Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 4/1/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5785

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5785 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5Section 2-41 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/2-41 new)
7    Sec. 2-41. Cessation of district organization.
8Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
9of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
10consolidate the multi-township assessment district into the
11county in which the district sits, and if the county board of
12the county assuming the functions of the former district agree
13by resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction over
14the territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or annexed
15district, then the district shall cease. On the effective date
16of the consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,

 

 

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1property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
2authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
3district shall vest in and be assumed by the county assuming
4the functions of the former district.
5    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
6to the county assuming the functions of the former district.
7The county assuming the functions of the former district shall
8exercise the rights and responsibilities of the former district
9with respect to those employees. The status and rights of the
10employees of the former district under any applicable contracts
11or collective bargaining agreements, historical representation
12rights under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, or under
13any pension, retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected
14by this amendatory Act.
 
15    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
165-31022 as follows:
 
17    (55 ILCS 5/5-31022 new)
18    Sec. 5-31022. Cessation of district organization.
19Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
20of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the
21district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous,
22or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the
23district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or
24consolidate the district into the county in which the district

 

 

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1sits if the district contains territory within only one county,
2and if the governing authorities of the governmental unit
3assuming the functions of the former district agree by
4resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction over the
5territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or annexed
6district, then the district shall cease. On the effective date
7of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers,
8duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness,
9obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and
10responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed
11by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
12district.
13    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
14to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
15district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
16former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
17of the former district with respect to those employees. The
18status and rights of the employees of the former district under
19any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
20historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
21Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
22annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
23    Section 15. The Cemetery Maintenance District Act is
24amended by adding Section 13 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (70 ILCS 105/13 new)
2    Sec. 13. Cessation of district organization.
3Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
4of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
5annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
6contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
7with which the district is coterminous or substantially
8coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in
9which the district sits, and if the governing authorities of
10the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
11district agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
12jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
13consolidated or annexed district, then the district shall
14cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
15consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
16property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
17authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
18district shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
19assuming the functions of the former district.
20    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
21to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
22district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
23former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
24of the former district with respect to those employees. The
25status and rights of the employees of the former district under
26any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,

 

 

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1historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
2Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
3annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
4    Section 20. The Civic Center Code is amended by adding
5Section 2-165 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 200/2-165 new)
7    Sec. 2-165. Cessation of authority organization.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
9majority vote of the Board is in favor of the proposition to
10annex the authority to another authority whose boundaries are
11contiguous, or consolidate the authority into a municipality
12with which the authority is coterminous or substantially
13coterminous, or consolidate the authority into the county in
14which the authority sits, and if the governing authorities of
15the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
16authority agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
17jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
18consolidated or annexed authority, then the authority shall
19cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
20consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
21property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
22authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
23authority shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
24assuming the functions of the former authority.

 

 

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1    The employees of the former authority shall be transferred
2to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
3authority. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
4former authority shall exercise the rights and
5responsibilities of the former authority with respect to those
6employees. The status and rights of the employees of the former
7authority under any applicable contracts or collective
8bargaining agreements, historical representation rights under
9the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, or under any pension,
10retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this
11amendatory Act.
12    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-1 of this
13Code, the provisions of this Section apply to all Civic Center
14Authorities created under this Code.
 
15    Section 25. The Public Health District Act is amended by
16adding Section 26 as follows:
 
17    (70 ILCS 905/26 new)
18    Sec. 26. Cessation of district organization.
19Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
20of the board of health is in favor of the proposition to annex
21the district to another district whose boundaries are
22contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
23with which the district is coterminous or substantially
24coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in

 

 

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1which the district sits, and if the governing authorities of
2the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
3district agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
4jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
5consolidated or annexed district, then the district shall
6cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
7consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
8property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
9authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
10district shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
11assuming the functions of the former district.
12    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
13to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
14district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
15former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
16of the former district with respect to those employees. The
17status and rights of the employees of the former district under
18any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
19historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
20Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
21annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
22    Section 30. The Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act is
23amended by adding Section 5.3a as follows:
 
