Sen. Ann Gillespie

Filed: 10/20/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 690

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 690 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Section 28-1 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 28-1)
7    Sec. 28-1. The initiation and submission of all public
8questions to be voted upon by the electors of the State or of
9any political subdivision or district or precinct or
10combination of precincts shall be subject to the provisions of
11this Article.
12    Questions of public policy which have any legal effect
13shall be submitted to referendum only as authorized by a
14statute which so provides or by the Constitution. Advisory
15questions of public policy shall be submitted to referendum
16pursuant to Section 28-5 or pursuant to a statute which so

 

 

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1provides.
2    The method of initiating the submission of a public
3question shall be as provided by the statute authorizing such
4public question, or as provided by the Constitution.
5    All public questions shall be initiated, submitted and
6printed on the ballot in the form required by Section 16-7 of
7this Act, except as may otherwise be specified in the statute
8authorizing a public question.
9    Whenever a statute provides for the initiation of a public
10question by a petition of electors, the provisions of such
11statute shall govern with respect to the number of signatures
12required, the qualifications of persons entitled to sign the
13petition, the contents of the petition, the officer with whom
14the petition must be filed, and the form of the question to be
15submitted. If such statute does not specify any of the
16foregoing petition requirements, the corresponding petition
17requirements of Section 28-6 shall govern such petition.
18    Irrespective of the method of initiation, not more than 3
19public questions other than (a) back door referenda, (b)
20referenda to determine whether a disconnection may take place
21where a city coterminous with a township is proposing to annex
22territory from an adjacent township, (c) referenda held under
23the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in
24the Property Tax Code, (d) referenda held under Section 2-3002
25of the Counties Code, or (e) referenda held under Article 22,
2623, or 29 of the Township Code may be submitted to referendum

 

 

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1with respect to a political subdivision at the same election.
2    If more than 3 propositions are timely initiated or
3certified for submission at an election with respect to a
4political subdivision, the first 3 validly initiated, by the
5filing of a petition or by the adoption of a resolution or
6ordinance of a political subdivision, as the case may be,
7shall be printed on the ballot and submitted at that election.
8However, except as expressly authorized by law not more than
9one proposition to change the form of government of a
10municipality pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution may
11be submitted at an election. If more than one such proposition
12is timely initiated or certified for submission at an election
13with respect to a municipality, the first validly initiated
14shall be the one printed on the ballot and submitted at that
15election.
16    No public question shall be submitted to the voters of a
17political subdivision at any regularly scheduled election at
18which such voters are not scheduled to cast votes for any
19candidates for nomination for, election to or retention in
20public office, except that if, in any existing or proposed
21political subdivision in which the submission of a public
22question at a regularly scheduled election is desired, the
23voters of only a portion of such existing or proposed
24political subdivision are not scheduled to cast votes for
25nomination for, election to or retention in public office at
26such election, but the voters in one or more other portions of

 

 

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1such existing or proposed political subdivision are scheduled
2to cast votes for nomination for, election to or retention in
3public office at such election, the public question shall be
4voted upon by all the qualified voters of the entire existing
5or proposed political subdivision at the election.
6    Not more than 3 advisory public questions may be submitted
7to the voters of the entire state at a general election. If
8more than 3 such advisory propositions are initiated, the
9first 3 timely and validly initiated shall be the questions
10printed on the ballot and submitted at that election; provided
11however, that a question for a proposed amendment to Article
12IV of the Constitution pursuant to Section 3, Article XIV of
13the Constitution, or for a question submitted under the
14Property Tax Cap Referendum Law, shall not be included in the
15foregoing limitation.
16    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a community
17mental health public question may not be placed on the 2024
18primary or general election ballot in the same township where
19a community mental health public question was approved on the
202022 general election ballot.
21(Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
22    Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
23Section 18-103 as follows:
 
24    (35 ILCS 200/18-103)

 

 

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1    Sec. 18-103. General Community Mental Health Act
2Validation Law. On and after January 1, 1994 and on or before
3the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
4Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly,
5the provisions of the Truth in Taxation Law are subject to the
6Community Mental Health Act, Section 5-25025 of the Counties
7Code, the Community Care for Persons with Developmental
8Disabilities Act, and those referenda under those Acts
9authorizing and creating boards and levies. The purpose of
10this Section is to validate boards and levies created on or
11after January 1, 1994 and on or before the effective date of
12this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly of this
13amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that relied on
14conflicting referenda language contained in the Community
15Mental Health Act, the Counties Code, and the Community Care
16for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.
17(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
18    Section 15. The Community Care for Persons with
19Developmental Disabilities Act is amended by changing Section
201.2 as follows:
 
