100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4930

 

Introduced , by Rep. David A. Welter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/15-7.5 new
105 ILCS 5/15-18  from Ch. 122, par. 15-18

    Amends the School Code. Provides that township land commissioners or trustees of schools that have title to any school real estate or lands may authorize by resolution the sale of common school lands to a government entity if two-thirds of the township land commissioners or trustees of schools approve the resolution. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools of the county in which the lands are located shall complete the sale and deliver a certificate of purchase to the government entity. Provides that a government entity that purchases common school lands, or its assigns, may obtain a copy of a certificate of purchase or patent by (1) for a certificate of purchase, filing an affidavit with the regional superintendent in which the lands are located proving the loss or destruction of the original; (2) for a patent, filing an affidavit with the Secretary of State proving loss or destruction of the original; and (3) presenting a copy of the certified resolution approving the sale that has been filed by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds to the regional superintendent or Secretary of State. Provides that the regional superintendent or the Secretary of State shall issue a replacement certificate or patent, which shall have the effect of the originals and shall reflect the effective date of the transfer of title as the date of the filing of the resolution by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
515-7.5 and by changing Section 15-18 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/15-7.5 new)
7    Sec. 15-7.5. Sale of common school lands to a government
8entity. Notwithstanding Section 15-7 of this Code, township
9land commissioners or trustees of schools that have title to
10any school real estate or lands may authorize by resolution the
11sale of common school lands to a government entity. The
12resolution shall include, but is not limited to, a declaration
13that the lands are a surplus, pertinent information describing
14the lands, and the terms of the sale. If two-thirds of the
15township land commissioners or trustees of schools holding
16office at the time of the proposed sale approve the resolution,
17a certified copy of the resolution must be delivered to the
18regional superintendent of schools of the county in which the
19lands are located within a 7-day period. The regional
20superintendent shall complete the sale and deliver to the
21government entity a certificate of purchase under Section 15-16
22of this Code. Sections 15-8 through 15-13 of this Code do not
23apply to a sale under this Section.
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/15-18)  (from Ch. 122, par. 15-18)
2    Sec. 15-18. Copies of lost certificates or patents.
3    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
4purchasers Purchasers of common school lands, and their heirs
5or assigns, may obtain certified copies or certificates of
6purchase and patents upon filing an affidavit with the county
7superintendent in respect to certificates and with the
8Secretary of State in respect to patents, proving the loss or
9destruction of the originals, which copies shall have the
10effect of originals.
11    (b) A purchaser of common school lands, or its assigns,
12under Section 15-7.5 of this Code may obtain a copy of a
13certificate of purchase or patent by (i) for a certificate of
14purchase, filing an affidavit with the regional superintendent
15of schools in which the lands are located proving the loss or
16destruction of the original; (ii) for a patent, filing an
17affidavit with the Secretary of State proving loss or
18destruction of the original; and (iii) presenting a copy of the
19certified resolution approving the sale that has been filed by
20the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the
21county recorder of deeds to the regional superintendent or
22Secretary of State. Upon presentation of all required documents
23under this subsection (b), the regional superintendent or the
24Secretary of State shall issue a replacement certificate or
25patent, which shall have the effect of the originals and shall

 

 

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1reflect the effective date of the transfer of title as the date
2of the filing of the resolution by the township land
3commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder
4of deeds.
5(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.