100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0743
 
Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
70 ILCS 705/24  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7

     Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may levy a special tax, by referendum, for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment at a rate not to exceed 0.10% of the value of all taxable property within the district (rather than to increase the tax rate limit from 0.05% to 0.10%) and changes the wording of the proposition.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 24 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 705/24)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7)



7    Sec. 24. 
(a) In addition to any other tax authorized by 
8law, the board of
trustees of a fire protection district may, 
9subject to the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c), by 
10ordinance levy a special annual tax at a rate not exceeding 
110.10%
.10% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the 
12Department of Revenue,
of all taxable property within the 
13district, for the purpose of obtaining
funds to pay for the 
14costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment.

15    (b) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection 
16district desires
to levy a special tax under this Section, it 
17shall certify the question
to the proper election officials, 
18who shall submit that question at an election
to the voters of 
19the district in accordance with the general election law.
The 
20result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of 
21the
district.  If a majority of the votes on the proposition are 
22in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may 
23thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not 
 
 
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1to exceed 0.05% .05% of the value
of all taxable property 
2within the district as equalized or assessed by the
Department 
3of Revenue. The proposition shall be in substantially the 
4following form:

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6    Shall the ....... Fire Protection

7District levy a special tax at a rate

8not to exceed 0.05% .05% of the value of           YES

9all taxable property within the

10district as equalized or assessed       ---------------------

11by the Department of Revenue for

12the purpose of providing funds               NO

13to pay for the costs of emergency

14and rescue crews and equipment?

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16    (c)  Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection 
17district which levies a tax under this Section desires to levy 
18a special tax under this Section at a rate not to exceed 0.10% 
19of the value of all taxable property within the district as 
20equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue increase the 
21tax rate limit set forth under subsection (b), it shall certify 
22the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit 
23that question at an election to the voters of the district in 
24accordance with the general election law.  The result of such 
25referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district.  
26If a majority of the votes on the proposition are in favor of

 
 
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1such proposition, the board of trustees may thereafter levy a 
2special tax
under this Section at a rate not to exceed 0.10% 
3.10% of the value
of all taxable property within the district 
4as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue.  The 
5proposition shall be in substantially the following form: 
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7    Shall the ......... Fire

8Protection  District levy a            YES

9special tax at a rate not to

10exceed 0.10% of the value of

11all taxable property within the    -------------------------------------------------------------

12district as equalized or assessed

13by the Department of Revenue

14for the purpose of providing funds      NO

15to pay for the costs of emergency

16and rescue crews and equipment?

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19    Shall the rate of the  
20special tax
levied by the .......  
21Fire Protection District
for the            YES 
22purpose of providing funds to
pay 
23the costs of emergency and rescue    ------------------------------------------------------------- 

24crews and equipment be increased to
25not more than .10% of the value of 
26all
taxable property within the             NO   
 
 
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1district as
equalized or assessed  
2by the Department
of Revenue? 
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4(Source: P.A. 99-4, eff. 5-31-15.)