103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3438 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 220630 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 220830 ILCS 805/9.2 new35 ILCS 5/90135 ILCS 200/18-18535 ILCS 200/18-20535 ILCS 200/18-207 new35 ILCS 200/18-212 Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that any State mandate regarding any subject matter enacted on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that necessitates additional expenditures from local government revenues shall be void and unenforceable unless the General Assembly makes necessary appropriations and reimbursements to implement that mandate. Provides that the failure of the General Assembly to make necessary appropriations and reimbursements shall relieve the local government of the obligation to implement any State mandate. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding 10 years; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases distributions into the Local Government Distributive Fund on and after August 1, 2024. Effective immediately. LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3438 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 220630 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 220830 ILCS 805/9.2 new35 ILCS 5/90135 ILCS 200/18-18535 ILCS 200/18-20535 ILCS 200/18-207 new35 ILCS 200/18-212 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that any State mandate regarding any subject matter enacted on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that necessitates additional expenditures from local government revenues shall be void and unenforceable unless the General Assembly makes necessary appropriations and reimbursements to implement that mandate. Provides that the failure of the General Assembly to make necessary appropriations and reimbursements shall relieve the local government of the obligation to implement any State mandate. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding 10 years; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases distributions into the Local Government Distributive Fund on and after August 1, 2024. Effective immediately. LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3438 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 220630 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 220830 ILCS 805/9.2 new35 ILCS 5/90135 ILCS 200/18-18535 ILCS 200/18-20535 ILCS 200/18-207 new35 ILCS 200/18-212 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that any State mandate regarding any subject matter enacted on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that necessitates additional expenditures from local government revenues shall be void and unenforceable unless the General Assembly makes necessary appropriations and reimbursements to implement that mandate. Provides that the failure of the General Assembly to make necessary appropriations and reimbursements shall relieve the local government of the obligation to implement any State mandate. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding 10 years; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases distributions into the Local Government Distributive Fund on and after August 1, 2024. Effective immediately. LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b A BILL FOR SB3438LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Mandates Act is amended by changing 5 Sections 6 and 8 and by adding Section 9.2 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 805/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 2206) 7 Sec. 6. State Reimbursement to Local Government For 8 Increased Costs Arising From Certain Mandates. (a) Any 9 increased costs accruing to local governments as a direct 10 result of mandates dealing with the organization and structure 11 of local government or due process mandates, as defined in 12 subsections (c) and (d), respectively, of Section 3 above, are 13 not reimbursable by the State. 14 (b) At least 50%, but not more than 100% of the increase in 15 costs of a local government directly attributable to a service 16 mandate as defined in subsection (f) of Section 3 enacted by 17 the General Assembly or established administratively after the 18 effective date of this Act shall be reimbursed by the State 19 unless there is in existence at the time of such enactment a 20 program of State aid for the service affected by the mandate 21 whereunder the non-local share for any participating local 22 government is 50% or greater and where the increased costs 23 arising under the mandate constitute allowable expenditures 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3438 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 220630 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 220830 ILCS 805/9.2 new35 ILCS 5/90135 ILCS 200/18-18535 ILCS 200/18-20535 ILCS 200/18-207 new35 ILCS 200/18-212 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that any State mandate regarding any subject matter enacted on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that necessitates additional expenditures from local government revenues shall be void and unenforceable unless the General Assembly makes necessary appropriations and reimbursements to implement that mandate. Provides that the failure of the General Assembly to make necessary appropriations and reimbursements shall relieve the local government of the obligation to implement any State mandate. