Bill Text: IL HB4023 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Exempts township assessors with at least 25 years of experience in the property assessment field from certain education requirements.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4023 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4023-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4023 Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/2-45
Amends the Property Tax Code. Exempts township assessors with at least 25 years of experience in the property assessment field from certain education requirements.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 2-45 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/2-45)
Sec. 2-45. Selection and eligibility of township and
multi-township assessors.
(a) In all counties under township organization, township
or multi-township assessors shall be qualified as required by
subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and shall be
elected as provided in this Code. Township or multi-township
assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following
their election, and perform the duties of the office for 4
years.
(b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or
multi-township assessment district not subject to the
requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, no
person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as
a candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for,
or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she (i) has successfully
completed an introductory course in assessment practices that

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is approved by the Department; or (ii) possesses at least one
of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of
subsection (c) of this Section; or (iii) has at least 25 years
of experience in the property assessment field. The candidate
cannot file nominating papers or participate as a candidate
unless a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
is filed with the township clerk, board of election
commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by
the Election Code. The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a
vacancy until he or she has filed a copy of the certificate of
his or her qualifications with the appointing authority.
(c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with $25,000,000 or more of
non-farm equalized assessed value or $1,000,000 or more in
commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no person
is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a
candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, or
be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least
one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)
of this subsection (c).
(1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer certificate
from the Illinois Property Assessment Institute with
current additional 30 class hours as required for
additional compensation under Section 4-10;
(2) (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer

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certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours of
successfully completed courses approved by the Department,
if at least 150 of the course hours required a written
examination; and
(B) within the 4 years preceding the election,
successful completion of at least 15 class hours of
additional training in courses that must be approved by the
Department, including but not limited to, assessment,
appraisal, or computer courses, and that may be offered by
accredited universities, colleges, or community colleges;
(3) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from
the International Association of Assessing Officers;
(4) certification as a Member of the Appraisal
Institute, Senior Real Estate Analyst, or Senior Real
Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute or its
predecessor organization;
(5) a professional designation by any other appraisal
or assessing association approved by the Department; or
(6) if the person has served as a township or
multi-township assessor for 12 years or more, a Certified
Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois
Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360
additional hours of successfully completed courses
approved by the Department, if at least 180 of the course
hours required a written examination; or

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(7) has at least 25 years of experience in the property
assessment field.
The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate
as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
qualifications is filed with the township clerk, board of
election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as
required by the Election Code. The candidate cannot be
appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has filed a copy of
the certificate of his or her qualifications with the
appointing authority.
(d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with more than $10,000,000
and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm equalized assessed value
and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial equalized
assessed value, no person who has previously been elected as
township or multi-township assessor in any such township or
multi-township assessment district is eligible to file
nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any caucus
or primary or general election for the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least
one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)
of subsection (c) of this Section. The candidate cannot file
nominating papers or participate as a candidate unless a copy
of the certificate of his or her qualifications is filed with
the township clerk, board of election commissioners, or other
appropriate authority as required by the Election Code.

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(e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy for
the office of township or multi-township assessor without also
filing a copy of the certificate as required by this Section,
the clerk of the township, the board of election commissioners,
or other appropriate authority as required by the Election Code
shall refuse to certify the name of the person as a candidate
to the proper election officials.
If no candidate for election meets the above qualifications
there shall be no election and the town board of trustees or
multi-township board of trustees shall appoint or contract with
a person under Section 2-60.
As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized assessed
value" means the total equalized assessed value in the township
or multi-township assessment district as reported to the
Department under Section 18-225 after removal of homestead
exemptions, and after removal of the equalized assessed value
reported as farm or minerals to the Department under Section
18-225.
For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination papers"
also includes having nomination papers filed on behalf of the
candidate by another person.
(Source: P.A. 93-188, eff. 7-11-03.)