Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.

Filed: 11/28/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 516

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 516 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
517-2, 17-2.2a, and 17-2.2c and by adding Section 17-2.2e as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/17-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2)
8    Sec. 17-2. Tax levies; purposes; rates. Except as otherwise
9provided in Articles 12 and 13 of this Act, and except as
10provided in Section 17-2.2e of this Act, the following maximum
11rates shall apply to all taxes levied after August 10, 1965, in
12districts having a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants,
13including those districts organized under Article 11 of the
14School Code. The school board of any district having a
15population of less than 500,000 inhabitants may levy a tax
16annually, at not to exceed the maximum rates and for the

 

 

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1specified purposes, upon all the taxable property of the
2district at the value, as equalized or assessed by the
3Department of Revenue as follows:
4        (1) districts maintaining only grades 1 through 8, .92%
5    for educational purposes and .25% for operations and
6    maintenance purposes;
7        (2) districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12,
8    .92% for educational purposes and .25% for operations and
9    maintenance purposes;
10        (3) districts maintaining grades 1 through 12, 1.63%
11    for the 1985-86 school year, 1.68% for the 1986-87 school
12    year, 1.75% for the 1987-88 school year and 1.84% for the
13    1988-89 school year and thereafter for educational
14    purposes and .405% for the 1989-90 school year, .435% for
15    the 1990-91 school year, .465% for the 1991-92 school year,
16    and .50% for the 1992-93 school year and thereafter for
17    operations and maintenance purposes;
18        (4) all districts, 0.75% for capital improvement
19    purposes (which is in addition to the levy for operations
20    and maintenance purposes), which tax is to be levied,
21    accumulated for not more than 6 years, and spent for
22    capital improvement purposes (including but not limited to
23    the construction of a new school building or buildings or
24    the purchase of school grounds on which any new school
25    building is to be constructed or located, or both) only in
26    accordance with Section 17-2.3 of this Act;

 

 

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1        (5) districts maintaining only grades 1 through 8, .12%
2    for transportation purposes, provided that districts
3    maintaining only grades kindergarten through 8 which have
4    an enrollment of at least 2600 students may levy, subject
5    to Section 17-2.2, at not to exceed a maximum rate of .20%
6    for transportation purposes for any school year in which
7    the number of students requiring transportation in the
8    district exceeds by at least 2% the number of students
9    requiring transportation in the district during the
10    preceding school year, as verified in the district's claim
11    for pupil transportation and reimbursement and as
12    certified by the State Board of Education to the county
13    clerk of the county in which such district is located not
14    later than November 15 following the submission of such
15    claim; districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12, .12%
16    for transportation purposes; and districts maintaining
17    grades 1 through 12, .14% for the 1985-86 school year, .16%
18    for the 1986-87 school year, .18% for the 1987-88 school
19    year and .20% for the 1988-89 school year and thereafter,
20    for transportation purposes;
21        (6) districts providing summer classes, .15% for
22    educational purposes, subject to Section 17-2.1 of this
23    Act.
24    Whenever any special charter school district operating
25grades 1 through 12, has organized or shall organize under the
26general school law, the district so organized may continue to

 

 

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1levy taxes at not to exceed the rate at which taxes were last
2actually extended by the special charter district, except that
3if such rate at which taxes were last actually extended by such
4special charter district was less than the maximum rate for
5districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 authorized under this
6Section, such special charter district nevertheless may levy
7taxes at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate for districts
8maintaining grades 1 through 12 authorized under this Section,
9and except that if any such district maintains only grades 1
10through 8, the board may levy, for educational purposes, at a
11rate not to exceed the maximum rate for elementary districts
12authorized under this Section.
13    Maximum rates before or after established in excess of
14those prescribed shall not be affected by the amendatory Act of
151965.
16(Source: P.A. 87-984; 87-1023; 88-45.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2a)
18    Sec. 17-2.2a. (a) Tax for special education programs.
19    (a) The school board of any district having a population of
20less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, levy
21an annual tax upon the value as equalized or assessed by the
22Department of Revenue, for special education purposes,
23including the purposes authorized by Section 10-22.31b as
24follows:
25        (1) districts maintaining only grades kindergarten

 

 

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1    through 8, and prior to July 1, 1970, districts maintaining
2    only grades 1 through 8, .02%;
3        (2) districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12,
4    .02%;
5        (3) districts maintaining only grades kindergarten
6    through 12, and prior to July 1, 1970, districts
7    maintaining only grades 1 through 12, .04%.
8    The revenue raised by such tax shall be used only for
9special education purposes, including the construction and
10maintenance of special education facilities.
11    Upon proper resolution of the school board, the school
12district may accumulate such funds for special education
13building purposes for a period of 8 years.
14    Buildings constructed under the provisions of this Section
15shall comply with the building code authorized under Section
162-3.12.
17    If it is no longer feasible or economical to utilize
18classroom facilities constructed with revenues raised and
19accumulated by the tax for special education building purposes,
20the district, or cooperative district by unanimous consent, may
21with the approval of the regional superintendent of schools and
22the State Superintendent of Education use such facilities for
23regular school purposes. The district or cooperative of
24districts shall make comparable facilities available for
25special education purposes at another attendance center which
26is in a more practical location due to the proximity of the

 

 

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1students served.
2    (b) If the school board of any district that has levied the
3tax authorized by this Section determines that the accumulated
4funds from such tax and from the $1,000 State reimbursement per
5professional worker received under Section 14-13.02 are no
6longer required for special education building purposes, the
7board may by proper resolution transfer such funds to any other
8fund to be used for any special education purposes authorized
9by Article 14. Such transfer shall not be made until after the
10regional superintendent has certified to the State
11Superintendent of Education that adequate housing provisions
12have been made for all children with disabilities residing in
13the school district.
14    (c) The tax rate limits specified in this Section may be
15increased to .40% by districts maintaining only grades
16kindergarten through 8 or only grades 9 through 12, and to .80%
17by districts maintaining grades kindergarten through 12, upon
18the approval of a proposition to effect such increase by a
19majority of the electors voting on such proposition at a
20regular scheduled election. The proposition may be initiated by
21resolution of the school board and shall be certified by the
22secretary to the proper election authorities for submission in
23accordance with the general election law. If at such election a
24majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in favor
25thereof, the school board may thereafter until such authority
26is revoked in like manner levy annually the tax so authorized.