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding 10 years; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases distributions into the Local Government Distributive Fund on and after August 1, 2024. Effective immediately. LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b A BILL FOR 30 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 85, par. 2206 30 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 85, par. 2208 30 ILCS 805/9.2 new 35 ILCS 5/901 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-207 new 35 ILCS 200/18-212 LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 2 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 2 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 2 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 under the aid program. Where all or part of the increased costs 2 are met through federal or other external aid, only the net 3 increase to the local government shall be included in the base 4 against which the amount of State reimbursement is to be 5 computed. 6 (c) 100% of the loss in revenue of a local government 7 directly attributable to a mandated classification or 8 exemption of property for purposes of ad valorem real property 9 taxation enacted after the effective date of this Act shall be 10 reimbursed by the State. The loss of revenue does not include 11 potential revenue from property of a type which was not being 12 assessed and taxed on January 1, 1980. 13 (d) Except for a State mandate that affects personnel 14 qualifications for local employees, the salaries and wages of 15 which are financed under a State program, and except as 16 provided in subsection (e) below, any personnel mandate as 17 defined in subsection (h) of Section 3 above enacted by the 18 General Assembly or established administratively after the 19 effective date of this Act shall be reimbursed by the State to 20 the extent of increased costs incurred by local governments 21 directly attributable to such mandate. 22 (e) All of the increased costs of a local government 23 directly attributable to a mandated increase in public 24 employee retirement benefits which is enacted after the 25 effective date of this Act and which has the effect of 26 elevating retirement benefits of local government employees SB3438 - 2 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 3 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 3 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 3 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 shall be reimbursed by the State; except that any increased 2 costs of a local government attributable to Public Act 83-152, 3 83-374, 83-375, 83-528, 83-558, 83-661, 83-664, 83-737, 4 83-772, 83-773, 83-780, 83-792, 83-793, 83-802, 83-810, 5 83-812, 83-823, 83-827 or 83-869 are not reimbursable by the 6 State. 7 (f) After the effective date of this Act, any bill filed 8 and any amended bill that creates or enlarges a State mandate 9 of the type specified in subsections (f), (g) and (h) of 10 Section 3, shall have provided and identified for it an 11 appropriation of an amount necessary to provide the 12 reimbursement specified above unless a statement, stating the 13 specific reasons for such exclusion is set out in the bill or 14 amendment as provided in subsection (a) of Section 8. 15 (g) If a local government or combination of local 16 governments has been providing a service at its option which 17 is subsequently mandated by the State, the State shall pay 18 them for the subsequent costs of such program and the local 19 government or governments shall proportionately reduce its or 20 their property tax extensions by the amount that the State 21 payment replaces property tax revenues which were being 22 expended on such service. However, for purposes of calculating 23 a school district's State aid, no district's operating tax 24 rate shall be decreased as a result of reimbursement under 25 this Act. 26 (h) Any increased costs accruing to a local government as SB3438 - 3 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 4 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 4 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 4 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 a direct result of the requirements of the Steel Products 2 Procurement Act are not reimbursable by the State. 3 (i) The provisions of subsections (a) through (h) shall 4 apply to State mandates enacted prior to the effective date of 5 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. On and 6 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd 7 General Assembly, any State mandate enacted regarding any 8 subject matter that necessitates additional expenditures from 9 local government revenues shall be appropriated for and 10 reimbursed as provided under Section 9.2. 11 (Source: P.A. 83-1362.) 12 (30 ILCS 805/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 2208) 13 Sec. 8. Exclusions, reimbursement application, review, 14 appeals, and adjudication. 15 (a) Exclusions: Any of the following circumstances 16 inherent to, or associated with, a mandate shall exclude the 17 State from reimbursement liability under this Act. If the 18 mandate (1) accommodates a request from local governments or 19 organizations thereof; (2) imposes additional duties of a 20 nature which can be carried out by existing staff and 21 procedures at no appreciable net cost increase; (3) creates 22 additional costs but also provides offsetting savings 23 resulting in no aggregate increase in net costs; (4) imposes a 24 cost that is wholly or largely recovered from Federal, State 25 or other external financial aid; (5) imposes additional annual SB3438 - 4 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 5 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 5 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 5 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 net costs of less than $1,000 for each of the several local 2 governments affected or less than $50,000, in the aggregate, 3 for all local governments affected. 