House Sponsors: SKINNER-LINDNER-CROSS. Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER Short description: MUNI CD-MUNI & PARK DIST TAX Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if property within a municipality also lies within a park district and the same property is being taxed for park or recreation purposes by both the municipality and the park district, then the corporate authorities of the municipality may pay all or part of the park district tax. Provides that the municipality may pay a specified amount to the County Treasurer for payment of the tax to the park district. Provides that the county clerk shall then abate in proportionate amounts for each parcel the tax extension of the park district. Changes the Division heading. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that for the purposes of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, the amount of the extension abatement shall continue to be included in the park district's aggregate extension base. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/2-3-5 from Ch. 24, par. 2-3-5 Further amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain territory may be incorporated as a village if a petition is filed before January 1, 2001 (now January 1, 2000). SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Senate recedes April 15, 2000) Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/2-3-5 65 ILCS 5/Div. 96 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-96-5 new Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 1205/8-23 new 70 ILCS 1505/16a-5 new 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5 Deletes everything. Amends the Park District Code, the Chicago Park District Act, and the School Code. Requires an applicant for employment with a park district, as a condition of employment, to authorize an investigation, by the Department of State Police, to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any of certain enumerated criminal or drug offenses or any other felony. Prohibits a park district from knowingly employing a person who has been convicted of any one or more of the enumerated offenses or from knowingly employing a person for whom a criminal background investigation has not been initiated. In addition to the convictions for specified offenses that a criminal background investigation of an applicant for employment with a school district is currently required to ascertain, requires the investigation to ascertain whether the applicant has been convicted of any other felony. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2 (Senate recedes April 15, 2000) Provides that the Department of State Police shall furnish re- cords of convictions to the General Superintendent and Chief Execu- tive Officer (rather than to the president) of the Chicago Park District. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate recede from S-ams 1 and 2. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-165 30 ILCS 805/8.24 new 65 ILCS 5/2-3-5 65 ILCS 5/Div. 96 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-96-5 new Deletes everything. Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows the abatement of property taxes for property that is (i) used for a municipal airport, (ii) subject to certain leasehold assessments, and (iii) sublet from a park district from a municipality, but only if the property is used exclusively for recreational facilities or parking lots for those facilities. Provides that the abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows certain territory to be incorporated as a village if the petition is filed before July 1, 2001 (now January 1, 2000). Provides that if property within a municipality also lies within a park district and is taxed for park or recreation purposes by both the municipality and the park district, the municipality may pay all or part of the park district tax for a period not to exceed 10 years. ProvideS that, for purposes of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, the amount of the extension abatement shall continue to be inclu- ded in the park district's aggregate extension base. Amends the Park District Code. Requires applicants for employment with a park district to authorize a criminal background investigation. Prohibits a park district from employing a person convicted for certain listed offenses. Makes similar changes to the Chicago Park District Act. Amends the School Code. Requires criminal background investigations of applicants to determine if the applicants have, within 7 years of the application, been convicted of a felony in this State or committed or attempted any offense in another state or against federal law that would be punishable as a felony in this State. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0885 Last action date: 00-07-06 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status