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90_SB0180enr 30 ILCS 350/10 from Ch. 17, par. 6910 30 ILCS 350/11 from Ch. 17, par. 6911 Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that, except for an ordinance required to be published in connection with a backdoor referendum, any bond ordinance adopted by a governing body under applicable law shall, in all instances, become effective immediately without publication or posting or any further act or requirement. Deletes similar language that applied only to refunding bonds. Effective immediately. LRB9001612DNmb SB180 Enrolled LRB9001612DNmb 1 AN ACT to amend the Local Government Debt Reform Act by 2 changing Sections 10 and 11. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Local Government Debt Reform Act is 6 amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows: 7 (30 ILCS 350/10) (from Ch. 17, par. 6910) 8 Sec. 10. General provisions. Bonds authorized by 9 applicable law may be issued in one or more series, bear such 10 date or dates, become due at such time or times within 40 11 years, except as expressly limited by applicable law, bear 12 interest payable at such intervals and at such rate or rates 13 as authorized under applicable law, which rates may be fixed 14 or variable, be in such denominations, be in such form, 15 either coupon, registered or book-entry, carry such 16 conversion, registration, and exchange privileges, be subject 17 to defeasance upon such terms, have such rank or priority, be 18 executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment 19 at such place or places within or without the State of 20 Illinois, make provision for a corporate trustee within or 21 without the State with respect to such bonds, prescribe the 22 rights, powers and duties thereof to be exercised for the 23 benefit of the governmental unit and the protection of the 24 bondholders, provide for the holding in trust, investment and 25 use of moneys, funds and accounts held under an ordinance, 26 provide for assignment of and direct payment of the moneys to 27 pay such bonds or to be deposited into such funds or accounts 28 directly to such trustee, be subject to such terms of 29 redemption with or without premium, and be sold in such 30 manner at private or public sale and at such price, all as 31 the governing body shall determine. Whenever such bonds are SB180 Enrolled -2- LRB9001612DNmb 1 sold at price less than par, they shall be sold at such price 2 and bear interest at such rate or rates such that either the 3 true interest cost (yield) or the net interest rate, as may 4 be selected by the governing body, received upon the sale of 5 such bonds does not exceed the maximum rate otherwise 6 authorized by applicable law. Except for an ordinance 7 required to be published by applicable law in connection with 8 a backdoor referendum, any bond ordinance adopted by a 9 governing body under applicable law shall, in all instances, 10 become effective immediately without publication or posting 11 or any further act or requirement. 12 (Source: P.A. 85-1419.) 13 (30 ILCS 350/11) (from Ch. 17, par. 6911) 14 Sec. 11. Refundings and redemption premiums. Bonds may 15 be refunded or advance refunded upon such terms as the 16 governing body may set in accordance with this Act, for such 17 term of years, not in excess of the maximum term of years 18 permitted by applicable law for the bonds to be refunded, and 19 in such principal amount, all as may be deemed necessary by 20 the governing body.The ordinance adopted by a governing21body under applicable law authorizing the refunding or22advance refunding of revenue bonds shall in all instances23become effective immediately without publication or posting24or any further act or requirement.Revenue bonds may be 25 issued to refund general obligation bonds or alternate bonds 26 issued under this Act. General obligation bonds shall not be 27 issued to refund revenue bonds or alternate bonds except as 28 expressly permitted by applicable law. Any redemption 29 premium payable upon the redemption of bonds may be payable 30 from the proceeds of refunding bonds which may be issued for 31 the purpose of refunding such bonds, from any other lawfully 32 available source or from both proceeds and such other 33 sources. SB180 Enrolled -3- LRB9001612DNmb 1 (Source: P.A. 85-1419.) 2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 3 becoming law.