21    (50 ILCS 835/1.2)  (was 55 ILCS 105/1.2)
22    Sec. 1.2. Petition for submission to referendum by
23electors.
24    (a) Whenever a petition for submission to referendum by

 

 

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1the electors which requests the establishment and maintenance
2of facilities or services for the benefit of its residents
3with a developmental disability and the levy of an annual tax
4not to exceed 0.1% upon all the taxable property in the
5governmental unit at the value thereof, as equalized or
6assessed by the Department of Revenue, is signed by electors
7of the governmental unit equal in number to at least 10% of the
8total votes cast for the office that received the greatest
9total number of votes at the last preceding general election
10of the governmental unit and is presented to the county clerk,
11the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election
12authorities for submission at the governmental unit's next
13general election. The proposition shall be in substantially
14the following form:
15        Shall (governmental unit) levy an annual tax not to
16    exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all
17    taxable property in (governmental unit) for the purposes
18    of establishing and maintaining facilities or services for
19    the benefit of its residents who are persons with
20    intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not
21    eligible to participate in any program provided under
22    Article 14 of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01 et seq.,
23    including contracting for those facilities or services
24    with any privately or publicly operated entity that
25    provides those facilities or services either in or out of
26    (governmental unit)?

 

 

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1    (b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition
2are in favor thereof, such tax levy shall be authorized and the
3governmental unit shall levy a tax not to exceed the rate set
4forth in Section 1 of this Act.
5    (c) If the governmental unit is also subject to the
6Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition
7shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation
8Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any
9referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994
10and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
11103rd General Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
12General Assembly that complies with this Section is hereby
13validated.
14(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
15    Section 20. The Counties Code is amended by changing
16Section 5-25025 as follows:
 
17    (55 ILCS 5/5-25025)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25025)
18    Sec. 5-25025. Mental health program. If the county board
19of any county having a population of less than 1,000,000
20inhabitants and maintaining a county health department under
21this Division desires the inclusion of a mental health program
22in that county health department and the authority to levy the
23tax provided for in subsection (c) of this Section, the county
24board shall certify that question to the proper election

 

 

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1officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in
2accordance with the general election law. The proposition
3shall be in substantially the following form:
4----------------
5    Shall ...........County include
6a mental health program in the                YES
7county health department, and
8levy an annual tax of not to exceed    ----------------------
9.05% of the value of all taxable
10property for use for mental health
11purposes by the county health                  NO
12department?
13-------------------------------------------------------------
14    If a majority of the electors voting at that election vote
15in favor of the proposition, the county board may include the
16mental health program in the county health department and may,
17annually, levy the additional tax for mental health purposes.
18All mental health facilities provided shall be available to
19all citizens of the county, but the county health board may
20vary any charges for services according to ability to pay.
21    If the county is also subject to the Property Tax
22Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition shall also
23comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
24Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, any referendum
25imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994 and prior to
26the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General

 

 

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1Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
2that complies with this Section is hereby validated.
3    When the inclusion of a mental health program has been
4approved:
5    (a) To the extent practicable, at least one member of the
6County Board of Health, under Section 5-25012, shall be a
7person certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and
8Neurology professionally engaged in the field of mental health
9and licensed to practice medicine in the State, unless there
10is no such qualified person in the county.
11    (b) The president or chairman of the county board of
12health shall appoint a mental health advisory board composed
13of not less than 9 nor more than 15 members who have special
14knowledge and interest in the field of mental health.
15Initially, 1/3 of the board members shall be appointed for
16terms of one year, 1/3 for 2 years and 1/3 for 3 years.
17Thereafter, all terms shall be for 3 years. This advisory
18board shall meet at least twice each year and provide counsel,
19direction and advice to the county board of health in the field
20of mental health.
21    (c) The county board may levy, in excess of the statutory
22limit and in addition to the taxes permitted under Sections
235-25003, 5-25004 and 5-25010, an additional annual tax of not
24more than .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
25Department of Revenue, of all taxable property within the
26county which tax shall be levied and collected as provided in

 

 

