|
|
|
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SC0021
Introduced 2/23/2005, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
|
|
Proposes to amend the Education Article of the Illinois
Constitution. Provides that beginning on January 1 of the year following
adoption of the constitutional amendment, a surtax on or measured by
income at a rate of 3% shall be levied annually on that portion of the
income of individuals that exceeds $250,000. Provides that all receipts
shall be deposited into the Education and Permanent Property Tax Relief
Trust Fund. Provides that on July 1 of each year, 50% of the public
funds in the Trust Fund shall be distributed in equal amounts to every
taxpayer who is an owner-occupier of residential real property in the
State and the other 50% shall be distributed equally on a per student
basis to improve education in public schools through the secondary level.
Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of
the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
|
| |
|
|
A BILL FOR
|
|
|
|
|
SC0021 |
|
LRB094 08370 RAS 38563 e |
|
|
1 |
| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
|
2 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
|
3 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
5 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
6 |
| electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
7 |
| election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
8 |
| this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1 of Article X |
9 |
| of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
|
10 |
| (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 1)
|
11 |
| SECTION 1. GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS
|
12 |
| (a) A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the |
13 |
| educational
development of all persons to the limits of their |
14 |
| capacities.
|
15 |
| The State shall provide for an efficient system of high |
16 |
| quality
public educational institutions and services. |
17 |
| Education in public
schools through the secondary level shall |
18 |
| be free. There may be such
other free education as the General |
19 |
| Assembly provides by law.
|
20 |
| The State has the primary responsibility for financing the |
21 |
| system of
public education.
|
22 |
| (b) The People of the State of Illinois recognize that |
23 |
| excessive
reliance on real property taxation for financing the |
24 |
| system of public
education has impeded the fundamental goal of |
25 |
| education. The official
policy of the State shall be to reduce |
26 |
| taxes on owner-occupied residential
real property and to |
27 |
| improve education by establishing the Education
and Permanent |
28 |
| Property Tax Relief Trust Fund in this Article.
|
29 |
| Beginning on January 1 of the year following adoption of |
30 |
| this
Constitutional Amendment by the People, a surtax on or |
31 |
| measured by
income at a rate of 3% shall be levied annually on |
32 |
| that portion of the
income of individuals that exceeds |
33 |
| $250,000. All receipts shall be
deposited into the Education |
34 |
| and Permanent Property Tax Relief Trust
Fund. The corporate |