101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4735
 
Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



70 ILCS 2005/11  from Ch. 85, par. 6861

     Amends the Rescue Squad Districts Act. Provides that a rescue squad district may fix, charge, and collect fees for rescue squad services and ambulance services within or outside of the rescue squad district not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 11 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 2005/11)  (from Ch. 85, par. 6861)



7    Sec. 11. Property tax; fees. 
8    (a) A rescue squad district organized under
this Act may 
9levy and collect a general tax on the
property situated in the 
10district, but the aggregate amount of taxes
levied for any one 
11year shall not exceed the rate of .20%
of value, as
equalized 
12or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The
board of trustees 
13shall determine and certify the amount to be levied
and shall 
14return the same to the county clerk.
The limitation upon the 
15tax rate may be increased or decreased
under the referendum 
16provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.

17    In case the district is located in more than one county, 
18the board of
trustees shall determine and certify the amount to 
19be levied upon the
taxable property lying in each county and 
20return the same to the
respective county clerks of the counties 
21in which the amount is to be
levied. In order to determine the 
22amount to be levied upon the taxable
property of that part of 
23the district lying in each county, the board
shall ascertain 
 
 
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1from the county clerk of the respective counties in
which the 
2district lies the last ascertained equalized value of the

3taxable property of the district lying in their respective 
4counties,
then shall ascertain the rate per cent required and 
5shall, accordingly,
apportion the whole amount to be raised 
6between the several parts of the
district so lying in the 
7different counties. The tax provided for in
this Section shall 
8be levied at the same time and in the same manner as
nearly as 
9practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal
purposes 
10under the laws of this State.

11    All general taxes under this Act, when collected, shall be 
12paid over to the
treasurer of the board of trustees, who is 
13authorized to receive and
receipt for the same.
14    (b) A rescue squad district organized under this Act may 
15fix, charge, and collect fees for rescue squad services and 
16ambulance services within or outside of the rescue squad 
17district not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service. 

18(Source: P.A. 86-916.)

 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.