Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 3/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3252

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3252 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
517-3 and 17-5 and as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/17-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-3)
7    Sec. 17-3. Additional levies-Submission to voters.
8    (a) The school board in any district having a population of
9less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause
10a proposition to increase, for a limited period of not less
11than 3 nor more than 10 years or for an unlimited period, the
12annual tax rate for educational purposes to be submitted to the
13voters of such district at a regular scheduled election as
14follows:
15        (1) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or
16    grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for educational

 

 

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1    purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the value as equalized or
2    assessed by the Department of Revenue;
3        (2) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 the
4    maximum rate for educational purposes shall not exceed
5    4.00% of the value as equalized or assessed by the
6    Department of Revenue except that if a single elementary
7    district and a secondary district having boundaries that
8    are coterminous form a community unit district on or after
9    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
10    General Assembly and the actual combined rate of the
11    elementary district and secondary district prior to the
12    formation of the community unit district is greater than
13    4.00%, then the maximum rate for educational purposes for
14    such district shall be the following:
15            (A) For 2 years following the formation of the
16        community unit district, the maximum rate shall equal
17        the actual combined rate of the previous elementary
18        district and secondary district.
19            (B) In each subsequent year, the maximum rate shall
20        be reduced by 0.10% or reduced to 4.00%, whichever
21        reduction is less. The school board may, by proper
22        resolution, cause a proposition to increase the
23        reduced rate, not to exceed the maximum rate in clause
24        (A), to be submitted to the voters of the district at a
25        regular scheduled election as provided under this
26        Section. Nothing in this Section shall require that the

 

 

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1        maximum rate for educational purpose for a district
2        maintaining grades one through 12 be reduced below
3        4.00%.
4    If the resolution of the school board seeks to increase the
5annual tax rate for educational purposes for a limited period
6of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the proposition
7shall so state and shall identify the years for which the tax
8increase is sought.
9    If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in
10favor thereof at an election for which the election authorities
11have given notice either (i) in accordance with Section 12-5 of
12the Election Code or (ii) by publication of a true and legible
13copy of the specimen ballot label containing the proposition in
14the form in which it appeared or will appear on the official
15ballot label on the day of the election at least 5 days before
16the day of the election in at least one newspaper published in
17and having a general circulation in the district, the school
18board may thereafter, until such authority is revoked in like
19manner, levy annually the tax so authorized; provided that if
20the proposition as approved limits the increase in the annual
21tax rate of the district for educational purposes to a period
22of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the district may,
23unless such authority is sooner revoked in like manner, levy
24annually the tax so authorized for the limited number of years
25approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposition.
26Upon expiration of that limited period, the rate at which the

 

 

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1district may annually levy its tax for educational purposes
2shall be the rate provided under Section 17-2, or the rate at
3which the district last levied its tax for educational purposes
4prior to approval of the proposition authorizing the levy of
5that tax at an increased rate, whichever is greater.
6    The school board shall certify the proposition to the
7proper election authorities in accordance with the general
8election law.
9    The provisions of this Section concerning notice of the tax
10rate increase referendum apply only to consolidated primary
11elections held prior to January 1, 2002 at which not less than
1255% of the voters voting on the tax rate increase proposition
13voted in favor of the tax rate increase proposition.
14    (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of the 97th General Assembly, if a unit district is being
16established from an elementary district or districts and a high
17school district, pursuant to Article 11E of this Code, and the
18combined rate of the elementary district or districts and the
19high school district prior to the formation of the unit
20district is greater than 4.00% for educational purposes, then
21the maximum rate for educational purposes for the unit district
22shall be the following:
23        (1) For the first year following the formation of the
24    new unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser
25    of the actual combined rate of the previous highest
26    elementary district rate and the high school district rate

 

 

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1    or 6.40%.
2        (2) For the second year after the formation of the new
3    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
4    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
5    district rate and the high school district rate or 5.80%.
6        (3) For the third year after the formation of the new
7    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
8    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
9    district rate and the high school district rate or 5.20%.
10        (4) For the fourth year after the formation of the new
11    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
12    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
13    district rate and the high school district rate or 4.60%.
14        (5) For the fifth year after the formation of the new
15    unit district and thereafter, the maximum rate shall be no
16    greater than 4.00%.
17(Source: P.A. 94-52, eff. 6-17-05.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/17-5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-5)
19    Sec. 17-5. Increase tax rates for operations and
20maintenance purposes- Maximum.
21    (a) The school board in any district having a population of
22less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause
23a proposition to increase the annual tax rate for operations
24and maintenance purposes to be submitted to the voters of the
25district at a regular scheduled election. The board shall

 

 

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1certify the proposition to the proper election authority for
2submission to the elector in accordance with the general
3election law. In districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or
4grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for operations and
5maintenance purposes shall not exceed .55%; and in districts
6maintaining grades 1 through 12, the maximum rates for
7operations and maintenance purposes shall not exceed .75%,
8except that if a single elementary district and a secondary
9district having boundaries that are coterminous on the
10effective date of this amendatory Act form a community unit
11district as authorized under Section 11-6, the maximum rate for
12operation and maintenance purposes for such district shall not
13exceed 1.10% of the value as equalized or assessed by the
14Department of Revenue; and in such district maintaining grades
151 through 12, funds may, subject to the provisions of Section
1617-5.1 accumulate to not more than 5% of the equalized assessed
17valuation of the district. No such accumulation shall ever be
18transferred or used for any other purpose. If a majority of the
19votes cast on the proposition is in favor thereof, the school
20board may thereafter, until such authority is revoked in like
21manner, levy annually a tax as authorized.
22    (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 97th General Assembly, if a unit district is being
24established from an elementary district or districts and a high
25school district, pursuant to Article 11E of this Code, and the
26combined rate of the elementary district or districts and the

 

 

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1high school district prior to the formation of the unit
2district is greater than 0.75% for operations and maintenance
3purposes, then the maximum rate for operations and maintenance
4purposes for the unit district shall be the following:
5        (1) For the first year following formation of the new
6    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
7    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
8    district rate and the high school district rate or 1.03%.
9        (2) For the second year after formation of the new unit
10    district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of the
11    actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
12    district rate and the high school district rate or 0.96%.
13        (3) For the third year after the formation of the new
14    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
15    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
16    district rate and the high school district rate or 0.89%.
17        (4) For the fourth year after the formation of the new
18    unit district, the maximum rate shall equal the lesser of
19    the actual combined rate of the previous highest elementary
20    district rate and the high school district rate or 0.82%.
21        (5) For the fifth year after the formation of the new
22    unit district and thereafter, the maximum rate shall be no
23    greater than 0.75%.
24(Source: P.A. 86-1334.)".