24    (70 ILCS 920/5.3a new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5.3a. Cessation of district organization.
2Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
3of the board of directors is in favor of the proposition to
4annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
5contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
6with which the district is coterminous or substantially
7coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in
8which the district sits, and if the governing authorities of
9the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
10district agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
11jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
12consolidated or annexed district, then the district shall
13cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
14consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
15property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
16authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
17district shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
18assuming the functions of the former district.
19    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
20to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
21district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
22former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
23of the former district with respect to those employees. The
24status and rights of the employees of the former district under
25any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
26historical representation rights under the Illinois Public

 

 

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1Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
2annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
3    Section 35. The Museum District Act is amended by adding
4Section 27 as follows:
 
5    (70 ILCS 1105/27 new)
6    Sec. 27. Cessation of district organization.
7Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
8of the board of commissioners is in favor of the proposition to
9annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
10contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
11with which the district is coterminous or substantially
12coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in
13which the district sits, and if the governing authorities of
14the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
15district agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
16jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
17consolidated or annexed district, then the district shall
18cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
19consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
20property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
21authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
22district shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
23assuming the functions of the former district.
24    The employees of the former district shall be transferred

 

 

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1to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
2district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
3former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
4of the former district with respect to those employees. The
5status and rights of the employees of the former district under
6any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
7historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
8Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
9annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
10    Section 40. The Illinois International Port District Act is
11amended by adding Section 28 as follows:
 
12    (70 ILCS 1810/28 new)
13    Sec. 28. Cessation of district organization.
14Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
15of the Board is in favor of the proposition to annex the
16district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous,
17or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the
18district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or
19consolidate the district into the county in which the district
20sits, and if the governing authorities of the governmental unit
21assuming the functions of the former district agree by
22resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction over the
23territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or annexed
24district, then the district shall cease. On the effective date

 

 

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1of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers,
2duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness,
3obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and
4responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed
5by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
6district.
7    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
8to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
9district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
10former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
11of the former district with respect to those employees. The
12status and rights of the employees of the former district under
13any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
14historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
15Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
16annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
17    Section 45. The Solid Waste Disposal District Act is
18amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 3105/25 new)
20    Sec. 25. Cessation of district organization.
21Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
22of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the
23district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous,
24or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the

 

 

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1district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or
2consolidate the district into the county in which the district
3sits if the district contains territory within only one county,
4and if the governing authorities of the governmental unit
5assuming the functions of the former district agree by
6resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction over the
7territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or annexed
8district, then the district shall cease. On the effective date
9of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers,
10duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness,
11obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and
12responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed
13by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
14district.
15    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
16to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
17district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
18former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
19of the former district with respect to those employees. The
20status and rights of the employees of the former district under
21any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
22historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
23Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
24annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
25    Section 50. The Street Light District Act is amended by

 

 

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1adding Section 11 as follows:
 
2    (70 ILCS 3305/11 new)
3    Sec. 11. Cessation of district organization.
4Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
5of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
6annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
7contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
8with which the district is coterminous or substantially
9coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in
10which the district sits if the district contains territory
11within only one county, and if the governing authorities of the
12governmental unit assuming the functions of the former district
13agree by resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction
14over the territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or
15annexed district, then the district shall cease. On the
16effective date of the annexation or consolidation, all the
17rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,
18indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing
19authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in
20and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions
21of the former district.
22    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
23to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
24district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
25former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities

 

 

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1of the former district with respect to those employees. The
2status and rights of the employees of the former district under
3any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
4historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
5Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
6annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
7    Section 55. The Surface Water Protection District Act is
8amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
9    (70 ILCS 3405/25 new)
10    Sec. 25. Cessation of district organization.
11Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
12of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
13annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
14contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
15with which the district is coterminous or substantially
16coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in
17which the district sits if the district contains territory
18within only one county, and if the governing authorities of the
19governmental unit assuming the functions of the former district
20agree by resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction
21over the territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or
22annexed district, then the district shall cease. On the
23effective date of the annexation or consolidation, all the
24rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,

 

 

