SB0690 EnrolledLRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 5 Section 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 8 questions to be voted upon by the electors of the State or of 9 any political subdivision or district or precinct or 10 combination of precincts shall be subject to the provisions of 11 this Article. 12 Questions of public policy which have any legal effect 13 shall be submitted to referendum only as authorized by a 14 statute which so provides or by the Constitution. Advisory 15 questions of public policy shall be submitted to referendum 16 pursuant to Section 28-5 or pursuant to a statute which so 17 provides. 18 The method of initiating the submission of a public 19 question shall be as provided by the statute authorizing such 20 public question, or as provided by the Constitution. 21 All public questions shall be initiated, submitted and 22 printed on the ballot in the form required by Section 16-7 of 23 this Act, except as may otherwise be specified in the statute SB0690 Enrolled LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 authorizing a public question. 2 Whenever a statute provides for the initiation of a public 3 question by a petition of electors, the provisions of such 4 statute shall govern with respect to the number of signatures 5 required, the qualifications of persons entitled to sign the 6 petition, the contents of the petition, the officer with whom 7 the petition must be filed, and the form of the question to be 8 submitted. If such statute does not specify any of the 9 foregoing petition requirements, the corresponding petition 10 requirements of Section 28-6 shall govern such petition. 11 Irrespective of the method of initiation, not more than 3 12 public questions other than (a) back door referenda, (b) 13 referenda to determine whether a disconnection may take place 14 where a city coterminous with a township is proposing to annex 15 territory from an adjacent township, (c) referenda held under 16 the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in 17 the Property Tax Code, (d) referenda held under Section 2-3002 18 of the Counties Code, or (e) referenda held under Article 22, 19 23, or 29 of the Township Code may be submitted to referendum 20 with respect to a political subdivision at the same election. 21 If more than 3 propositions are timely initiated or 22 certified for submission at an election with respect to a 23 political subdivision, the first 3 validly initiated, by the 24 filing of a petition or by the adoption of a resolution or 25 ordinance of a political subdivision, as the case may be, 26 shall be printed on the ballot and submitted at that election. SB0690 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 3 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 However, except as expressly authorized by law not more than 2 one proposition to change the form of government of a 3 municipality pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution may 4 be submitted at an election. If more than one such proposition 5 is timely initiated or certified for submission at an election 6 with respect to a municipality, the first validly initiated 7 shall be the one printed on the ballot and submitted at that 8 election. 9 No public question shall be submitted to the voters of a 10 political subdivision at any regularly scheduled election at 11 which such voters are not scheduled to cast votes for any 12 candidates for nomination for, election to or retention in 13 public office, except that if, in any existing or proposed 14 political subdivision in which the submission of a public 15 question at a regularly scheduled election is desired, the 16 voters of only a portion of such existing or proposed 17 political subdivision are not scheduled to cast votes for 18 nomination for, election to or retention in public office at 19 such election, but the voters in one or more other portions of 20 such existing or proposed political subdivision are scheduled 21 to cast votes for nomination for, election to or retention in 22 public office at such election, the public question shall be 23 voted upon by all the qualified voters of the entire existing 24 or proposed political subdivision at the election. 25 Not more than 3 advisory public questions may be submitted 26 to the voters of the entire state at a general election. If SB0690 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 4 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 more than 3 such advisory propositions are initiated, the 2 first 3 timely and validly initiated shall be the questions 3 printed on the ballot and submitted at that election; provided 4 however, that a question for a proposed amendment to Article 5 IV of the Constitution pursuant to Section 3, Article XIV of 6 the Constitution, or for a question submitted under the 7 Property Tax Cap Referendum Law, shall not be included in the 8 foregoing limitation. 9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a community 10 mental health public question may not be placed on the 2024 11 primary or general election ballot in the same township where 12 a community mental health public question was approved on the 13 2022 general election ballot. 14 (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.) 15 Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 16 Section 18-103 as follows: 17 (35 ILCS 200/18-103) 18 Sec. 18-103. General Community Mental Health Act 19 Validation Law. On and after January 1, 1994 and on or before 20 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 21 Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, 22 the provisions of the Truth in Taxation Law are subject to the 23 Community Mental Health Act, Section 5-25025 of the Counties 24 Code, the Community Care for Persons with Developmental SB0690 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 5 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 Disabilities Act, and those referenda under those Acts 2 authorizing and creating boards and levies. The purpose of 3 this Section is to validate boards and levies created on or 4 after January 1, 1994 and on or before the effective date of 5 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly of this 6 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that relied on 7 conflicting referenda language contained in the Community 8 Mental Health Act, the Counties Code, and the Community Care 9 for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act. 10 (Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.) 11 Section 15. The Community Care for Persons with 12 Developmental Disabilities Act is amended by changing Section 13 1.2 as follows: 14 (50 ILCS 835/1.2) (was 55 ILCS 105/1.2) 15 Sec. 1.2. Petition for submission to referendum by 16 electors. 