4 The failure of the General Assembly to make necessary 5 appropriations shall relieve the local government of the 6 obligation to implement any service mandates, tax exemption 7 mandates, and personnel mandates, as specified in Section 6, 8 subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e), unless the exclusion 9 provided for in this Section are explicitly stated in the Act 10 establishing the mandate. In the event that funding is not 11 provided for a State-mandated program by the General Assembly, 12 the local government may implement or continue the program 13 upon approval of its governing body. If the local government 14 approves the program and funding is subsequently provided, the 15 State shall reimburse the local governments only for costs 16 incurred subsequent to the funding. 17 (a-5) The provisions of subsection (a) excluding the State 18 from reimbursement liability under this Act shall not apply to 19 any State mandate enacted on or after the effective date of 20 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, and all 21 subsequent State mandates enacted shall be appropriated for 22 and reimbursed as provided under Section 9.2. 23 (b) Reimbursement Estimation and Appropriation Procedure. 24 (1) When a bill is introduced in the General Assembly, 25 the Legislative Reference Bureau, hereafter referred to as 26 the Bureau, shall determine whether such bill may require SB3438 - 5 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 6 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 6 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 6 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 reimbursement to local governments pursuant to this Act. 2 The Bureau shall make such determination known in the 3 Legislative Synopsis and Digest. 4 In making the determination required by this 5 subsection (b) the Bureau shall disregard any provision in 6 a bill which would make inoperative the reimbursement 7 requirements of Section 6 above, including an express 8 exclusion of the applicability of this Act, and shall make 9 the determination irrespective of any such provision. 10 (2) Any bill or amended bill which creates or expands 11 a State mandate shall be subject to the provisions of "An 12 Act requiring fiscal notes in relation to certain bills", 13 approved June 4, 1965, as amended. The fiscal notes for 14 such bills or amended bills shall include estimates of the 15 costs to local government and the costs of any 16 reimbursement required under this Act. In the case of 17 bills having a potential fiscal impact on units of local 18 government, the fiscal note shall be prepared by the 19 Department. In the case of bills having a potential fiscal 20 impact on school districts, the fiscal note shall be 21 prepared by the State Superintendent of Education. In the 22 case of bills having a potential fiscal impact on 23 community college districts, the fiscal note shall be 24 prepared by the Illinois Community College Board. Such 25 fiscal note shall accompany the bill that requires State 26 reimbursement and shall be prepared prior to any final SB3438 - 6 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 7 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 7 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 7 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 action on such a bill by the assigned committee. However, 2 if a fiscal note is not filed by the appropriate agency 3 within 30 days of introduction of a bill, the bill can be 4 heard in committee and advanced to the order of second 5 reading. The bill shall then remain on second reading 6 until a fiscal note is filed. A bill discharged from 7 committee shall also remain on second reading until a 8 fiscal note is provided by the appropriate agency. 9 (3) The estimate required by paragraph (2) above, 10 shall include the amount estimated to be required during 11 the first fiscal year of a bill's operation in order to 12 reimburse local governments pursuant to Section 6, for 13 costs mandated by such bill. In the event that the 14 effective date of such a bill is not the first day of the 15 fiscal year the estimate shall also include the amount 16 estimated to be required for reimbursement for the next 17 following full fiscal year. 18 (4) For the initial fiscal year, reimbursement funds 19 shall be provided as follows: (i) any statute mandating 20 such costs shall have a companion appropriation bill, and 21 (ii) any executive order mandating such costs shall be 22 accompanied by a bill to appropriate the funds therefor, 23 or, alternatively an appropriation for such funds shall be 24 included in the executive budget for the next following 25 fiscal year. 26 In subsequent fiscal years appropriations for such SB3438 - 7 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 8 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 8 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 8 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 costs shall be included in the Governor's budget or 2 supplemental appropriation bills. 3 (c) Reimbursement Application and Disbursement Procedure. 