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1indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing
2authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in
3and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions
4of the former district.
5    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
6to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
7district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
8former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
9of the former district with respect to those employees. The
10status and rights of the employees of the former district under
11any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
12historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
13Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
14annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
15    Section 60. The Water Service District Act is amended by
16adding Section 13 as follows:
 
17    (70 ILCS 3710/13 new)
18    Sec. 13. Cessation of district organization.
19Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
20of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
21annex the district to another district whose boundaries are
22contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality
23with which the district is coterminous or substantially
24coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in

 

 

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1which the district sits if the district contains territory
2within only one county, and if the governing authorities of the
3governmental unit assuming the functions of the former district
4agree by resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction
5over the territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or
6annexed district, then the district shall cease. On the
7effective date of the annexation or consolidation, all the
8rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,
9indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing
10authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in
11and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions
12of the former district.
13    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
14to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
15district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
16former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
17of the former district with respect to those employees. The
18status and rights of the employees of the former district under
19any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
20historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
21Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
22annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
23    Section 65. The Water Authorities Act is amended by adding
24Section 28 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (70 ILCS 3715/28 new)
2    Sec. 28. Cessation of authority organization.
3Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
4of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to
5annex the authority to another authority whose boundaries are
6contiguous, or consolidate the authority into a municipality
7with which the authority is coterminous or substantially
8coterminous, or consolidate the authority into the county in
9which the authority sits if the authority contains territory
10within only one county, and if the governing authorities of the
11governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
12authority agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
13jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
14consolidated or annexed authority, then the authority shall
15cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
16consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
17property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
18authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the
19authority shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit
20assuming the functions of the former authority.
21    The employees of the former authority shall be transferred
22to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
23authority. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
24former authority shall exercise the rights and
25responsibilities of the former authority with respect to those
26employees. The status and rights of the employees of the former

 

 

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1authority under any applicable contracts or collective
2bargaining agreements, historical representation rights under
3the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, or under any pension,
4retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this
5amendatory Act.
 
6    Section 70. The Water Commission Act of 1985 is amended by
7adding Section 2.1 as follows:
 
8    (70 ILCS 3720/2.1 new)
9    Sec. 2.1. Cessation of commission organization.
10Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
11of the water commission is in favor of the proposition to annex
12the commission to another commission whose boundaries are
13contiguous, or consolidate the commission into a municipality
14with which the commission is coterminous or substantially
15coterminous, or consolidate the commission into the county in
16which the commission sits, and if the governing authorities of
17the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
18commission agree by resolution to accept the functions (and
19jurisdiction over the territory, if applicable) of the
20consolidated or annexed commission, then the commission shall
21cease. On the effective date of the annexation or
22consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
23property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding
24authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the

 

 

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1commission shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental
2unit assuming the functions of the former commission.
3    The employees of the former commission shall be transferred
4to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
5commission. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
6former commission shall exercise the rights and
7responsibilities of the former commission with respect to those
8employees. The status and rights of the employees of the former
9commission under any applicable contracts or collective
10bargaining agreements, historical representation rights under
11the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, or under any pension,
12retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this
13amendatory Act.
 
14    Section 75. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
15Section 6-134 as follows:
 
16    (605 ILCS 5/6-134 new)
17    Sec. 6-134. Cessation of district organization.
18Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote
19of the county board is in favor of the proposition to
20consolidate the road district into a municipality with which
21the district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or
22consolidate the road district into the county in which the
23district sits, and if the governing authorities of the
24governmental unit assuming the functions of the former district

 

 

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1agree by resolution to accept the functions (and jurisdiction
2over the territory, if applicable) of the consolidated or
3annexed district, then the district shall cease. On the
4effective date of the consolidation, all the rights, powers,
5duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness,
6obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and
7responsibilities of the district shall by operation of law vest
8in and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the
9functions of the former road district.
10    The employees of the former district shall be transferred
11to the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former
12district. The governmental unit assuming the functions of the
13former district shall exercise the rights and responsibilities
14of the former district with respect to those employees. The
15status and rights of the employees of the former district under
16any applicable contracts or collective bargaining agreements,
17historical representation rights under the Illinois Public
18Labor Relations Act, or under any pension, retirement, or
19annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act.
 
20    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".