97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3520
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - Thomas Morrison - Renée Kosel
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
35 ILCS 200/3-70 new
35 ILCS 200/6-65 new

     Amends the Property Tax Code.    Provides that (i)  family members of the Cook County Assessor may not be hired by the office of the Cook County Assessor during the Assessor's term of office and (ii) family members of members of the Cook County Board of Review may not be hired by the Cook County Board of Review while the Board member is in office.  Preempts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by adding 
5Sections 3-70 and 6-65 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-70 new)
7    Sec. 3-70. Cook County Assessor; family members.  Family 
8members of the Cook County Assessor may not be hired by the 
9office of the Cook County Assessor during the Assessor's term 
10of office.  For purposes of this Section, "family member"  means 
11the Assessor's spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, 
12aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, brother, sister, first cousin, 
13brother-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, 
14son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.  A home rule unit may not 
15regulate its employees in a
manner that is inconsistent with 
16this Section.  This Section is a limitation under
subsection (i) 
17of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
the 
18concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions 
19exercised by
the State.
 
20    (35 ILCS 200/6-65 new)
21    Sec. 6-65. Cook County Board of Review; family members.  
22Family members of members of the Cook County Board of Review 
 
 
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1may not be hired by the Cook County Board of Review while the 
2Board member is in office.  For purposes of this Section, 
3"family member"  means the Board member's spouse, parent, 
4grandparent, child, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, 
5brother, sister, first cousin, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 
6mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.  
7A home rule unit may not regulate its employees in a
manner 
8that is inconsistent with this Section.  This Section is a 
9limitation under
subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
10the Illinois Constitution on
the concurrent exercise by home 
11rule units of powers and functions exercised by
the State.
 
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.