Bill Sponsors: IL HB3244 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that counties may impose a tax to be used exclusively for school facility purposes, school resources officers, or mental health professionals (rather than exclusively for school facility purposes). Adds referendum language to levy, reduce, or discontinue the tax. Amends the Innovation Development and Economy Act and the School Construction Law to make conforming changes. Amends the School Code to make conforming changes and to provide that if a school district having a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants determines that it is necessary for school security purposes and the related protection and safety of pupils and school staff to hire a school resource officer, the district may levy a tax or issue bonds as provided under a provision in the Code authorizing a school board to levy a tax or to borrow money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, accessibility, school security, and specified repair purposes if funds are not needed for those other purposes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-07-03 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB3244 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-07-03 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB3244 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Tom Demmer [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-090 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jonathan Carroll [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-057 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Ryan Spain [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-073 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Karina Villa [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-025 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Tony McCombie [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-089 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Avery Bourne [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-095 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Don Harmon [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-039 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |