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District dissolved under this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall be transferred to the Cook County Board and the monetary assets shall be deposited into a special purpose fund for the care and treatment of tuberculosis in suburban Cook County; (ii) the Cook County Department of Public Health shall assume all responsibility for tuberculosis care and treatment of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District dissolved under this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, including the provision of tuberculosis care and treatment for units of local government with State-certified local public health departments; and (iii) employees of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District become employees of Cook County.

(d) The Cook County Board may transfer to the Cook County Forest Preserve District appropriate unimproved real estate owned by the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District at the time of its dissolution. After the dissolution of the District, any land owned by the District at the time of its dissolution remains subject to any leases and encumbrances that existed upon the dissolution of the District and, if the land is subject to a lease, the land may not be taken by any unit of government during the term of the lease.

(e) Upon the dissolution of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District: (i) any levy imposed by the dissolved District is abolished and (ii) Cook County, as a home rule unit, may impose a levy for the purpose of the care and treatment of tuberculosis and emerging respiratory diseases, including, but not limited to, severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian flu, in Cook County. In accordance with subsection (b) of Section 12 of the State Revenue Sharing Act, the tax base of the dissolved Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District shall be added to the tax base of Cook County.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.