Bill Text: IL HB0544 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that taxes may be levied to provide "human services" (now, "social services for senior citizens"). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0544 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0544-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning taxes.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 5-1034 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1034) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1034)
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7 | Sec. 5-1034. Tax for provision of social services for | ||||||
8 | senior citizens. | ||||||
9 | (a) The county board may annually impose a tax of not to | ||||||
10 | exceed .025 percent
of the value, as equalized or assessed by | ||||||
11 | the Department of Revenue, of
all the taxable property in the | ||||||
12 | county for the purpose of providing social
services for senior | ||||||
13 | citizens as described in Sections 5-1005 and 5-1091.
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14 | (b) A county board that has not imposed a tax under | ||||||
15 | subsection (a) may annually impose a tax of not to exceed .025 | ||||||
16 | percent
of the value, as equalized or assessed by the | ||||||
17 | Department of Revenue, of
all the taxable property in the | ||||||
18 | county for the purpose of providing human services. Prior to | ||||||
19 | the submission of the question of the imposition of a tax for | ||||||
20 | human services purposes under this subsection, the county board | ||||||
21 | shall adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a human services plan | ||||||
22 | providing the specific uses for which the tax revenue may be | ||||||
23 | used. |
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1 | (c) Neither tax may This tax shall not be levied in any | ||||||
2 | county until the question of its adoption
is submitted to the | ||||||
3 | electors thereof and approved by a majority of those
voting on | ||||||
4 | the question. This question may be submitted at an election | ||||||
5 | held
in the county, after the adoption of a resolution by the | ||||||
6 | County Board providing
for the submission of the question at a | ||||||
7 | referendum. The question shall
be certified by the board to the | ||||||
8 | proper election officials, who shall submit
the question at an | ||||||
9 | election held in accordance with the general election
law. If a | ||||||
10 | majority of the votes cast on the question is in favor of the
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11 | levy of such tax, it may thereafter be levied in such county | ||||||
12 | for
each succeeding year.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.
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