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| Public Act 101-0181 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 24-36 as follows: | ||||
(35 ILCS 200/24-36 new) | ||||
Sec. 24-36. Property Tax Relief Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Property Tax Relief Task Force is created. The Task | ||||
Force shall utilize a racial and economic equity lens to | ||||
identify the causes of increasingly burdensome property taxes | ||||
across Illinois, review best practices in public policy | ||||
strategies that create short-term and long-term property tax | ||||
relief for homeowners, and make recommendations to assist in | ||||
the development of short-term and long-term administrative, | ||||
electoral, and legislative changes needed to create short-term | ||||
and long-term property tax relief for homeowners. | ||||
(b) The members of the Property Tax Relief Task Force shall | ||||
include and represent the diversity of the people of Illinois, | ||||
and shall be composed of the following: | ||||
(1) members appointed by the Governor; | ||||
(2) members of the House of Representatives appointed | ||||
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||
(3) members of the House of Representatives appointed | ||||
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | ||
(4) members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||
President; and | ||
(5) members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||
Minority Leader. | ||
The members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||
compensation and shall elect co-chairs from among their number. | ||
(c) The Department of Revenue shall provide administrative | ||
support for the Task Force. The State Board of Education and | ||
the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall | ||
collaborate with the Task Force as requested by the Task Force. | ||
(d) Within 90 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Task Force | ||
shall submit an initial report to the Governor and General | ||
Assembly outlining short-term and long-term administrative, | ||
electoral, and legislative changes needed to create short-term | ||
and long-term property tax relief for homeowners. | ||
(e) The Task Force shall submit a final report to the | ||
Governor and the General Assembly outlining short-term and | ||
long-term administrative, electoral, and legislative changes | ||
needed to create short-term and long-term property tax relief | ||
for homeowners by December 31, 2019. | ||
(f) This Section is repealed December 31, 2020.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||