HB3816ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Filed: 5/22/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3816

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3816 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Tax for Education Referendum Act.

Section 5. Referendum. The State Board of Elections shall cause a statewide advisory question of public policy to be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held on November 4, 2014. The question shall appear in the following form:

"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to require that each school district receive additional revenue, based on their number of students, from an additional 3% tax on income greater than one million dollars?"

The votes on the question shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

Section 10. Certification. The State Board of Elections shall immediately certify the question set forth in Section 5 of this Act to be submitted to the voters of the entire State to each election authority in Illinois.

Section 15. Conflicts. If any provision of this Act conflicts with any other law, this Act controls.

Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2015.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".