SB2297 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2297

Introduced 1/10/2018, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 2005/11.5 new

Amends the Rescue Squad Districts Act. Provides that a rescue squad district's board of trustees may certify a question to the voters of the district requesting to levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service or supporting an existing ambulance service.

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 Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows:

(70 ILCS 2005/11.5 new)

Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of trustees of a rescue squad district desires to levy a special tax to provide an ambulance service or support an existing ambulance service, it shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit that question at an election to the voters of the district. The result of the referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district. If a majority of the votes on the question are in favor of the question, the board of trustees may then levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The question shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------

Shall the .... Rescue Squad District levy a special tax at a rate YES not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the district ------------------------------------------------------------- as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose NO of providing or supporting an ambulance service? -------------------------------------------------------------