Bill Text: IL HB4179 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1, but removes provisions modifying charges for ambulance service. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0807 [HB4179 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4179-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1, but removes provisions modifying charges for ambulance service. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0807 [HB4179 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4179-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 2.5, 4, 11, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 2005/2.5) | ||||||
7 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
8 | delayed effective date ) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 2.5. Rescue squad district continuance. A rescue | ||||||
10 | squad district organized under this Act before January 1, 2024 | ||||||
11 | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-134) this amendatory Act | ||||||
12 | of the 103rd General Assembly may (i) continue to be named a | ||||||
13 | rescue squad district or be renamed an emergency services | ||||||
14 | district by ordinance of the board of trustees of the | ||||||
15 | district, (ii) operate under the provisions of this Act as if | ||||||
16 | it was they were organized as an emergency services district, | ||||||
17 | and (iii) continue exercising taxing authority granted to it | ||||||
18 | that was approved before the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
19 | Act of the 103rd General Assembly , and (iv) increase, by | ||||||
20 | referendum, the tax rate authorized by its organizational | ||||||
21 | proposition under Section 4 by up to an additional .20%. | ||||||
22 | However, the aggregate tax authorized to be levied for any one | ||||||
23 | year under Section 4, including the amount levied under the |
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1 | organizational proposition, shall not exceed .40% of value, as | ||||||
2 | equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue and the | ||||||
3 | taxes may be used for any purpose allowed under this Act . The | ||||||
4 | taxes authorized under this Section may be used for any | ||||||
5 | purpose allowed under this Act, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
6 | ambulance service. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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8 | (70 ILCS 2005/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6854) | ||||||
9 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 4. The determination of the court as to the necessity | ||||||
11 | for the organization of the proposed rescue squad district, | ||||||
12 | together with the description of the boundaries of the | ||||||
13 | district as fixed by the court, shall be entered of record in | ||||||
14 | the court. Thereupon the court shall certify the question of | ||||||
15 | the organization of the territory included within the | ||||||
16 | boundaries fixed by it as a rescue squad district to the proper | ||||||
17 | election officials, who shall submit the question to the legal | ||||||
18 | voters resident within the territory at an election to be held | ||||||
19 | in the district. Notice of the referendum shall be given and | ||||||
20 | the referendum conducted in the manner provided by the general | ||||||
21 | election law. The notice of the election shall state the | ||||||
22 | purpose of the referendum, describe the territory proposed to | ||||||
23 | be organized as a rescue squad district, and state the time of | ||||||
24 | the election. | ||||||
25 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following |
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1 | form: | ||||||
2 | --------------------------------------------------------
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3 | Shall this territory (describing
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4 | it) be organized as The ........... YES
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5 | Rescue Squad District and shall the
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6 | District be authorized to levy and ----------------------
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7 | collect a property tax not to exceed
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8 | .40% .20% on the property situated in the NO
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9 | District?
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10 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
11 | The court shall cause a statement of the result to be | ||||||
12 | entered of record in the court. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 86-916 .)
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14 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 4. The determination of the court as to the necessity | ||||||
16 | for the organization of the proposed emergency services | ||||||
17 | district, together with the description of the boundaries of | ||||||
18 | the district as fixed by the court, shall be entered of record | ||||||
19 | in the court. Thereupon the court shall certify the question | ||||||
20 | of the organization of the territory included within the | ||||||
21 | boundaries fixed by it as an emergency services district to | ||||||
22 | the proper election officials, who shall submit the question | ||||||
23 | to the legal voters resident within the territory at an | ||||||
24 | election to be held in the district. Notice of the referendum | ||||||
25 | shall be given and the referendum conducted in the manner |
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1 | provided by the general election law. The notice of the | ||||||
2 | election shall state the purpose of the referendum, describe | ||||||
3 | the territory proposed to be organized as an emergency | ||||||
4 | services district, and state the time of the election. | ||||||
5 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | ||||||
6 | form: | ||||||
7 | --------------------------------------------------------
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8 | Shall this territory (describing
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9 | it) be organized as The ........... YES
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10 | Emergency Services
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11 | District and shall the
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12 | District be authorized to levy and ----------------------
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13 | collect a property tax not to exceed
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14 | .40% .20% on the property situated in the NO
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15 | District?
