Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2271 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2271 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 1205/5-9 from Ch. 105, par. 5-9 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may levy and collect annually a tax for maintaining a police system, for implementing and maintaining public safety and security measures, or both (currently, only for maintaining a police system) within the parks, playgrounds, and other facilities maintained by the district. Defines "public safety and security measures". Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 05270 AWJ 50288 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2271 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 1205/5-9 from Ch. 105, par. 5-9 70 ILCS 1205/5-9 from Ch. 105, par. 5-9 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may levy and collect annually a tax for maintaining a police system, for implementing and maintaining public safety and security measures, or both (currently, only for maintaining a police system) within the parks, playgrounds, and other facilities maintained by the district. Defines "public safety and security measures". Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 05270 AWJ 50288 b LRB103 05270 AWJ 50288 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2271 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may levy and collect annually a tax for maintaining a police system, for implementing and maintaining public safety and security measures, or both (currently, only for maintaining a police system) within the parks, playgrounds, and other facilities maintained by the district. Defines "public safety and security measures". Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 5-9 as follows:
16	16	6 (70 ILCS 1205/5-9) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-9)
17	17	7 Sec. 5-9. Any park district may levy and collect annually,
18	18	8 a tax of not to exceed .025 per cent of the value, as equalized
19	19	9 or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable
20	20	10 property in the district for the purpose of organizing and
21	21	11 maintaining a police system, for implementing and maintaining
22	22	12 public safety and security measures, or both within the parks
23	23	13 and playgrounds maintained by the district. The tax shall be
24	24	14 levied and collected in the same manner as the general taxes
25	25	15 for the district. This tax shall be in addition to all other
26	26	16 taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the
27	27	17 district and shall not be included within any limitation of
28	28	18 rate contained in this Code or any other law, but shall be
29	29	19 excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto and in excess
30	30	20 thereof.
31	31	21 The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section shall
32	32	22 be paid to the treasurer of the district and kept in a fund to
33	33	23 be known as the police and public safety and security fund.
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2271 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district may levy and collect annually a tax for maintaining a police system, for implementing and maintaining public safety and security measures, or both (currently, only for maintaining a police system) within the parks, playgrounds, and other facilities maintained by the district. Defines "public safety and security measures". Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 This fund shall be used for the organization and maintaining
69	69	2 of a police system including the hiring of a regular policeman
70	70	3 or police force for the purpose of policing the parks and
71	71	4 playgrounds maintained within the district or for public
72	72	5 safety and security measures.
73	73	6 Prior to levy and collection of such tax, the park
74	74	7 districts shall adopt a resolution that it shall levy and
75	75	8 collect such tax, and, within 15 days after adopting the
76	76	9 resolution, it shall be published once in a newspaper
77	77	10 published and having a general circulation in the park
78	78	11 district, or, if there is no such newspaper, then in some
79	79	12 newspaper having a general circulation in the county wherein
80	80	13 such district or the greater or greatest portion in area of
81	81	14 said district lies, or, if there be no such newspaper, copies
82	82	15 of the ordinance shall be posted in at least three public
83	83	16 places in the district. The publication or posting of the
84	84	17 resolution shall include a notice of (1) the specific number
85	85	18 of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the
86	86	19 question of the adoption of the resolution be submitted to the
87	87	20 electors of the district; (2) the time in which the petition
88	88	21 must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum.
89	89	22 The Secretary of the governing board of the park district
90	90	23 shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting
91	91	24 one.
92	92	25 If within this 30 day period a petition is filed, signed by
93	93	26 electors of the district numbering 10% or more of the
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104	104	1 registered voters of the district, asking that the question of
105	105	2 levying and collecting such tax be submitted to the electors
106	106	3 of the district, the board shall certify the question to the
107	107	4 proper election officials, who shall submit that question at
108	108	5 an election in which all the electors of the district may vote.
109	109	6 If no such valid petition is filed with the secretary of the
110	110	7 district within 30 days after the publication or posting of
111	111	8 the resolution, then the park district shall be authorized to
112	112	9 levy and collect such tax. Notice of such referendum shall be
113	113	10 given and such referendum shall be conducted in the manner
114	114	11 provided by the general election law.
115	115	12 The proposition shall be in substantially the following
116	116	13 form:
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118	118	15 Shall the.... Park District be authorized
119	119	16 and empowered to levy and collect a tax of YES
120	120	17 .... per cent for the purpose of police ---------------
121	121	18 programs, public safety and security measures, NO
122	122	19 or both as provided in Section 5-9 of
123	123	20 the Park District Code?
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125	125	22 If a majority of the voters of such district voting
126	126	23 thereon vote for the levy and collection of the tax provided
127	127	24 for, such district shall be authorized and empowered to levy
128	128	25 and collect such tax annually thereafter for a police system,
129	129	26 public safety and security measures, or both. If the park
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140	140	1 district has police officers, the police officers must
141	141	2 complete if the district participates in the training program
142	142	3 established under the Illinois Police Training Act. The
143	143	4 foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or
144	144	5 decreased according to the referendum provisions of the
145	145	6 General Revenue Law of the State of Illinois.
146	146	7 If a majority of voters of a park district have approved a
147	147	8 proposition under this Section for "police programs" prior to
148	148	9 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
149	149	10 Assembly, the levy approved may also be used for public safety
150	150	11 and security measures.
151	151	12 As used in this Section, "public safety and security
152	152	13 measures" includes, but is not limited to, security personnel,
153	153	14 special-events staff, safety audits, safety drills,
154	154	15 active-shooter training or similar training, and security
155	155	16 improvements or safety-related upgrades to buildings, grounds,
156	156	17 or other facilities, such as security lighting, video cameras,
157	157	18 metal detectors, and emergency call boxes.
158	158	19 (Source: P.A. 87-767.)
159	159	20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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