(50 ILCS 835/1.1) (was 55 ILCS 105/1.1)

Sec. 1.1. Petition for submission to referendum by governmental unit.

(a) If the governmental unit's board passes an ordinance or resolution as provided in Section 1 of this Act asking that an annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing facilities or services set forth in that Section and so instructs the county clerk, the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials for submission at the governmental unit's next general election. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall (governmental unit) levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all taxable property in (governmental unit) for the purposes of providing facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not eligible to participate in any program provided under Article 14 of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01 et seq., including contracting for those facilities or services with any privately or publicly operated entity that provides those facilities or services either in or out of (governmental unit)?

(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor thereof, such tax levy shall be authorized and the governmental unit shall levy a tax not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 1 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-1129, eff. 1-1-19.)