Full Text of HJR0069 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Taxpayers in the State of Illinois are faced with | 3 | | high
taxation; the weight of property taxes, and the process by | 4 | | which they are applied is
one of the most burdensome concerns | 5 | | facing Illinois homeowners, and thus there needs to be an | 6 | | investigation into ways by which
Illinois government can bring | 7 | | about necessary relief to homeowners
across the State; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 11 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Fair and Equitable | 12 | | Assessment of Property Task Force, whose purpose is the | 13 | | following: | 14 | | (1) conduct a comprehensive review of State laws | 15 | | relating to
Assessment of Real Property including the | 16 | | appeal of
assessments at the local and State level; | 17 | | (2) conduct a comprehensive review of all Statewide | 18 | | Assessment
systems or Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal | 19 | | systems (CAMA)
and their impact on equity; | 20 | | (3) identify opportunities to consolidate, streamline,
| 21 | | eliminate, or create new assessment jurisdictions; |
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| 1 | | (4) conduct a comprehensive review of current | 2 | | exemptions
available, the impact of these exemptions, and | 3 | | the
administration or application of these exemptions; | 4 | | (5) analyze the impact of TIFs on assessed values and | 5 | | local
property taxes; | 6 | | (6) analyze preferential assessments including farm | 7 | | valuation,
open space, and developer relief; | 8 | | (7) discuss the use of technology in the data | 9 | | collection,
online review, CAMA analysis, and electronic | 10 | | appeal filing and make
recommendations for improved | 11 | | accountability and
efficiency; | 12 | | (8) analyze assessment systems and legislation in the | 13 | | United States
and countries worldwide; and | 14 | | (9) prepare a final report to the Governor and the | 15 | | General
Assembly making specific recommendations on the
| 16 | | improvement of fair and equitable assessments through
| 17 | | technology advancements, legislative procedural review,
| 18 | | consolidation, streamlining, and/or creation of new
| 19 | | jurisdictions with the goal to improve fair and equitable
| 20 | | assessments throughout the State; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 2 | | following members: | 3 | | (1) the Governor, or his or her designee, who shall | 4 | | serve as Chair; | 5 | | (2) the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 6 | | Revenue, or his or
her designee; | 7 | | (3) four members of the House of Representatives, one | 8 | | each
appointed by the President of the Senate, the Minority | 9 | | Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of | 10 | | Representatives, and the Minority Leader
of the House of | 11 | | Representatives; and | 12 | | (4) four members appointed by the Governor, or his or | 13 | | her designee,
who are residents of the State of Illinois | 14 | | and represent public
and private organizations with an | 15 | | interest in strengthening the
fair and equitable appraisal | 16 | | for real estate for property tax
purposes throughout the | 17 | | State, including, but not limited to,
representatives of | 18 | | units of local government and assessment
jurisdictions; | 19 | | and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without |
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| 1 | | compensation; if a vacancy occurs, a replacement will be | 2 | | appointed by the Chair of the Task Force; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the purpose of the Task Force shall be to | 4 | | study issues of
assessment equity and fairness, and make | 5 | | recommendations that will
ensure accountable and efficient | 6 | | delivery of uniform and transparent
property valuations for | 7 | | property tax purposes; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Revenue shall
| 9 | | provide staffing and administrative support to the Task Force | 10 | | as
needed, including providing an ethics officer, an Open | 11 | | Meeting Act
officer, and a Freedom of Information Act officer; | 12 | | and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least four | 14 | | meetings throughout
the State, but otherwise shall meet at the | 15 | | call of the Chair; and be
it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That in addition to whatever policies or | 17 | | procedures it may
adopt, all operations of the Task Force will | 18 | | be subject to the
provision of the Illinois Freedom of | 19 | | Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et
seq.) and the Illinois Open | 20 | | Meeting Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.); and be
it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That if any provision of this resolution is found |
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| 1 | | invalid by a
court, the remaining provisions shall remain
in | 2 | | full force and effect; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 4 | | to the Governor
and General Assembly by December 31, 2017; and | 5 | | be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be
dissolved upon | 7 | | submission of its final report.
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