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16 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
17 | The court shall cause a statement of the result to be | ||||||
18 | entered of record in the court. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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20 | (70 ILCS 2005/11) | ||||||
21 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 11. Property tax; fees. | ||||||
23 | (a) A rescue squad district organized under this Act may | ||||||
24 | levy and collect a general tax on the property situated in the | ||||||
25 | district, but the aggregate amount of taxes levied for any one |
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1 | year shall not exceed the rate of .80% .20% of value, as | ||||||
2 | equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue , with no | ||||||
3 | more than half of the rate (.40%) authorized under paragraph | ||||||
4 | (iv) of Section 2.5, Section 4, or both and half of the rate | ||||||
5 | (.40%) under Section 11.5 . The board of trustees shall | ||||||
6 | determine and certify the amount to be levied and shall return | ||||||
7 | the same to the county clerk. The limitation upon the tax rate | ||||||
8 | may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions | ||||||
9 | of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. | ||||||
10 | In case the district is located in more than one county, | ||||||
11 | the board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount | ||||||
12 | to be levied upon the taxable property lying in each county and | ||||||
13 | return the same to the respective county clerks of the | ||||||
14 | counties in which the amount is to be levied. In order to | ||||||
15 | determine the amount to be levied upon the taxable property of | ||||||
16 | that part of the district lying in each county, the board shall | ||||||
17 | ascertain from the county clerk of the respective counties in | ||||||
18 | which the district lies the last ascertained equalized value | ||||||
19 | of the taxable property of the district lying in their | ||||||
20 | respective counties, then shall ascertain the rate per cent | ||||||
21 | required and shall, accordingly, apportion the whole amount to | ||||||
22 | be raised between the several parts of the district so lying in | ||||||
23 | the different counties. The tax provided for in this Section | ||||||
24 | shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as | ||||||
25 | nearly as practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal | ||||||
26 | purposes under the laws of this State. |
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1 | All general taxes under this Act, when collected, shall be | ||||||
2 | paid over to the treasurer of the board of trustees, who is | ||||||
3 | authorized to receive and receipt for the same. | ||||||
4 | (b) A rescue squad district organized under this Act may | ||||||
5 | fix, charge, and collect fees for rescue squad services and | ||||||
6 | ambulance services within or outside of the rescue squad | ||||||
7 | district not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 103-174, eff. 6-30-23.)
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9 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 11. Property tax; fees. | ||||||
11 | (a) An emergency services district organized under this | ||||||
12 | Act may levy and collect a general tax on the property situated | ||||||
13 | in the district, but the aggregate amount of taxes levied for | ||||||
14 | any one year under this Act shall not exceed the rate of .80% | ||||||
15 | .20% of value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of | ||||||
16 | Revenue , with no more than half of the rate (.40%) authorized | ||||||
17 | under paragraph (iv) of Section 2.5, Section 4, or both and | ||||||
18 | half of the rate (.40%) authorized under Section 11.5 . The | ||||||
19 | board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount to be | ||||||
20 | levied and shall return the same to the county clerk. The | ||||||
21 | limitation upon the tax rate may be increased or decreased | ||||||
22 | under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of | ||||||
23 | Illinois. | ||||||
24 | In case the district is located in more than one county, | ||||||
25 | the board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount |
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1 | to be levied upon the taxable property lying in each county and | ||||||
2 | return the same to the respective county clerks of the | ||||||
3 | counties in which the amount is to be levied. In order to | ||||||
4 | determine the amount to be levied upon the taxable property of | ||||||
5 | that part of the district lying in each county, the board shall | ||||||
6 | ascertain from the county clerk of the respective counties in | ||||||
7 | which the district lies the last ascertained equalized value | ||||||
8 | of the taxable property of the district lying in their | ||||||
9 | respective counties, then shall ascertain the rate per cent | ||||||
10 | required and shall, accordingly, apportion the whole amount to | ||||||
11 | be raised between the several parts of the district so lying in | ||||||
12 | the different counties. The tax provided for in this Section | ||||||
13 | shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as | ||||||
14 | nearly as practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal | ||||||
15 | purposes under the laws of this State. | ||||||
16 | All general taxes under this Act, when collected, shall be | ||||||
17 | paid over to the treasurer of the board of trustees, who is | ||||||
18 | authorized to receive and receipt for the same. | ||||||
19 | (b) An emergency services A rescue squad district | ||||||
20 | organized under this Act may fix, charge, and collect fees for | ||||||
21 | district rescue squad services and ambulance services within | ||||||
22 | or outside of the rescue squad district not exceeding the | ||||||
23 | reasonable cost of the service. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24; 103-174, eff. 6-30-23; | ||||||
25 | revised 9-5-23.)
