093_HB1302ham001 LRB093 07778 MKM 12732 a 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1302 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1302 by replacing 3 everything after the enacting clause with the following: 4 "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding 1052.1 5 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/1052.1 new) 7 Sec. 1052.1. Defibrillator tax; authorization for levy 8 of tax by referendum; discontinuance. 9 (a) When a petition signed by 1% of the electors who 10 voted in the last general election in the county is presented 11 to the county board requesting the submission of the 12 proposition whether an annual tax not to exceed 0.004% of the 13 value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, 14 of all taxable property in the county shall be levied for the 15 purpose of purchasing and maintaining automated external 16 defibrillators, the county board shall adopt a resolution for 17 submission of the proposition to the electors at the next 18 regular election held in the county in accordance with the 19 general election law. 20 Upon the adoption and certification of the resolution, 21 the proposition shall be submitted at the next regular 22 election held in the county. The proposition shall be in -2- LRB093 07778 MKM 12732 a 1 substantially the following form: 2 Shall an annual tax of not to exceed .... % be 3 levied in .... County for the purpose of purchasing and 4 maintaining automated external defibrillators? 5 The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or 6 "No". 7 If a majority of the electors of the county voting on the 8 proposition vote in favor of the proposition, the proposition 9 shall be deemed adopted. 10 Upon the adoption of the proposition by the electors, 11 each affected county board shall cause an annual tax of not 12 to exceed 0.004% of the value, as equalized or assessed by 13 the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property of the 14 county to be levied upon all the taxable property in the 15 county for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining 16 automated external defibrillator technology. The tax shall be 17 in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied 18 and collected in the county and shall be in addition to the 19 maximum of taxes authorized by law for county purposes. The 20 foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or 21 decreased according to the referendum provisions of the 22 general revenue law of Illinois. 23 (b) The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section 24 shall be paid into the county treasury and shall be used 25 solely for the purposes set forth in this Section. 26 (c) When a petition signed by 1% of the electors who 27 voted in the last general election in a county that has 28 levied and collected a tax for the purpose of purchasing or 29 maintaining automated external defibrillator technology is 30 presented to the county board requesting that the tax for 31 purchasing and maintaining automated defibrillator technology 32 be discontinued, the county board shall adopt a resolution 33 providing for the submission of the proposition to the 34 electors of the county in the same manner as provided for the -3- LRB093 07778 MKM 12732 a 1 submission of the proposition for the levy of the tax under 2 this Section. 3 Upon the adoption and certification of the resolution, 4 the proposition shall be submitted at the next regular 5 election held in the county. The proposition shall be in 6 substantially the following form: 7 Shall the tax for the purpose of purchasing and 8 maintaining automated external defibrillator technology 9 be discontinued? 10 The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or 11 "No". 12 If a majority of the electors of the county voting upon 13 the proposition vote in favor of the proposition, the 14 proposition shall be deemed adopted and the tax shall no 15 longer be levied or collected in the county. Any moneys 16 remaining in the county treasury for the purchasing or 17 maintaining of automated external defibrillator technology 18 shall be directed for general county purposes.".