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90_SB1367 105 ILCS 5/17-2.5 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.5 105 ILCS 5/17-2.6 rep. Amends the School Code. Repeals a provision authorizing a school district to levy, pursuant to front-door referendum approval, a tax for health insurance purposes. Changes the tax for tort immunity levy to a tax for tort immunity and health insurance levy, and provides that the purposes for which the levy may be made include payment of health insurance premiums for school district employees. Effective immediately. LRB9009831THpk LRB9009831THpk 1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 2 17-2.5 and repealing Section 17-2.6. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 6 Section 17-2.5 as follows: 7 (105 ILCS 5/17-2.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.5) 8 Sec. 17-2.5. Tax for tort immunity and health 9 insurance. The school board of any district may by proper 10 resolution levy an annual tax upon the value of the taxable 11 property within its territory as equalized or assessed by the 12 Department of Revenue at a rate that will produce a sum 13 sufficient to pay the cost of settlements or judgments under 14 Section 9-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental 15 Employees Tort Immunity Act, as now or hereafter amended, to 16 pay the costs of protecting itself or its employees against 17 liability, property damage or loss, including all costs and 18 reserves of being a member of an insurance pool, under 19 Section 9-103 of that Act, to pay the costs of and principal 20 and interest on bonds issued under Section 9-105 of that Act, 21 to pay tort judgments or settlements under Section 9-104 of 22 that Act to the extent necessary to discharge such 23 obligations,andto pay the cost of risk care management 24 programs in accordance with Section 9-107 of that Act, and to 25 pay for health insurance premiums for school employees. 26 (Source: P.A. 86-668.) 27 (105 ILCS 5/17-2.6 rep.) 28 Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing 29 Section 17-2.6. -2- LRB9009831THpk 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law.