4 (1) For the initial fiscal year during which 5 reimbursement is authorized, each local government, or 6 more than one local government wishing to join in filing a 7 single claim, believing itself to be entitled to 8 reimbursement under this Act shall submit to the 9 Department, State Superintendent of Education or Illinois 10 Community College Board within 60 days of the effective 11 date of the mandate a claim for reimbursement accompanied 12 by its estimate of the increased costs required by the 13 mandate for the balance of the fiscal year. The 14 Department, State Superintendent of Education or Illinois 15 Community College Board shall review such claim and 16 estimate, shall apportion the claim into 3 equal 17 installments and shall direct the Comptroller to pay the 18 installments at equal intervals throughout the remainder 19 of the fiscal year from the funds appropriated for such 20 purposes, provided that the Department, State 21 Superintendent of Education or Illinois Community College 22 Board may (i) audit the records of any local government to 23 verify the actual amount of the mandated cost, and (ii) 24 reduce any claim determined to be excessive or 25 unreasonable. 26 (2) For the subsequent fiscal years, local governments SB3438 - 8 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 9 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 9 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 9 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 shall submit claims as specified above on or before 2 October 1 of each year. The Department, State 3 Superintendent of Education or Illinois Community College 4 Board shall apportion the claims into 3 equal installments 5 and shall direct the Comptroller to pay the first 6 installment upon approval of the claims, with subsequent 7 installments to follow on January 1 and March 1, such 8 claims to be paid from funds appropriated therefor, 9 provided that the Department, State Superintendent of 10 Education or Illinois Community College Board (i) may 11 audit the records of any local governments to verify the 12 actual amount of the mandated cost, (ii) may reduce any 13 claim, determined to be excessive or unreasonable, and 14 (iii) shall adjust the payment to correct for any 15 underpayments or overpayments which occurred in the 16 previous fiscal year. 17 (3) Any funds received by a local government pursuant 18 to this Act may be used for any public purpose. 19 If the funds appropriated for reimbursement of the 20 costs of local government resulting from the creation or 21 expansion of a State mandate are less than the total of the 22 approved claims, the amount appropriated shall be prorated 23 among the local governments having approved claims. 24 (d) Appeals and Adjudication. 25 (1) Local governments may appeal determinations made 26 by State agencies acting pursuant to subsection (c) above. SB3438 - 9 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 10 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 10 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 10 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 The appeal must be submitted to the State Mandates Board 2 of Review created by Section 9.1 of this Act within 60 days 3 following the date of receipt of the determination being 4 appealed. The appeal must include evidence as to the 5 extent to which the mandate has been carried out in an 6 effective manner and executed without recourse to 7 standards of staffing or expenditure higher than specified 8 in the mandatory statute, if such standards are specified 9 in the statute. The State Mandates Board of Review, after 10 reviewing the evidence submitted to it, may increase or 11 reduce the amount of a reimbursement claim. The decision 12 of the State Mandates Board of Review shall be final 13 subject to judicial review. However, if sufficient funds 14 have not been appropriated, the Department shall notify 15 the General Assembly of such cost, and appropriations for 16 such costs shall be included in a supplemental 17 appropriation bill. 18 (2) A local government may also appeal directly to the 19 State Mandates Board of Review in those situations in 20 which the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 21 does not act upon the local government's application for 22 reimbursement or request for mandate determination 23 submitted under this Act. The appeal must include evidence 24 that the application for reimbursement or request for 25 mandate determination was properly filed and should have 26 been reviewed by the Department. SB3438 - 10 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 11 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 11 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 11 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 An appeal may be made to the Board if the Department 2 does not respond to a local government's application for 3 reimbursement or request for mandate determination within 4 120 days after filing the application or request. In no 5 case, however, may an appeal be brought more than one year 6 after the application or request is filed with the 7 Department. 8 (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.) 9 (30 ILCS 805/9.2 new) 10 Sec. 9.2. Unfunded State mandates prohibited. 11 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any 12 State mandate regarding any subject matter enacted on or after 13 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 14 Assembly that necessitates additional expenditures from local 15 government revenues shall be void and unenforceable unless the 16 General Assembly makes necessary appropriations and 17 reimbursements to implement that mandate. The failure of the 18 General Assembly to make necessary appropriations and 19 reimbursements shall relieve the local government of the 20 obligation to implement any State mandate. 21 Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 22 changing Section 901 as follows: 23 (35 ILCS 5/901) SB3438 - 11 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 12 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 12 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 12 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Sec. 901. Collection authority. 2 (a) In general. The Department shall collect the taxes 3 imposed by this Act. The Department shall collect certified 4 past due child support amounts under Section 2505-650 of the 5 Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 6 Illinois. Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (e), 7 (f), (g), and (h) of this Section, money collected pursuant to 8 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act shall be 9 paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State treasury; 10 money collected pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of Section 11 201 of this Act shall be paid into the Personal Property Tax 12 Replacement Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury; and 13 money collected under Section 2505-650 of the Department of 14 Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois shall 15 be paid into the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund, a 16 special fund outside the State Treasury, or to the State 17 Disbursement Unit established under Section 10-26 of the 18 Illinois Public Aid Code, as directed by the Department of 19 Healthcare and Family Services. 20 (b) Local Government Distributive Fund. Beginning August 21 1, 2017 and continuing through July 31, 2022, the Treasurer 22 shall transfer each month from the General Revenue Fund to the 23 Local Government Distributive Fund an amount equal to the sum 24 of: (i) 6.06% (10% of the ratio of the 3% individual income tax 25 rate prior to 2011 to the 4.95% individual income tax rate 26 after July 1, 2017) of the net revenue realized from the tax SB3438 - 12 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 13 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 13 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 13 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act 2 upon individuals, trusts, and estates during the preceding 3 month; (ii) 6.85% (10% of the ratio of the 4.8% corporate 4 income tax rate prior to 2011 to the 7% corporate income tax 5 rate after July 1, 2017) of the net revenue realized from the 6 tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 7 Act upon corporations during the preceding month; and (iii) 8 beginning February 1, 2022, 6.06% of the net revenue realized 9 from the tax imposed by subsection (p) of Section 201 of this 10 Act upon electing pass-through entities. From Beginning August 11 1, 2022 and continuing through July 31, 2024 2023, the 12 Treasurer shall transfer each month from the General Revenue 13 Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund an amount equal 14 to the sum of: (i) 6.16% of the net revenue realized from the 15 tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 16 Act upon individuals, trusts, and estates during the preceding 17 month; (ii) 6.85% of the net revenue realized from the tax 18 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act 19 upon corporations during the preceding month; and (iii) 6.16% 20 of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsection 21 (p) of Section 201 of this Act upon electing pass-through 22 entities. From August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025, the 23 Treasurer shall transfer each month from the General Revenue 24 Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund an amount equal 25 to the sum of: (i) 7% of the net revenue realized from the tax 26 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act SB3438 - 13 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 14 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 14 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 14 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 upon individuals, trusts, and estates during the preceding 2 month; (ii) 8.11% of the net revenue realized from the tax 3 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act 4 upon corporations during the preceding month; and (iii) 7% of 5 the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsection 6 (p) of Section 201 of this Act upon electing pass-through 7 entities. Beginning on August 1, 2025, the Treasurer shall 8 transfer each month from the General Revenue Fund to the Local 9 Government Distributive Fund an amount equal to the sum of: 10 (i) 8% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by 11 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act upon 12 individuals, trusts, and estates during the preceding month; 13 (ii) 9.11% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by 14 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act upon 15 corporations during the preceding month; and (iii) 8% of the 16 net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsection (p) of 17 Section 201 of this Act upon electing pass-through entities. 18 Beginning August 1, 2023, the Treasurer shall transfer each 19 month from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government 20 Distributive Fund an amount equal to the sum of: (i) 6.47% of 21 the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections 22 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act upon individuals, 23 trusts, and estates during the preceding month; (ii) 6.85% of 24 the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections 25 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act upon corporations during 26 the preceding month; and (iii) 6.47% of the net revenue SB3438 - 14 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 15 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 15 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 15 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 realized from the tax imposed by subsection (p) of Section 201 2 of this Act upon electing pass-through entities. Net revenue 3 realized for a month shall be defined as the revenue from the 4 tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 5 Act which is deposited into the General Revenue Fund, the 6 Education Assistance Fund, the Income Tax Surcharge Local 7 Government Distributive Fund, the Fund for the Advancement of 8 Education, and the Commitment to Human Services Fund during 9 the month minus the amount paid out of the General Revenue Fund 10 in State warrants during that same month as refunds to 11 taxpayers for overpayment of liability under the tax imposed 12 by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act. 13 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 14 beginning on July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 15 100-23), those amounts required under this subsection (b) to 16 be transferred by the Treasurer into the Local Government 17 Distributive Fund from the General Revenue Fund shall be 18 directly deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund 19 as the revenue is realized from the tax imposed by subsections 20 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act. 21 (c) Deposits Into Income Tax Refund Fund. 22 (1) Beginning on January 1, 1989 and thereafter, the 23 Department shall deposit a percentage of the amounts 24 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(1), (2), and 25 (3) of Section 201 of this Act into a fund in the State 26 treasury known as the Income Tax Refund Fund. Beginning SB3438 - 15 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 16 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 16 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 16 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 with State fiscal year 1990 and for each fiscal year 2 thereafter, the percentage deposited into the Income Tax 3 Refund Fund during a fiscal year shall be the Annual 4 Percentage. For fiscal year 2011, the Annual Percentage 5 shall be 8.75%. For fiscal year 2012, the Annual 6 Percentage shall be 8.75%. For fiscal year 2013, the 7 Annual Percentage shall be 9.75%. For fiscal year 2014, 8 the Annual Percentage shall be 9.5%. For fiscal year 2015, 9 the Annual Percentage shall be 10%. For fiscal year 2018, 10 the Annual Percentage shall be 9.8%. For fiscal year 2019, 11 the Annual Percentage shall be 9.7%. For fiscal year 2020, 12 the Annual Percentage shall be 9.5%. For fiscal year 2021, 13 the Annual Percentage shall be 9%. For fiscal year 2022, 14 the Annual Percentage shall be 9.25%. For fiscal year 15 2023, the Annual Percentage shall be 9.25%. For fiscal 16 year 2024, the Annual Percentage shall be 9.15%. For all 17 other fiscal years, the Annual Percentage shall be 18 calculated as a fraction, the numerator of which shall be 19 the amount of refunds approved for payment by the 20 Department during the preceding fiscal year as a result of 21 overpayment of tax liability under subsections (a) and 22 (b)(1), (2), and (3) of Section 201 of this Act plus the 23 amount of such refunds remaining approved but unpaid at 24 the end of the preceding fiscal year, minus the amounts 25 transferred into the Income Tax Refund Fund from the 26 Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund, and the denominator of SB3438 - 16 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 17 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 17 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 17 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 which shall be the amounts which will be collected 2 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(1), (2), and (3) of 3 Section 201 of this Act during the preceding fiscal year; 4 except that in State fiscal year 2002, the Annual 5 Percentage shall in no event exceed 7.6%. The Director of 6 Revenue shall certify the Annual Percentage to the 7 Comptroller on the last business day of the fiscal year 8 immediately preceding the fiscal year for which it is to 9 be effective. 10 (2) Beginning on January 1, 1989 and thereafter, the 11 Department shall deposit a percentage of the amounts 12 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(6), (7), and 13 (8), (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act into a fund in 14 the State treasury known as the Income Tax Refund Fund. 15 Beginning with State fiscal year 1990 and for each fiscal 16 year thereafter, the percentage deposited into the Income 17 Tax Refund Fund during a fiscal year shall be the Annual 18 Percentage. For fiscal year 2011, the Annual Percentage 19 shall be 17.5%. For fiscal year 2012, the Annual 20 Percentage shall be 17.5%. For fiscal year 2013, the 21 Annual Percentage shall be 14%. For fiscal year 2014, the 22 Annual Percentage shall be 13.4%. For fiscal year 2015, 23 the Annual Percentage shall be 14%. For fiscal year 2018, 24 the Annual Percentage shall be 17.5%. For fiscal year 25 2019, the Annual Percentage shall be 15.5%. For fiscal 26 year 2020, the Annual Percentage shall be 14.25%. For SB3438 - 17 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 18 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 18 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 18 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 fiscal year 2021, the Annual Percentage shall be 14%. For 2 fiscal year 2022, the Annual Percentage shall be 15%. For 3 fiscal year 2023, the Annual Percentage shall be 14.5%. 4 For fiscal year 2024, the Annual Percentage shall be 14%. 5 For all other fiscal years, the Annual Percentage shall be 6 calculated as a fraction, the numerator of which shall be 7 the amount of refunds approved for payment by the 8 Department during the preceding fiscal year as a result of 9 overpayment of tax liability under subsections (a) and 10 (b)(6), (7), and (8), (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this 11 Act plus the amount of such refunds remaining approved but 12 unpaid at the end of the preceding fiscal year, and the 13 denominator of which shall be the amounts which will be 14 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(6), (7), and 15 (8), (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act during the 16 preceding fiscal year; except that in State fiscal year 17 2002, the Annual Percentage shall in no event exceed 23%. 18 The Director of Revenue shall certify the Annual 19 Percentage to the Comptroller on the last business day of 20 the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for 21 which it is to be effective. 22 (3) The Comptroller shall order transferred and the 23 Treasurer shall transfer from the Tobacco Settlement 24 Recovery Fund to the Income Tax Refund Fund (i) 25 $35,000,000 in January, 2001, (ii) $35,000,000 in January, 26 2002, and (iii) $35,000,000 in January, 2003. SB3438 - 18 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 19 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 19 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 19 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 (d) Expenditures from Income Tax Refund Fund. 2 (1) Beginning January 1, 1989, money in the Income Tax 3 Refund Fund shall be expended exclusively for the purpose 4 of paying refunds resulting from overpayment of tax 5 liability under Section 201 of this Act and for making 6 transfers pursuant to this subsection (d), except that in 7 State fiscal years 2022 and 2023, moneys in the Income Tax 8 Refund Fund shall also be used to pay one-time rebate 9 payments as provided under Sections 208.5 and 212.1. 10 (2) The Director shall order payment of refunds 11 resulting from overpayment of tax liability under Section 12 201 of this Act from the Income Tax Refund Fund only to the 13 extent that amounts collected pursuant to Section 201 of 14 this Act and transfers pursuant to this subsection (d) and 15 item (3) of subsection (c) have been deposited and 16 retained in the Fund. 17 (3) As soon as possible after the end of each fiscal 18 year, the Director shall order transferred and the State 19 Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from the 20 Income Tax Refund Fund to the Personal Property Tax 21 Replacement Fund an amount, certified by the Director to 22 the Comptroller, equal to the excess of the amount 23 collected pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of Section 24 201 of this Act deposited into the Income Tax Refund Fund 25 during the fiscal year over the amount of refunds 26 resulting from overpayment of tax liability under SB3438 - 19 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 20 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 20 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 20 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act paid 2 from the Income Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year. 3 (4) As soon as possible after the end of each fiscal 4 year, the Director shall order transferred and the State 5 Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from the 6 Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Income Tax 7 Refund Fund an amount, certified by the Director to the 8 Comptroller, equal to the excess of the amount of refunds 9 resulting from overpayment of tax liability under 10 subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act paid 11 from the Income Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year 12 over the amount collected pursuant to subsections (c) and 13 (d) of Section 201 of this Act deposited into the Income 14 Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year. 15 (4.5) As soon as possible after the end of fiscal year 16 1999 and of each fiscal year thereafter, the Director 17 shall order transferred and the State Treasurer and State 18 Comptroller shall transfer from the Income Tax Refund Fund 19 to the General Revenue Fund any surplus remaining in the 20 Income Tax Refund Fund as of the end of such fiscal year; 21 excluding for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002 amounts 22 attributable to transfers under item (3) of subsection (c) 23 less refunds resulting from the earned income tax credit, 24 and excluding for fiscal year 2022 amounts attributable to 25 transfers from the General Revenue Fund authorized by 26 Public Act 102-700. SB3438 - 20 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 21 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 21 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 21 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 (5) This Act shall constitute an irrevocable and 2 continuing appropriation from the Income Tax Refund Fund 3 for the purposes of (i) paying refunds upon the order of 4 the Director in accordance with the provisions of this 5 Section and (ii) paying one-time rebate payments under 6 Sections 208.5 and 212.1. 