State of Illinois
Public Acts
92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0667

HB4337 Enrolled                                LRB9214586SMsb

    AN ACT concerning property taxes.

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

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

    (35 ILCS 200/3-5)
    Sec. 3-5.  Supervisor of assessments.  In  counties  with
less  than   3,000,000  inhabitants  and  in  which no county
assessor has been elected under Section 3-45, there shall  be
a  county  supervisor  of  assessments,  either  appointed as
provided in this Section, or elected.
    In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and  not
having an elected county assessor or an elected supervisor of
assessments, the office of supervisor of assessments shall be
filled  by appointment by the presiding officer of the county
board with the advice and consent of the county board.
    To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to  file
nomination  papers  or  participate  as  a  candidate  in any
primary or general election for, or be elected to, the office
of supervisor of assessments, or to enter upon the duties  of
the  office,  a  person  must  possess  one  of the following
qualifications as certified by the individual to  the  county
clerk:
         (1)  a   Certified   Illinois   Assessing   Official
    certificate   from   the   Illinois  Property  Assessment
    Institute, plus  the  additional  training  required  for
    additional compensation under Section 4-10.;
         (2)  a  Certified  Assessment  Evaluator certificate
    from   the   International   Association   of   Assessing
    Officers.; or
         (3)  a Member  of  the  Appraisal  Institute  (MAI),
    Residential  Member  (RM),  Senior  Real  Estate  Analyst
    (SREA),  Senior  Real  Property  Analyst (SRPA) or Senior
    Residential Analyst (SRA) certificate from the  Appraisal
    Institute or its predecessor organizations.
         (4)  If  the  person  has  served as a supervisor of
    assessments for 12 years or more,  a  Certified  Illinois
    Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois Property
    Assessment  Institute  with  a  minimum of 360 additional
    hours of successfully completed courses approved  by  the
    Department if at least 180 of the course hours required a
    written examination.
    In  addition,  a  person  must have had at least 2 years'
experience in  the  field  of  property  sales,  assessments,
finance  or  appraisals  and  must have passed an examination
conducted  by  the  Department  to  determine  his   or   her
competence  to  hold  the  office.   The  examination  may be
conducted by the Department at a convenient location  in  the
county  or  region.   Notice  of  the time and place shall be
given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in
the counties, at least one  week  prior  to  the  exam.   The
Department  shall  certify  to the county board a list of the
names and scores of persons who  pass  the  examination.  The
Department may provide by rule the maximum time that the name
of  a  person who has passed the examination will be included
on a list of persons eligible for  appointment  or  election.
The  term  of  office  shall  be  4  years  from  the date of
appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 84-837; 86-905; 88-455.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 07, 2002.
    Approved July 16, 2002.
    Effective July 16, 2002.