 

 

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1    (d) The tax rate limits specified in this Section may also
2be increased as provided in Section 17-2.2e.
3(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 90-757, eff. 8-14-98;
4revised 11-7-16.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2c)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2c)
6    Sec. 17-2.2c. Tax for leasing educational facilities or
7computer technology or both, and for temporary relocation
8expense purposes. The school board of any district, by proper
9resolution, may levy an annual tax, in addition to any other
10taxes and not subject to the limitations specified elsewhere in
11this Article, not to exceed .05% upon the value of the taxable
12property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
13for the purpose of leasing educational facilities or computer
14technology or both, and, in order to repay the State all moneys
15distributed to it for temporary relocation expenses of the
16district, may levy an annual tax not to exceed .05% upon the
17value of the taxable property as equalized or assessed by the
18Department of Revenue for a period not to exceed 7 years for
19the purpose of providing for the repayment of moneys
20distributed for temporary relocation expenses of the school
21district pursuant to Section 2-3.77.
22    The tax rate limit specified by this Section with respect
23to an annual tax levied for the purpose of leasing educational
24facilities or computer technology or both may be increased to
25.10% upon the approval of a proposition to effect such increase

 

 

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1by a majority of the electors voting on that proposition at a
2regular scheduled election. Such proposition may be initiated
3by resolution of the school board and shall be certified by the
4secretary to the proper election authorities for submission in
5accordance with the general election law.
6    The tax rate limit specified in this Section may also be
7increased as provided in Section 17-2.2e.
8    The district is authorized to pledge any tax levied
9pursuant to this Section for the purpose of leasing educational
10facilities or computer technology or both to secure the payment
11of any lease, lease-purchase agreement, or installment
12purchase agreement entered into by the district for such
13purpose.
14    For the purposes of this Section, "leasing of educational
15facilities or computer technology or both" includes any payment
16with respect to a lease, lease-purchase agreement, or
17installment purchase agreement to acquire or use buildings,
18rooms, grounds, and appurtenances to be used by the district
19for the use of schools or for school administration purposes
20and all equipment, fixtures, renovations, and improvements to
21existing facilities of the district necessary to accommodate
22computers, as well as computer hardware and software.
23    Any school district may abolish or abate its fund for
24leasing educational facilities or computer technology or both
25and for temporary relocation expense purposes upon the adoption
26of a resolution so providing and upon a determination by the

 

 

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1school board that the moneys in the fund are no longer needed
2for leasing educational facilities or computer technology or
3both or for temporary relocation expense purposes. The
4resolution shall direct the transfer of any balance in the fund
5to another school district fund or funds immediately upon the
6resolution taking effect. Thereafter, any outstanding taxes of
7the school district levied pursuant to this Section shall be
8collected and paid into the fund or funds as directed by the
9school board. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a school
10district that has abolished or abated the fund from again
11creating a fund for leasing educational facilities and for
12temporary relocation expense purposes in the manner provided in
13this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 89-106, eff. 7-7-95; 90-97, eff. 7-11-97; 90-464,
15eff. 8-17-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2e new)
17    Sec. 17-2.2e. Maximum tax rates. Notwithstanding any other
18provision of law, beginning in levy year 2016, a school
19district that contains a federal military installation and is
20eligible to receive impact aid under Section 8003(b) of the
21federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act or any successor
22program may, subject to the restrictions set forth in this
23Section, levy taxes for any of the following purposes at a rate
24that exceeds the maximum rate set forth in Section 17-2,
25Section 17-2.2a, or Section 17-2.2c, as applicable:

 

 

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1        (1) for educational purposes;
2        (2) for operations and maintenance purposes;
3        (3) for special education programs;
4        (4) for leasing educational facilities or computer
5    technology or both; or
6        (5) for transportation purposes.
7    If the school district levies a tax for any of the purposes
8set forth in items (1) through (5) that exceeds the maximum
9rate set forth for that purpose, it shall first adopt an
10ordinance setting forth the preliminary tax rates for all
11purposes for the taxable year and submit those extensions and
12rates to the county clerk. The tax rates for items (1) through
13(5), as provided in that ordinance, may not exceed the maximum
14rates for those purposes set forth in Section 17-2, Section
1517-2.2a, or Section 17-2.2c. Upon receiving the tax levy
16confirmation with the extensions and rates from the county
17clerk, the district may, at a public hearing, adopt an
18ordinance adjusting those preliminary tax rates. Notice of the
19public hearing shall be provided in the form and manner set
20forth in Sections 18-75 and 18-80 of the Property Tax Code not
21more than 14 days nor less than 7 days prior to the date of the
22public hearing. The adjusted tax rates for items (1) through
23(5) may exceed the maximum rates, provided that the adjusted
24aggregate tax rate for all purposes may not exceed the
25aggregate tax rate for all purposes set forth in the ordinance
26setting forth the preliminary tax rates.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".