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91_SB0919

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning abolition  of  tuberculosis  sanitarium
 2    boards, amending named Acts.

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

 5        Section 5.  The Counties  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 6    Section 5-23002 as follows:

 7        (55 ILCS 5/5-23002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-23002)
 8        Sec.  5-23002.   Abolishment  of  board of directors. The
 9    county board of each  county  which  has  appointed  a  board
10    pursuant  to  this  Division  may, by resolution abolish such
11    board.  The  county  board  by  resolution  may  abolish  its
12    tuberculosis sanitarium  board  upon  joint  request  of  the
13    county  health  department  and  the  tuberculosis sanitarium
14    board.
15        A county board's resolution must  also  provide  provided
16    such resolution also provides that:
17        (a)  in  counties  which  have  established  a  county or
18    multiple-county health department in accordance with Division
19    5-25 or its  predecessor   and  have  an  existing  Board  of
20    Health:
21             (1)  The membership of the Board of Health in single
22        counties  be  increased  to  11 in counties where present
23        membership is 8 and  to  15  in  counties  where  present
24        membership is 12, a majority of which shall be members of
25        the general public, and
26             (2)  The  employees, records, assets and liabilities
27        of the board be transferred and assumed by the  Board  of
28        Health, and
29             (3)  (i)  An additional tax be imposed by the county
30             board at a rate, which shall not be increased at any
31             time, which is equal  to  the  greater  of  (A)  the

 
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 1             average  tax  rate imposed in the county pursuant to
 2             this Division over the most recent 5 year period, or
 3             (B) the rate that would have been necessary to raise
 4             the average amount that has been spent annually  for
 5             the  most recent 5 year period regardless of whether
 6             a tax was levied under this Division during  such  5
 7             year period; or
 8                  (ii)  A  tax  be imposed by the county board up
 9             to the maximum rate that had been authorized  to  be
10             imposed   by   a   referendum  approved  under  this
11             Division; or
12        (b)  in counties which have not established a  county  or
13    multiple-county health department in accordance with Division
14    5-25  or its predecessor and do not have an existing Board of
15    Health:
16             (1)  a county or multiple-county  health  department
17        be  established  and  a  Board  of  Health  be  appointed
18        pursuant to Division 5-25,
19             (2)  the  employees, records, assets and liabilities
20        of the board be transferred  and  assumed  by  the  newly
21        created Board of Health, and
22             (3)  A  tax be imposed by the county board up to the
23        maximum rate which had been authorized to be imposed by a
24        referendum approved under this Division.
25    (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1475.)

26        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
27    becoming law.

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