093_HB0125ham001 LRB093 02480 SJM 11727 a 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 125 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 125, on page 1, 3 line 5, after "Sections", by inserting, "14-10,"; and 4 on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the 5 following: 6 "(35 ILCS 200/14-10) 7 Sec. 14-10. Certificate of correction; counties of 8 3,000,000 or more. If the county assessor in counties with 9 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, at any time prior to the time 10 the board of appeals (until the first Monday in December 1998 11 and the board of review beginning the first Monday in 12 December 1998 and thereafter) is required to complete its 13 work and adjourn under Section 16-150, certifies to the board 14 that there is a mistake or error (other than a mistake or 15 error of judgment) in the valuation or assessment of any 16 property, or in the entry of any assessment in the assessment 17 books, the county assessor shall set forth the nature and 18 cause of the mistake or error. The board of appeals (until 19 the first Monday in December 1998 and the board of review 20 beginning the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter) 21 shall give the person affected by the assessment notice an 22 opportunity to be heard. In any county with 3,000,000 or more -2- LRB093 02480 SJM 11727 a 1 inhabitants, if an owner fails to file an application for the 2 Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze 3 Homestead Exemption provided in Section 15-172 during the 4 previous assessment year and qualifies for the exemption, the 5 chief county assessment officer, pursuant to this Section, or 6 the board of review, pursuant to Section 16-100, shall issue 7 a certificate of correction setting forth the correct taxable 8 valuation of the property. If the board of appeals (until the 9 first Monday in December 1998 and the board of review 10 beginning the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter) 11 is satisfied that a mistake or error has occurred, the 12 majority of the members shall endorse it by signing the 13 certificate and shall order the assessor to correct the 14 mistake or error. 15 (Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 16 8-14-96.)"; and 17 on page 5, by replacing lines 10 through 18 with the 18 following: 19 "a disabled person for purposes of this Section.".