Bill Text: IL HB0170 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, through January 1, 2014, the school board of any district with a population of less than 500,000 that participates in a joint agreement for an area vocational education center may levy an annual property tax not to exceed: 0.02% for districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12 and 0.04% for districts maintaining grades kindergarten through 12. Provides that those amounts may be increased by referendum to 0.40% and 0.80% respectively. Contains provisions concerning notice and public hearings. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code to exempt those extensions from the definition of "aggregate extension". Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0170 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0170-Amended.html

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Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

Filed: 3/8/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 170
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 170 on page 4, by
replacing lines 18 and 19 with "pursuant to the provisions of
Section 17-2.4a of the School Code"; and
on page 7, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with "pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17-2.4a of the School Code"; and
on page 9, by replacing lines 18 through 20 with "district
pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-2.4a of the School
Code"; and
on page 11, by replacing lines 21 through 23 with "and (m) made
by a school district pursuant to the provisions of Section
17-2.4a of the School Code"; and
by replacing everything from line 8 on page 18 through line 19
on page 21 with the following:

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"Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section
17-2.4a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.4a new)
Sec. 17-2.4a. Tax for area vocational education programs.
(a) The school board of any district participating in a
joint agreement for an area vocational education center,
pursuant to Section 10-22.20a of this Code or the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, and having a population of
less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, levy
an annual tax upon the value of the taxable property within its
territory, as equalized or assessed by the Department of
Revenue, for area vocational education purposes, including but
not limited to the purposes authorized by Section 10-22.20a, at
a rate of up to 0.04% for a period of 4 tax years following the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly.
(b) Prior to the levy of taxes under this Section for the
first time, the school board of each district desiring to make
such a levy shall hold 2 public hearings regarding the proposed
levy at the vocational education center. Notice of the public
hearings shall be given by the school board by (i) posting the
notice at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the school
board to occur prior to the public hearing and (ii) publishing
notice of the public hearing in conformity with the Notice by

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Publication Act. If there is no newspaper of general
circulation published within the school district and the school
district is located in more than one county, then notice shall
be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in
each county in which any part of the school district is
located. The notice shall appear not more than 14 days nor less
than 7 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The notice
shall not be placed in the portion of the newspaper where legal
notices and classified advertisements appear. The notice shall
appear before each public hearing.
(c) The tax rate limit specified in subsection (a) of this
Section may be increased to up to a maximum of 0.08% upon the
approval of a proposition submitted at a regularly scheduled
election. The proposition may be initiated by resolution and
shall be certified by the secretary of the school board to the
proper election authorities for submission in accordance with
the general election law. If a majority of votes cast on the
proposition is in favor thereof, then the school board may
annually levy the tax as authorized until such authority is
revoked.
(d) Any revenue raised by the tax imposed under this
Section, including interest earnings thereon, shall be used
only for area vocational education center purposes, including
but not limited to the purposes authorized by Section
10-22.20a, as well as the construction and maintenance of area
vocational center facilities. The district shall distribute

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the funds for area vocational center education purposes to the
area vocational center within 60 days after receipt, provided
that, if the receipts exceed the school districts' liabilities
to the area vocational center, the district may retain such
excess for application to its liability for area vocational
center expenses in subsequent periods.
(e) If the school board of any district that has levied a
tax authorized by this Section withdraws from the joint
agreement for area vocational education purposes, that
district shall no longer be authorized to levy an annual tax
for area vocational education purposes. Any proceeds from the
taxes authorized by this Section, including interest earnings
thereon that remain in the school district treasury upon
withdrawal from the area vocational center and after paying any
liabilities owed such area vocational center shall be used to
abate taxes in the ensuing tax cycle or cycles.
(f) Any tax imposed under this Section is in addition to
all other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected by
a school board of any district participating in a joint
agreement for an area vocational education center, and shall
not be included within any limitation of rate contained in this
Code or any other law.
(g) Subsection (a) of this Section becomes inoperative at
the end of 4 tax years after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly; provided that any
taxes levied prior to subsection (a) of this Section becoming

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inoperative shall remain valid until collected as otherwise
provided by law.".