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1Section 5-25010 but held in the County Health Fund of the
2county treasury for use for mental health purposes. These
3funds may be used to provide care and treatment in public and
4private mental health facilities.
5    (d) When a mental health program has been included in a
6county health department pursuant to this Section, the county
7board may obtain the authority to levy a tax for mental health
8purposes in addition to the tax authorized by the preceding
9paragraphs of this Section but not in excess of an additional
10.05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department
11of Revenue, of all taxable property in the county by following
12the procedure set out in Section 5-25003 except that the
13proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
14----
15    Shall.... county levy, in excess
16of the statutory limit, an additional        YES
17annual tax of not to exceed .05% for    ---------------------
18use for mental health purposes by the        NO
19county health department?
20 --------------------------------------------------------
21    If the majority of all the votes cast on the proposition in
22the county is in favor thereof, the county board shall levy
23such tax annually. The levy and collection of this tax shall be
24as provided in Section 5-25010 but the tax shall be held in the
25County Health Fund of the county treasury for use, with that
26levied pursuant to paragraph (c), for mental health purposes.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
2    Section 25. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by
3changing Section 5 as follows:
 
4    (405 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305)
5    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-274)
6    Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit
7passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an
8annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such
9mental health facilities and services, including facilities
10and services for the person with a developmental disability or
11a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs
12the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify
13the proposition to the proper election officials for
14submission at a regular election in accordance with the
15general election law. The proposition shall be in the
16following form:
17----------------------------------------------
18    Shall............  (governmental
19unit) levy an annual tax of (not                    YES
20more than .15%) for the purpose of providing
21community mental health facilities and        ---------------
22services including facilities and services
23for persons  with a developmental                   NO
24disability or a substance use disorder?

 

 

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2    (a-5) If the governmental unit is also subject to the
3Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition
4shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation
5Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any
6referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994
7and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8103rd General Assembly May 13, 2022 (the effective date of
9Public Act 102-839) that complies with subsection (a) is
10hereby validated.
11    (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the
12proposition are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of
13such governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax
14not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the
15governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill
16appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be
17deemed necessary, based upon the community mental health
18board's budget, the board's annual mental health report, and
19the local mental health plan to defray necessary expenses and
20liabilities in providing for such community mental health
21facilities and services.
22    (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a
23tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the
24proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than
250.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may,
26upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than

 

 

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10.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the
2governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper
3election officials for submission at a regular election in
4accordance with the general election law. The proposition
5shall be in the following form:
6        "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the
7    purpose of providing community mental health facilities
8    and services, including facilities and services for
9    persons with a developmental disability or substance use
10    disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?"
11    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition
12are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the
13governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to
14exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question.
15(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22;
16103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
17    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-274)
18    Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit
19passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an
20annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such
21mental health facilities and services, including facilities
22and services for the person with a developmental disability or
23a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs
24the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify
25the proposition to the proper election officials for

 

 

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1submission at a regular election in accordance with the
2general election law. The proposition shall be in the
3following form:
4----------------------------------------------
5    Shall............  (governmental
6unit) levy an annual tax of (not                    YES
7more than .15%) for the purpose of providing
8community mental health facilities and        ---------------
9services including facilities and services
10for persons  with a developmental                   NO
11disability or a substance use disorder?
12-------------------------------------------------------------
13    (a-5) If the governmental unit is also subject to the
14Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition
15shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation
16Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any
17referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994
18and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
19103rd General Assembly May 13, 2022 (the effective date of
20Public Act 102-839) that complies with subsection (a) is
21hereby validated.
22    (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the
23proposition are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of
24such governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax
25not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the
26governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill

 

 

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1appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be
2deemed necessary by the community mental health board, based
3upon the community mental health board's budget, the board's
4annual mental health report, and the local mental health plan
5to defray necessary expenses and liabilities in providing for
6such community mental health facilities and services.
7    (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a
8tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the
9proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than
100.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may,
11upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than
120.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the
13governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper
14election officials for submission at a regular election in
15accordance with the general election law. The proposition
16shall be in the following form:
17        "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the
18    purpose of providing community mental health facilities
19    and services, including facilities and services for
20    persons with a developmental disability or substance use
21    disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?"
22    If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition
23are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the
24governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to
25exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question.
26(Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22;

 

 

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1103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
2    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
3changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
4that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
5represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
6not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
7made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
8Public Act.
 
9    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.".