HB0679 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0679

Introduced 1/31/2005, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 80/5

from Ch. 23, par. 1805

Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that a tax referendum may be submitted to county electors to operate and maintain a Children's Advocacy Center that is already established in that county. Provides that other referenda may be for the purpose of operating (as well as establishing and maintaining) a Children's Advocacy Center.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Children's Advocacy Center Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(55 ILCS 80/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 1805)

Sec. 5. Referendum.

(a) Whenever a petition signed by 1% of the electors who voted in the last general election in any county is presented to the county board requesting the submission of the proposition whether an annual tax of not to exceed .004% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in the county shall be levied for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining, or operating and maintaining, a Children's Advocacy Center, the county board shall adopt a resolution for the submission of the proposition to the electors at the next regular election held in the county in accordance with the general election law.

(b) Upon the adoption and certification of the resolution, the proposition shall be submitted at the next regular election held in the county. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

"Shall an annual tax of not more than ....... per cent be levied on the value of all taxable property in ............ County (this tax will amount to an annual increase of approximately ..... on a home with a market value of $100,000) for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining (or, operating and maintaining) a Children's Advocacy Center to coordinate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment referral of child sexual abuse in ..... County?".

The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".

(c) If a majority of the electors of the county voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be deemed adopted.

(d) The adoption of a referendum is not required to establish a Children's Advocacy Center if the Center may be or is operated with funds other than the proceeds of the annual tax that is authorized by referendum.

(e) A referendum as provided in this Section may be submitted to the electors of a county in which a Children's Advocacy Center is already established to allow for an annual tax for the purpose of operating and maintaining the Center. Upon the adoption of the referendum for this purpose, the proceeds of the tax shall be collected and distributed as provided in Section 6 of this Act and the Children's Advocacy Center Fund may be used by the county board for the continued operations and maintenance of any already established Children's Advocacy Center.

(Source: P.A. 92-785, eff. 8-6-02; 93-203, eff. 7-14-03.)