Sen. George P. Shadid
Filed: 2/23/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2795




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2795, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 
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on page 41, line 8, after "10-10.5", by inserting ", 11E-35"; 
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and
 
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on page 41, line 15, after "10-10.5", by inserting ", 11E-35,"; 
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and
 
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on page 45, by replacing lines 4 through 7 with the following:
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    ""Affected district" means any school district with 
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territory included in a petition for reorganization under this 
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Article that encompasses (i) 25% or more of the total land area 
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of the district, (ii) more than 8% of the student enrollment of 
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the district, or (iii) more than 8% of the equalized assessed 
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valuation of the district."; and
 
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on page 46, by deleting lines 20 through 23; and
 
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on page 46, by replacing lines 26 and 27 with the following:
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"boundaries or share the same boundaries except for territory 
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encompassing, for a particular district, (i) less than 25% of 
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the land area of the district, (ii) less than 8% of the student 
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enrollment of the district, and (iii) less than 8% of the 
 


 






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equalized assessed valuation of the district."; and
 
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on page 50, by replacing lines 13 through 15 with the 
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following:

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"of Section 19-9 of this Code as a condition of issuing the"; 
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and
 

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on page 50, line 16, after "bonds.", by inserting "If 
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applicable, the tax levy to pay the debt service on the funding 
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bonds shall not be included in the district's aggregate 
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extension base under Section 18-210 of the Property Tax Code."; 
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and
 

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on page 52, line 9, after "purposes", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 54, line 1, after "Article.", by inserting "However, if 
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the petition is submitted for the purpose of voting for or 
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against the establishment of an optional elementary unit 
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district, the petition may request only that the referendum at 
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which the proposition is submitted include a proposition on a 
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separate ballot authorizing the issuance of bonds for high 
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school purposes (and not elementary purposes) by the district 
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when organized in accordance with this Article."; and
 

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on page 54, line 2, after "issuance", by inserting ", including 
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a specification of elementary or high school purposes if the 
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proposed issuance is to be made by a combined high school - 
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unit district,"; and
 

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on page 58, line 4, after "purposes", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and


 
 


 






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on page 59, line 27, by deleting "affected"; and
 
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on page 62, line 16, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 63, line 10, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 64, line 3, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 65, line 4, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 66, line 11, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 66, line 13, after "rate", by inserting "and Property 
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Tax Extension Limitation Law"; and
 

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on page 66, line 17, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 67, line 20, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and


 
 


 






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on page 67, line 24, by replacing "(8)" with "(7)"; and
 
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on page 68, line 12, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 69, line 6, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and


 
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on page 69, immediately below line 10, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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        "The election authority must record the votes "Yes" or
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    "No"."; and
 
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on page 69, line 16, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 70, line 2, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 70, line 11, after "district", by inserting "formed 
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from all of the territory included within (here identify 
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existing school districts by name and number), serving the 
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territory included within (here identify existing school 
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district by name and number) only for high school purposes"; 
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and
 

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on page 70, line 12, by replacing "at the rate of" with "for 
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various purposes as follows:" and
 

 


 






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on page 70, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "optional elementary 
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unit" with "combined high school - unit"; and
 

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on page 70, line 14, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 71, line 1, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 71, line 17, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 71, line 28, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and
 

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on page 72, line 13, after "levy", by inserting "and, if 
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applicable, the specifications related to the Property Tax 
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Extension Limitation Law,"; and

 
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on page 80, line 32, by replacing "high school; unit" with 
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"high school - unit"; and
 
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on page 81, line 8, after "within", by inserting "both"; and
 
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on page 87, line 14, after "19", by inserting "and Section 
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17-2.11"; and
 

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on page 87, lines 27 and 28, by replacing "Subsequent to the 
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formation of the district, the" with "The"; and
 

 


 






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on page 87, line 30, after "territory", by inserting "proposed 
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to be included or"; and
 

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on page 88, line 18, by replacing "for high school purposes" 
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with "by the combined high school - unit district for high 
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school purposes or issued by a district that dissolved to form 
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the combined high school - unit district"; and
 

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on page 88, line 22, after "issued", by inserting "by the 
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combined high school - unit district"; and

 
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on page 89, line 30, by replacing "(f)" with "(g)"; and
 
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on page 91, line 4, after "within", by inserting "both"; and
 
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on page 95, lines 4, 5, 8, 9, 17, 18, and 21, by replacing 
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"percentage" each time it appears with "rate"; and
 
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on page 96, lines 5 and 14, by replacing "percentage rate of" 
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each time it appears with "rate"; and
 
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on page 101, line 12, after "19", by inserting "and Section 
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17-2.11"; and
 

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on page 101, lines 25 and 26, by replacing "Subsequent to the 
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formation of the district, the" with "The"; and
 

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on page 102, line 16, by replacing "for high school purposes" 
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with "by the optional elementary unit district for high school 
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purposes or issued by a district that dissolved to form the 
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optional elementary unit district"; and
 

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on page 102, line 20, after "issued", by inserting "by the 
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optional elementary unit district"; and

 
 


 






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on page 103, line 28, by replacing "(g)" with "(h)"; and
 
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by replacing line 32 on page 105 through line 2 on page 106 
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with the following:

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"clerks."; and
 

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by replacing line 33 on page 172 through line 4 on page 173 
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with the following:

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"the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of the taxable 
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property of the entire district, to be ascertained by the last 
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assessment for State and county taxes, plus an amount, 
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including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding 
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6.9% of the value of the taxable property of that portion of 
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the district included in the elementary and high school 
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classification, to be ascertained by the last assessment for 
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State and county taxes.  Moreover, no partial elementary unit 
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district, as defined in Article 11E of this Code, shall become 
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indebted on account of bonds issued  by the district for high 
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school purposes in the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of 
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the taxable property of the entire district, to be ascertained 
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by the last assessment for State and county taxes, nor shall 
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the district become indebted on account of bonds issued by the 
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district for elementary purposes in the aggregate exceeding 
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6.9% of the value of the taxable property for that portion of 
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the district included in the elementary and high school 
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classification, to be ascertained by the last assessment for 
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State and county taxes."; and
 

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on page 189, by replacing lines 10 through 14 with the 
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following:

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"the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of the taxable 
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property of the entire district, to be ascertained by the last 
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assessment for State and county taxes, plus an amount, 
 


 






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including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding 
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6.9% of the value of the taxable property of that portion of 
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the district included in the elementary and high school 
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classification, to be ascertained by the last assessment for 
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State and county taxes.  Moreover, no partial elementary unit 
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district, as defined in Article 11E of this Code, shall become 
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indebted on account of bonds issued  by the district for high 
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school purposes in the aggregate exceeding 6.9% of the value of 
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the taxable property of the entire district, to be ascertained 
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by the last assessment for State and county  taxes, nor shall 
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the district become indebted on account of bonds issued by the 
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district for elementary purposes in the aggregate exceeding 
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6.9% of the value of the taxable property for that portion of 
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the district included in the elementary and high school 
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classification, to be ascertained by the last assessment for 
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State and county taxes.".