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1 | (70 ILCS 2005/11.3) | ||||||
2 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
3 | delayed effective date ) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 11.3. Ambulance service. | ||||||
5 | (a) The board of trustees may provide ambulance service to | ||||||
6 | or from points within or without the district, contract with | ||||||
7 | providers of ambulance service, combine with other units of | ||||||
8 | local government for the purpose of providing ambulance | ||||||
9 | service, and adopt rules and regulations relating to ambulance | ||||||
10 | service within the board's jurisdiction. | ||||||
11 | (b) The board of trustees may: | ||||||
12 | (1) contract with a private person, hospital, | ||||||
13 | corporation, or another governmental unit for the | ||||||
14 | provision and operation of ambulance service or subsidize | ||||||
15 | the ambulance service; | ||||||
16 | (2) limit the number of ambulance services by | ||||||
17 | referendum; | ||||||
18 | (3) within its jurisdiction, fix, charge, and collect | ||||||
19 | fees for ambulance service within or outside of the fire | ||||||
20 | protection district not exceeding the reasonable cost of | ||||||
21 | the service; and | ||||||
22 | (4) establish necessary regulations not inconsistent | ||||||
23 | with the statutes or regulations of the Department of | ||||||
24 | Public Health relating to ambulance service. | ||||||
25 | The board of trustees may limit the number of ambulances | ||||||
26 | under paragraph (2) or establish regulations under paragraph |
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1 | (4) if a referendum under Section 11.5 has been approved. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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3 | (70 ILCS 2005/11.4) | ||||||
4 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
5 | delayed effective date ) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 11.4. Charge for ambulance service. | ||||||
7 | (a) The board of trustees of a district may fix, charge, | ||||||
8 | and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the | ||||||
9 | service for ambulance services rendered by the district within | ||||||
10 | or outside of the district against persons who are not | ||||||
11 | residents of the district and against businesses and other | ||||||
12 | entities that are not located within the district . | ||||||
13 | (b) A fee charged under subsection (a) shall be computed | ||||||
14 | at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour and not to exceed $70 per | ||||||
15 | hour per ambulance worker responding to a call for assistance. | ||||||
16 | An additional fee may be charged to reimburse the district for | ||||||
17 | extraordinary expenses of materials used in rendering | ||||||
18 | ambulance services up to the reasonable cost of the materials . | ||||||
19 | No charge shall be made for services for which the total charge | ||||||
20 | would be less than $50. | ||||||
21 | (c) All revenue from the fees charged under this Section | ||||||
22 | shall be deposited to the district's general fund. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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24 | (70 ILCS 2005/11.5) |
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1 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of | ||||||
3 | trustees of a rescue squad district desires to levy a special | ||||||
4 | tax to provide an ambulance service or support an existing | ||||||
5 | ambulance service, it shall certify the question to the proper | ||||||
6 | election officials, who shall submit that question at an | ||||||
7 | election to the voters of the district. The result of the | ||||||
8 | referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district. | ||||||
9 | If a majority of the votes on the question are in favor of the | ||||||
10 | question, the board of trustees may then levy a special tax at | ||||||
11 | a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property | ||||||
12 | within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department | ||||||
13 | of Revenue. The question shall be in substantially the | ||||||
14 | following form: | ||||||
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16 | Shall the .... Rescue Squad
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17 | District levy a special tax at a rate YES
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18 | not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all
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19 | taxable property within the district ---------------
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20 | as equalized or assessed by the
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21 | Department of Revenue for the purpose NO
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22 | of providing or supporting an ambulance
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23 | service?
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24 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
25 | The aggregate percentage of all tax levies that a district | ||||||
26 | may levy under this Act may not exceed the aggregate |
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1 | percentage limitation under Section 11. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 100-1120, eff. 1-1-19.)
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3 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-134 ) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of | ||||||
5 | trustees of an emergency services district desires to levy a | ||||||
6 | special tax to provide an ambulance service or support an | ||||||
7 | existing ambulance service, it shall certify the question to | ||||||
8 | the proper election officials, who shall submit that question | ||||||
9 | at an election to the voters of the district. The result of the | ||||||
10 | referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district. | ||||||
11 | If a majority of the votes on the question are in favor of the | ||||||
12 | question, the board of trustees may then levy a special tax at | ||||||
13 | a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property | ||||||
14 | within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department | ||||||
15 | of Revenue. The question shall be in substantially the | ||||||
16 | following form: | ||||||
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18 | Shall the ....
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19 | Emergency Services
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20 | District levy a special tax at a rate YES
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21 | not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all
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22 | taxable property within the district -----------------
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23 | as equalized or assessed by the
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24 | Department of Revenue for the purpose NO
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25 | of providing or supporting an ambulance
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1 | service?
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2 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
3 | The A tax levied under Section 4 11 may be used for | ||||||
4 | ambulance services as well as a tax levied under this Section. | ||||||
5 | The aggregate percentage of all tax levies that a district may | ||||||
6 | levy under this Act | ||||||
may not exceed the aggregate percentage | |||||||
7 | limitation under Section 11. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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9 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
10 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
11 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
12 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
13 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
14 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
15 | Public Act.
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