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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Property tax appeals are necessary to ensure | ||||||
| 3 | property tax assessments are accurate and fair; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (the | ||||||
| 5 | Board) was established to consider appeals after decisions | ||||||
| 6 | from County Boards of Review; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Board makes a decision in each appeal based | ||||||
| 8 | on equity and the weight of evidence; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Property tax appeals involve the filing of | ||||||
| 10 | various forms, documentation, and photographs at each stage of | ||||||
| 11 | the appeal process to meet the evidentiary burden; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Board and many counties require mail-in or | ||||||
| 13 | hand delivery of property tax appeal forms and materials; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Submission of multiple paper copies is overly | ||||||
| 15 | burdensome to those with limited time and resources; this | ||||||
| 16 | burden falls disproportionately on individuals with lower | ||||||
| 17 | incomes seeking appeals and can impair their access to | ||||||
| 18 | justice; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The use of a centralized statewide submission | ||||||
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| 1 | platform has the potential to ease this burden and promote a | ||||||
| 2 | consistent process across Illinois counties; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Property Tax Appeal Board to deliver a report to the Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | Senate on or before May 1, 2021 that examines the feasibility | ||||||
| 7 | and associated costs of implementing a centralized property | ||||||
| 8 | tax appeal submission platform for appeals to the Property Tax | ||||||
| 9 | Appeal Board and counties that elect to use this platform to | ||||||
| 10 | process appeals and any additional internet-based platform the | ||||||
| 11 | Board may find sufficient to accept property tax appeals | ||||||
| 12 | electronically; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That this report should describe available | ||||||
| 14 | technology and cost estimates and offer potential funding | ||||||
| 15 | sources to cover the costs associated with implementation; and | ||||||
| 16 | be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | delivered to the Property Tax Appeal Board.
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