96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4023

 

Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/2-45

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Exempts township assessors with at least 25 years of experience in the property assessment field from certain education requirements.


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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,
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, township
10 or multi-township assessors shall be qualified as required by
11 subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and shall be
12 elected as provided in this Code. Township or multi-township
13 assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following
14 their election, and perform the duties of the office for 4
15 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 as
20 a candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for,
21 or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
22 multi-township assessor, unless he or she (i) has successfully
23 completed an introductory course in assessment practices that

 

 

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1 is approved by the Department; or (ii) possesses at least one
2 of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of
3 subsection (c) of this Section; or (iii) has at least 25 years
4 of experience in the property assessment field. The candidate
5 cannot file nominating papers or participate as a candidate
6 unless a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
7 is filed with the township clerk, board of election
8 commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by
9 the Election Code. The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a
10 vacancy until he or she has filed a copy of the certificate of
11 his or her qualifications with the appointing authority.
12     (c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or
13 multi-township assessment district with $25,000,000 or more of
14 non-farm equalized assessed value or $1,000,000 or more in
15 commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no person
16 is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a
17 candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, or
18 be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
19 multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least
20 one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)
21 of this subsection (c).
22         (1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer certificate
23     from the Illinois Property Assessment Institute with
24     current additional 30 class hours as required for
25     additional compensation under Section 4-10;
26         (2) (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer

 

 

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1     certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
2     Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours of
3     successfully completed courses approved by the Department,
4     if at least 150 of the course hours required a written
5     examination; and
6         (B) within the 4 years preceding the election,
7     successful completion of at least 15 class hours of
8     additional training in courses that must be approved by the
9     Department, including but not limited to, assessment,
10     appraisal, or computer courses, and that may be offered by
11     accredited universities, colleges, or community colleges;
12         (3) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from
13     the International Association of Assessing Officers;
14         (4) certification as a Member of the Appraisal
15     Institute, Senior Real Estate Analyst, or Senior Real
16     Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute or its
17     predecessor organization;
18         (5) a professional designation by any other appraisal
19     or assessing association approved by the Department; or
20         (6) if the person has served as a township or
21     multi-township assessor for 12 years or more, a Certified
22     Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois
23     Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360
24     additional hours of successfully completed courses
25     approved by the Department, if at least 180 of the course
26     hours required a written examination; or

 

 

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1         (7) has at least 25 years of experience in the property
2     assessment field.
3     The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate
4 as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
5 qualifications is filed with the township clerk, board of
6 election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as
7 required by the Election Code. The candidate cannot be
8 appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has filed a copy of
9 the certificate of his or her qualifications with the
10 appointing authority.
11     (d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or
12 multi-township assessment district with more than $10,000,000
13 and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm equalized assessed value
14 and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial equalized
15 assessed value, no person who has previously been elected as
16 township or multi-township assessor in any such township or
17 multi-township assessment district is eligible to file
18 nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any caucus
19 or primary or general election for the office of township or
20 multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least
21 one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)
22 of subsection (c) of this Section. The candidate cannot file
23 nominating papers or participate as a candidate unless a copy
24 of the certificate of his or her qualifications is filed with
25 the township clerk, board of election commissioners, or other
26 appropriate authority as required by the Election Code.

 

 

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1     (e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy for
2 the office of township or multi-township assessor without also
3 filing a copy of the certificate as required by this Section,
4 the clerk of the township, the board of election commissioners,
5 or other appropriate authority as required by the Election Code
6 shall refuse to certify the name of the person as a candidate
7 to the proper election officials.
8     If no candidate for election meets the above qualifications
9 there shall be no election and the town board of trustees or
10 multi-township board of trustees shall appoint or contract with
11 a person under Section 2-60.
12     As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized assessed
13 value" means the total equalized assessed value in the township
14 or multi-township assessment district as reported to the
15 Department under Section 18-225 after removal of homestead
16 exemptions, and after removal of the equalized assessed value
17 reported as farm or minerals to the Department under Section
18 18-225.
19     For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination papers"
20 also includes having nomination papers filed on behalf of the
21 candidate by another person.
22 (Source: P.A. 93-188, eff. 7-11-03.)