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Public Act 094-0052 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
17-3 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/17-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-3)
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Sec. 17-3. Additional levies-Submission to voters. The | ||||
school board in any district having a population of less than
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500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause a | ||||
proposition to
increase, for a limited period of not less than | ||||
3 nor more than 10 years or
for an unlimited period, the
annual | ||||
tax rate for educational purposes to be submitted to
the voters | ||||
of such district at a regular scheduled election as
follows:
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(1) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or | ||||
grades 9 through
12, the maximum rate for educational | ||||
purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the
value as equalized or | ||||
assessed by the Department of Revenue;
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(2) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 the | ||||
maximum rate
for educational purposes shall not exceed | ||||
4.00% of the value as equalized or assessed by the | ||||
Department of Revenue , except that if a single
elementary | ||||
district and a secondary district having boundaries that | ||||
are
coterminous on the effective date of this amendatory | ||||
Act form a community
unit district under Section 11-6
on or | ||||
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th | ||||
General Assembly and the actual combined rate of the | ||||
elementary district and secondary district prior to the | ||||
formation of the community unit district is greater than | ||||
4.00% , then the maximum rate for educational
education
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purposes
for such district shall be the following:
shall | ||||
not exceed 6.00%
of the value as equalized or assessed by | ||||
the Department of Revenue .
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(A) For 2 years following the formation of the | ||
community unit district, the maximum rate shall equal | ||
the actual combined rate of the previous elementary | ||
district and secondary district.
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(B) In each subsequent year, the maximum rate shall | ||
be reduced by 0.10% or reduced to 4.00%, whichever | ||
reduction is less. The school board may, by proper | ||
resolution, cause a proposition to increase the | ||
reduced rate, not to exceed the maximum rate in clause | ||
(A), to be submitted to the voters of the district at a | ||
regular scheduled election as provided under this | ||
Section. Nothing in this Section shall require that the | ||
maximum rate for educational purpose for a district | ||
maintaining grades one through 12 be reduced below | ||
4.00%.
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If the resolution of the school board seeks to increase the | ||
annual tax rate
for educational purposes for a limited period | ||
of not less than 3 nor more than
10 years, the proposition | ||
shall
so state and shall identify the years for which the tax | ||
increase is sought.
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If
a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in | ||
favor
thereof at an election for which the election authorities | ||
have given notice
either (i) in accordance with Section 12-5 of | ||
the Election Code or (ii) by
publication of a true and legible | ||
copy of the specimen ballot label containing
the proposition in | ||
the form in which it appeared or will appear on the official
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ballot label on the day of the election at least 5 days before | ||
the day of the
election in at least one newspaper published in | ||
and having a general
circulation in the district, the school | ||
board may thereafter, until such
authority is
revoked in like | ||
manner, levy annually the tax so authorized; provided that if
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the proposition as approved limits the increase in the annual | ||
tax rate of the
district for educational purposes to a period | ||
of not less than 3 nor more than
10 years, the district may,
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unless such authority is sooner revoked in like manner, levy | ||
annually the tax
so authorized for the limited number of years |
approved by a majority of the
votes cast on
the proposition. | ||
Upon expiration of that limited period, the rate at which the
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district may annually levy
its tax for educational purposes | ||
shall be the rate provided under Section 17-2,
or the rate at | ||
which the district last levied its tax for educational purposes
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prior to approval of the proposition authorizing the levy of | ||
that tax at an
increased rate, whichever is greater.
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The school board shall certify the proposition to the | ||
proper election
authorities
in accordance with the general | ||
election law.
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The provisions of this Section concerning notice of the tax | ||
rate increase
referendum apply only to consolidated primary | ||
elections held prior to January
1, 2002 at which not less than
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55% of the voters voting on the tax rate increase proposition | ||
voted in favor
of the
tax rate increase proposition.
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(Source: P.A. 92-6, eff. 6-7-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |