103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2780

 

Introduced 1/17/2024, by Sen. Rachel Ventura

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/3-5
405 ILCS 20/3a  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning supervisors of assessments to include references to county executives. Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning community mental health boards to include references to county executives.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-5 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Supervisor of assessments. In counties with less
8than 3,000,000 inhabitants and in which no county assessor has
9been elected under Section 3-45, there shall be a county
10supervisor of assessments, either appointed as provided in
11this Section, or elected.
12    In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and not
13having an elected county assessor or an elected supervisor of
14assessments, the office of supervisor of assessments shall be
15filled by appointment by the presiding officer of the county
16board or by the county executive if the county has a county
17executive with the advice and consent of the county board.
18    To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to file
19nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any primary
20or general election for, or be elected to, the office of
21supervisor of assessments, or to enter upon the duties of the
22office, a person must possess one of the following
23qualifications as certified by the Department to the county

 

 

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1clerk:
2        (1) A currently active Certified Illinois Assessing
3    Officer designation from the Illinois Property Assessment
4    Institute.
5        (2) A currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS designation
6    from the International Association of Assessing Officers.
7        (3) A currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM
8    designation from the Appraisal Institute.
9    In addition, a person must have had at least 2 years'
10experience in the field of property sales, assessments,
11finance or appraisals and must have passed an examination
12conducted by the Department to determine his or her competence
13to hold the office. The examination may be conducted by the
14Department at a convenient location in the county or region.
15Notice of the time and place shall be given by publication in a
16newspaper of general circulation in the counties, at least one
17week prior to the exam. The Department shall certify to the
18county board a list of the names and scores of persons who pass
19the examination. The Department may provide by rule the
20maximum time that the name of a person who has passed the
21examination will be included on a list of persons eligible for
22appointment or election. The term of office shall be 4 years
23from the date of appointment and until a successor is
24appointed and qualified, or a successor is elected and
25qualified under Section 3-52.
26(Source: P.A. 101-150, eff. 7-26-19; 101-467, eff. 8-23-19;

 

 

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1102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
2    Section 10. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by
3changing Section 3a as follows:
 
4    (405 ILCS 20/3a)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a)
5    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-274)
6    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
7annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall,
8before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
9mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
10shall be appointed by the chairman or executive of the
11governing body of a county, the mayor of a city, the president
12of a village, the president of an incorporated town, or the
13supervisor of a township, as the case may be, with the advice
14and consent of the governing body of such county, city,
15village, incorporated town or the town board of trustees of
16any township. Members of the community mental health board
17shall be residents of the government unit and, as nearly as
18possible, be representative of interested groups of the
19community such as local health departments, medical societies,
20local comprehensive health planning agencies, hospital boards,
21lay associations concerned with mental health, developmental
22disabilities and substance abuse, as well as the general
23public. Only one member shall be a member of the governing
24body. The chairman or executive of the governing body may,

 

 

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1upon the request of the community mental health board, appoint
22 additional members to the community mental health board. No
3member of the community mental health board may be a full-time
4or part-time employee of the Department of Human Services or a
5board member, employee or any other individual receiving
6compensation from any facility or service operating under
7contract to the board. If a successful referendum is held
8under Section 5 of this Act, all members of such board shall be
9appointed within 60 days of the referendum.
10    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they
11may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
12portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
13    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
14non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
15at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time
16subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental
17Health Act.
18(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-274)
20    Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an
21annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall,
22before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community
23mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board
24shall be appointed by the chairman or executive of the
25governing body of a county, the mayor of a city, the president

 

 

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1of a village, the president of an incorporated town, or the
2supervisor of a township, as the case may be, with the advice
3and consent of the governing body of such county, city,
4village, incorporated town or the town board of trustees of
5any township. Members of the community mental health board
6shall be residents of the government unit and, as nearly as
7possible, be representative of interested groups of the
8community such as local health departments, medical societies,
9local comprehensive health planning agencies, hospital boards,
10lay associations concerned with mental health, developmental
11disabilities and substance abuse, as well as the general
12public. Only one member shall be a member of the governing
13body, with the term of membership on the board to run
14concurrently with the elected term of the member. The chairman
15or executive of the governing body may, upon the request of the
16community mental health board, appoint 2 additional members to
17the community mental health board. No member of the community
18mental health board may be a full-time or part-time employee
19of the Department of Human Services or a board member,
20employee or any other individual receiving compensation from
21any facility or service operating under contract to the board.
22If a successful referendum is held under Section 5 of this Act,
23all members of such board shall be appointed within 60 days
24after the local election authority certifies the passage of
25the referendum.
26    Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they

 

 

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1may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any
2portion thereof, that they may deem advisable.
3    The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any
4non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters
5at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time
6subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental
7Health Act.
8(Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
9    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
10changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
11that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
12represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
13not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
14made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
15Public Act.