17 (a) Whenever a petition for submission to referendum by 18 the electors which requests the establishment and maintenance 19 of facilities or services for the benefit of its residents 20 with a developmental disability and the levy of an annual tax 21 not to exceed 0.1% upon all the taxable property in the 22 governmental unit at the value thereof, as equalized or 23 assessed by the Department of Revenue, is signed by electors 24 of the governmental unit equal in number to at least 10% of the SB0690 Enrolled - 5 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 6 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 total votes cast for the office that received the greatest 2 total number of votes at the last preceding general election 3 of the governmental unit and is presented to the county clerk, 4 the clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election 5 authorities for submission at the governmental unit's next 6 general election. The proposition shall be in substantially 7 the following form: 8 Shall (governmental unit) levy an annual tax not to 9 exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all 10 taxable property in (governmental unit) for the purposes 11 of establishing and maintaining facilities or services for 12 the benefit of its residents who are persons with 13 intellectual or developmental disabilities and who are not 14 eligible to participate in any program provided under 15 Article 14 of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-1.01 et seq., 16 including contracting for those facilities or services 17 with any privately or publicly operated entity that 18 provides those facilities or services either in or out of 19 (governmental unit)? 20 (b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition 21 are in favor thereof, such tax levy shall be authorized and the 22 governmental unit shall levy a tax not to exceed the rate set 23 forth in Section 1 of this Act. 24 (c) If the governmental unit is also subject to the 25 Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition 26 shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation SB0690 Enrolled - 6 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 7 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any 2 referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994 3 and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 4 103rd General Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd 5 General Assembly that complies with this Section is hereby 6 validated. 7 (Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.) 8 Section 20. The Counties Code is amended by changing 9 Section 5-25025 as follows: 10 (55 ILCS 5/5-25025) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25025) 11 Sec. 5-25025. Mental health program. If the county board 12 of any county having a population of less than 1,000,000 13 inhabitants and maintaining a county health department under 14 this Division desires the inclusion of a mental health program 15 in that county health department and the authority to levy the 16 tax provided for in subsection (c) of this Section, the county 17 board shall certify that question to the proper election 18 officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in 19 accordance with the general election law. The proposition 20 shall be in substantially the following form: 21 ---------------- 22 Shall ...........County include 23 a mental health program in the YES 24 county health department, and SB0690 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 8 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 levy an annual tax of not to exceed ---------------------- 2 .05% of the value of all taxable 3 property for use for mental health 4 purposes by the county health NO 5 department? 6 ------------------------------------------------------------- 7 If a majority of the electors voting at that election vote 8 in favor of the proposition, the county board may include the 9 mental health program in the county health department and may, 10 annually, levy the additional tax for mental health purposes. 11 All mental health facilities provided shall be available to 12 all citizens of the county, but the county health board may 13 vary any charges for services according to ability to pay. 14 If the county is also subject to the Property Tax 15 Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition shall also 16 comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. 17 Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, any referendum 18 imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994 and prior to 19 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 20 Assembly of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly 21 that complies with this Section is hereby validated. 22 When the inclusion of a mental health program has been 23 approved: 24 (a) To the extent practicable, at least one member of the 25 County Board of Health, under Section 5-25012, shall be a 26 person certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and SB0690 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 9 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 Neurology professionally engaged in the field of mental health 2 and licensed to practice medicine in the State, unless there 3 is no such qualified person in the county. 4 (b) The president or chairman of the county board of 5 health shall appoint a mental health advisory board composed 6 of not less than 9 nor more than 15 members who have special 7 knowledge and interest in the field of mental health. 8 Initially, 1/3 of the board members shall be appointed for 9 terms of one year, 1/3 for 2 years and 1/3 for 3 years. 10 Thereafter, all terms shall be for 3 years. This advisory 11 board shall meet at least twice each year and provide counsel, 12 direction and advice to the county board of health in the field 13 of mental health. 14 (c) The county board may levy, in excess of the statutory 15 limit and in addition to the taxes permitted under Sections 16 5-25003, 5-25004 and 5-25010, an additional annual tax of not 17 more than .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the 18 Department of Revenue, of all taxable property within the 19 county which tax shall be levied and collected as provided in 20 Section 5-25010 but held in the County Health Fund of the 21 county treasury for use for mental health purposes. These 22 funds may be used to provide care and treatment in public and 23 private mental health facilities. 24 (d) When a mental health program has been included in a 25 county health department pursuant to this Section, the county 26 board may obtain the authority to levy a tax for mental health SB0690 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 10 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 purposes in addition to the tax authorized by the preceding 2 paragraphs of this Section but not in excess of an additional 3 .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department 4 of Revenue, of all taxable property in the county by following 5 the procedure set out in Section 5-25003 except that the 6 proposition shall be in substantially the following form: 7 ---- 8 Shall.... county levy, in excess 9 of the statutory limit, an additional YES 10 annual tax of not to exceed .05% for --------------------- 11 use for mental health purposes by the NO 12 county health department? 13 -------------------------------------------------------- 14 If the majority of all the votes cast on the proposition in 15 the county is in favor thereof, the county board shall levy 16 such tax annually. The levy and collection of this tax shall be 17 as provided in Section 5-25010 but the tax shall be held in the 18 County Health Fund of the county treasury for use, with that 19 levied pursuant to paragraph (c), for mental health purposes. 20 (Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22.) 21 Section 25. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by 22 changing Sections 3a and 5 as follows: 23 (405 ILCS 20/3a) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 303a) 24 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-274) SB0690 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 11 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an 2 annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall, 3 before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community 4 mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board 5 shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a 6 county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the 7 president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a 8 township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of 9 the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated 10 town or the town board of trustees of any township. Members of 11 the community mental health board shall be residents of the 12 government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative 13 of interested groups of the community such as local health 14 departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health 15 planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned 16 with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance 17 abuse, as well as the general public. Only one member shall be 18 a member of the governing body. The chairman of the governing 19 body may, upon the request of the community mental health 20 board, appoint 2 additional members to the community mental 21 health board. No member of the community mental health board 22 may be a full-time or part-time employee of the Department of 23 Human Services or a board member, employee or any other 24 individual receiving compensation from any facility or service 25 operating under contract to the board. If a successful 26 referendum is held under Section 5 of this Act, all members of SB0690 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 12 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 such board shall be appointed within 60 days of the 2 referendum. If a community mental health board has been 3 established by a county with a population of less than 500,000 4 and the community mental health board is funded in whole or in 5 part by a special mental health sales tax described in 6 paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 5-1006.5 of the 7 Counties Code, the largest municipality in the county with at 8 least 125,000 residents may appoint 2 additional members to 9 the board. The members shall be appointed by the mayor of the 10 municipality with the advice and consent of the municipality's 11 governing body. 12 Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they 13 may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any 14 portion thereof, that they may deem advisable. 15 The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any 16 non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters 17 at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time 18 subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental 19 Health Act. 20 (Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.) 21 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-274) 22 Sec. 3a. Every governmental unit authorized to levy an 23 annual tax under any of the provisions of this Act shall, 24 before it may levy such tax, establish a 7 member community 25 mental health board who shall administer this Act. Such board SB0690 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 13 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 shall be appointed by the chairman of the governing body of a 2 county, the mayor of a city, the president of a village, the 3 president of an incorporated town, or the supervisor of a 4 township, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of 5 the governing body of such county, city, village, incorporated 6 town or the town board of trustees of any township. Members of 7 the community mental health board shall be residents of the 8 government unit and, as nearly as possible, be representative 9 of interested groups of the community such as local health 10 departments, medical societies, local comprehensive health 11 planning agencies, hospital boards, lay associations concerned 12 with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance 13 abuse, as well as the general public. Only one member shall be 14 a member of the governing body, with the term of membership on 15 the board to run concurrently with the elected term of the 16 member. The chairman of the governing body may, upon the 17 request of the community mental health board, appoint 2 18 additional members to the community mental health board. No 19 member of the community mental health board may be a full-time 20 or part-time employee of the Department of Human Services or a 21 board member, employee or any other individual receiving 22 compensation from any facility or service operating under 23 contract to the board. If a successful referendum is held 24 under Section 5 of this Act, all members of such board shall be 25 appointed within 60 days after the local election authority 26 certifies the passage of the referendum. If a community mental SB0690 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 14 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 health board has been established by a county with a 2 population of less than 500,000 and the community mental 3 health board is funded in whole or in part by a special mental 4 health sales tax described in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) 5 of Section 5-1006.5 of the Counties Code, the largest 6 municipality in the county with at least 125,000 residents may 7 appoint 2 additional members to the board. The members shall 8 be appointed by the mayor of the municipality with the advice 9 and consent of the municipality's governing body. 10 Home rule units are exempt from this Act. However, they 11 may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this Act, or any 12 portion thereof, that they may deem advisable. 13 The tax rate set forth in Section 4 may be levied by any 14 non-home rule unit only pursuant to the approval by the voters 15 at a referendum. Such referendum may have been held at any time 16 subsequent to the effective date of the Community Mental 17 Health Act. 18 (Source: P.A. 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.) 19 (405 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305) 20 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-274) 21 Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit 22 passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an 23 annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such 24 mental health facilities and services, including facilities 25 and services for the person with a developmental disability or SB0690 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 15 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs 2 the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify 3 the proposition to the proper election officials for 4 submission at a regular election in accordance with the 5 general election law. The proposition shall be in the 6 following form: 7 ---------------------------------------------- 8 Shall............ (governmental 9 unit) levy an annual tax of (not YES 10 more than .15%) for the purpose of providing 11 community mental health facilities and --------------- 12 services including facilities and services 13 for persons with a developmental NO 14 disability or a substance use disorder? 15 ------------------------------------------------------------- 16 (a-5) If the governmental unit is also subject to the 17 Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition 18 shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation 19 Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any 20 referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994 21 and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 22 103rd General Assembly May 13, 2022 (the effective date of 23 Public Act 102-839) that complies with subsection (a) is 24 hereby validated. 25 (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the 26 proposition are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of SB0690 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 16 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 such governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax 2 not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the 3 governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill 4 appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be 5 deemed necessary, based upon the community mental health 6 board's budget, the board's annual mental health report, and 7 the local mental health plan to defray necessary expenses and 8 liabilities in providing for such community mental health 9 facilities and services. 10 (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a 11 tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the 12 proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than 13 0.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may, 14 upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than 15 0.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the 16 governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper 17 election officials for submission at a regular election in 18 accordance with the general election law. The proposition 19 shall be in the following form: 20 "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the 21 purpose of providing community mental health facilities 22 and services, including facilities and services for 23 persons with a developmental disability or substance use 24 disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?" 25 If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition 26 are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the SB0690 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 17 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to 2 exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question. 3 (Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22; 4 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) 5 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-274) 6 Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit 7 passes a resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an 8 annual tax may be levied for the purpose of providing such 9 mental health facilities and services, including facilities 10 and services for the person with a developmental disability or 11 a substance use disorder, in the community and so instructs 12 the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify 13 the proposition to the proper election officials for 14 submission at a regular election in accordance with the 15 general election law. The proposition shall be in the 16 following form: 17 ---------------------------------------------- 18 Shall............ (governmental 19 unit) levy an annual tax of (not YES 20 more than .15%) for the purpose of providing 21 community mental health facilities and --------------- 22 services including facilities and services 23 for persons with a developmental NO 24 disability or a substance use disorder? 25 ------------------------------------------------------------- SB0690 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 18 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 (a-5) If the governmental unit is also subject to the 2 Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, then the proposition 3 shall also comply with the Property Tax Extension Limitation 4 Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any 5 referendum imposing an annual tax on or after January 1, 1994 6 and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 7 103rd General Assembly May 13, 2022 (the effective date of 8 Public Act 102-839) that complies with subsection (a) is 9 hereby validated. 10 (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the 11 proposition are for the levy of such tax, the governing body of 12 such governmental unit shall thereafter annually levy a tax 13 not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 4. Thereafter, the 14 governing body shall in the annual appropriation bill 15 appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money as may be 16 deemed necessary by the community mental health board, based 17 upon the community mental health board's budget, the board's 18 annual mental health report, and the local mental health plan 19 to defray necessary expenses and liabilities in providing for 20 such community mental health facilities and services. 21 (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a 22 tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the 23 proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than 24 0.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may, 25 upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than 26 0.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the SB0690 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled- 19 -LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b SB0690 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b 1 governmental unit to certify the proposition to the proper 2 election officials for submission at a regular election in 3 accordance with the general election law. The proposition 4 shall be in the following form: 5 "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the 6 purpose of providing community mental health facilities 7 and services, including facilities and services for 8 persons with a developmental disability or substance use 9 disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?" 10 If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition 11 are for the increase of the tax, then the governing body of the 12 governmental unit may thereafter annually levy a tax not to 13 exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question. 14 (Source: P.A. 102-839, eff. 5-13-22; 102-935, eff. 7-1-22; 15 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-274, eff. 1-1-24.) 16 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 17 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 18 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 19 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 20 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 21 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 22 Public Act. SB0690 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 03143 AWJ 48149 b