093_HB3079enr HB3079 Enrolled LRB093 11015 SJM 11621 b 1 AN ACT in relation to taxes. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 5 Section 2-45 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/2-45) 7 Sec. 2-45. Selection and eligibility of township and 8 multi-township assessors. 9 (a) In all counties under township organization, 10 township or multi-township assessors shall be qualified as 11 required by subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and 12 shall be elected as provided in this Code. Township or 13 multi-township assessors shall enter upon their duties on 14 January 1 following their election, and perform the duties of 15 the office for 4 years. 16 (b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or 17 multi-township assessment district not subject to the 18 requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, no 19 person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate 20 as a candidate in any caucus or primary or general election 21 for, or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of 22 township or multi-township assessor, unless he or she (i) has 23 successfully completed an introductory course in assessment 24 practices that is approved by the Department; or (ii) 25 possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in 26 paragraphs (1) through (6)(5)of subsection (c) of this 27 Section. The candidate cannot file nominating papers or 28 participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate 29 of his or her qualifications is filed with the township 30 clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate 31 authority as required by the Election Code. The candidate HB3079 Enrolled -2- LRB093 11015 SJM 11621 b 1 cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has 2 filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications 3 with the appointing authority. 4 (c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or 5 multi-township assessment district with $25,000,000 or more 6 of non-farm equalized assessed value or $1,000,000 or more in 7 commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no person 8 is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a 9 candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, 10 or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township 11 or multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at 12 least one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) 13 through (6)(5)of this subsection (c). 14 (1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer 15 certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment 16 Institute with current additional 30 class hours as 17 required for additional compensation under Section 4-10; 18 (2) (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer 19 certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment 20 Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours of 21 successfully completed courses approved by the 22 Department, if at least 150 of the course hours required 23 a written examination; and 24 (B) within the 4 years preceding the election, 25 successful completion of at least 15 class hours of 26 additional training in courses that must be approved by 27 the Department, including but not limited to, assessment, 28 appraisal, or computer courses, and that may be offered 29 by accredited universities, colleges, or community 30 colleges; 31 (3) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation 32 from the International Association of Assessing Officers; 33 (4) certification as a Member of the Appraisal 34 Institute, Senior Real Estate Analyst, or Senior Real HB3079 Enrolled -3- LRB093 11015 SJM 11621 b 1 Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute or its 2 predecessor organization;or3 (5) a professional designation by any other 4 appraisal or assessing association approved by the 5 Department; or 6 (6) if the person has served as a township or 7 multi-township assessor for 12 years or more, a Certified 8 Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois 9 Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360 10 additional hours of successfully completed courses 11 approved by the Department, if at least 180 of the course 12 hours required a written examination. 13 The candidate cannot file nominating papers or 14 participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate 15 of his or her qualifications is filed with the township 16 clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate 17 authority as required by the Election Code. The candidate 18 cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has 19 filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications 20 with the appointing authority. 21 (d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or 22 multi-township assessment district with more than $10,000,000 23 and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm equalized assessed 24 value and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial 25 equalized assessed value, no person who has previously been 26 elected as township or multi-township assessor in any such 27 township or multi-township assessment district is eligible to 28 file nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any 29 caucus or primary or general election for the office of 30 township or multi-township assessor, unless he or she 31 possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in 32 paragraphs (1) through (6)(5)of subsection (c) of this 33 Section. The candidate cannot file nominating papers or 34 participate as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate HB3079 Enrolled -4- LRB093 11015 SJM 11621 b 1 of his or her qualifications is filed with the township 2 clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate 3 authority as required by the Election Code. 4 (e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy 5 for the office of township or multi-township assessor without 6 also filing a copy of the certificate as required by this 7 Section, the clerk of the township, the board of election 8 commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by 9 the Election Code shall refuse to certify the name of the 10 person as a candidate to the proper election officials. 11 If no candidate for election meets the above 12 qualifications there shall be no election and the town board 13 of trustees or multi-township board of trustees shall appoint 14 or contract with a person under Section 2-60. 15 As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized 16 assessed value" means the total equalized assessed value in 17 the township or multi-township assessment district as 18 reported to the Department under Section 18-225 after removal 19 of homestead exemptions, and after removal of the equalized 20 assessed value reported as farm or minerals to the Department 21 under Section 18-225. 22 For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination 23 papers" also includes having nomination papers filed on 24 behalf of the candidate by another person. 25 (Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-441, eff. 6-1-96.) 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.