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 1        AN ACT in relation to taxation.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Property Tax Code is amended by  changing
 5    Section 3-45 as follows:

 6        (35 ILCS 200/3-45)
 7        Sec. 3-45.  Election of county assessor; counties of less
 8    than 3,000,000. In counties having an elected board of review
 9    under Section 6-35, a county assessor shall be elected. To be
10    eligible  to  file  nomination  papers  or  participate  as a
11    candidate in any primary  or  general  election  for,  or  be
12    elected  to,  the office of county assessor, or to enter upon
13    the duties of the office, a person must possess  one  of  the
14    following  qualifications  as  certified by the individual to
15    the county clerk:
16             (1)  a   Certified   Illinois   Assessing    Officer
17        certificate   from   the   Illinois  Property  Assessment
18        Institute; or
19             (2)  a Certified  Assessment  Evaluator  designation
20        from the International Association of Assessing Officers.
21    In addition elected as county assessor, a person must have at
22    least  2  years  experience  in  the field of property sales,
23    assessments, finance, or appraisals.
24        The  county  clerk  must  determine  if  candidates   for
25    assessor   have   qualified   under   this   Code   prior  to
26    certification of their nominating petitions. The election  of
27    the county assessor shall be at the same time and in the same
28    manner  as  other  county  officials   are  elected under the
29    general election law. The county assessor shall  hold  office
30    for  a  4  year  term  and  until  a successor is elected and
31    qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the  same  manner  as
 
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 1    are vacancies in other county elective offices.
 2    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-455.)

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

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