7 (e) Deposits into the Education Assistance Fund and the 8 Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund. On 9 July 1, 1991, and thereafter, of the amounts collected 10 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act, 11 minus deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the Department 12 shall deposit 7.3% into the Education Assistance Fund in the 13 State Treasury. Beginning July 1, 1991, and continuing through 14 January 31, 1993, of the amounts collected pursuant to 15 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income 16 Tax Act, minus deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the 17 Department shall deposit 3.0% into the Income Tax Surcharge 18 Local Government Distributive Fund in the State Treasury. 19 Beginning February 1, 1993 and continuing through June 30, 20 1993, of the amounts collected pursuant to subsections (a) and 21 (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, minus 22 deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the Department shall 23 deposit 4.4% into the Income Tax Surcharge Local Government 24 Distributive Fund in the State Treasury. Beginning July 1, 25 1993, and continuing through June 30, 1994, of the amounts 26 collected under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this SB3438 - 21 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 22 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 22 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 22 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Act, minus deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the 2 Department shall deposit 1.475% into the Income Tax Surcharge 3 Local Government Distributive Fund in the State Treasury. 4 (f) Deposits into the Fund for the Advancement of 5 Education. Beginning February 1, 2015, the Department shall 6 deposit the following portions of the revenue realized from 7 the tax imposed upon individuals, trusts, and estates by 8 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act, minus 9 deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, into the Fund for the 10 Advancement of Education: 11 (1) beginning February 1, 2015, and prior to February 12 1, 2025, 1/30; and 13 (2) beginning February 1, 2025, 1/26. 14 If the rate of tax imposed by subsection (a) and (b) of 15 Section 201 is reduced pursuant to Section 201.5 of this Act, 16 the Department shall not make the deposits required by this 17 subsection (f) on or after the effective date of the 18 reduction. 19 (g) Deposits into the Commitment to Human Services Fund. 20 Beginning February 1, 2015, the Department shall deposit the 21 following portions of the revenue realized from the tax 22 imposed upon individuals, trusts, and estates by subsections 23 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act, minus deposits into the 24 Income Tax Refund Fund, into the Commitment to Human Services 25 Fund: 26 (1) beginning February 1, 2015, and prior to February SB3438 - 22 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 23 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 23 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 23 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 1, 2025, 1/30; and 2 (2) beginning February 1, 2025, 1/26. 3 If the rate of tax imposed by subsection (a) and (b) of 4 Section 201 is reduced pursuant to Section 201.5 of this Act, 5 the Department shall not make the deposits required by this 6 subsection (g) on or after the effective date of the 7 reduction. 8 (h) Deposits into the Tax Compliance and Administration 9 Fund. Beginning on the first day of the first calendar month to 10 occur on or after August 26, 2014 (the effective date of Public 11 Act 98-1098), each month the Department shall pay into the Tax 12 Compliance and Administration Fund, to be used, subject to 13 appropriation, to fund additional auditors and compliance 14 personnel at the Department, an amount equal to 1/12 of 5% of 15 the cash receipts collected during the preceding fiscal year 16 by the Audit Bureau of the Department from the tax imposed by 17 subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 201 of this Act, 18 net of deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund made from those 19 cash receipts. 20 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 21 102-658, eff. 8-27-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, eff. 22 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, 23 eff. 6-30-23.) 24 Section 15. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 25 Sections 18-185, 18-205, and 18-212 and by adding Section SB3438 - 23 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 24 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 24 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 24 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 18-207 as follows: 2 (35 ILCS 200/18-185) 3 Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 5 4 may be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As 5 used in this Division 5: 6 "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for 7 All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United 8 States Department of Labor. 9 "Extension limitation" means, for taxable years prior to 10 2025: (a) the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the 11 Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year 12 preceding the levy year; or (b) the rate of increase approved 13 by voters under Section 18-205. 14 "Extension limitation" means, for taxable year 2025 and 15 thereafter: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage 16 increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 10 years 17 immediately preceding the levy year for which the extension 18 limitation is being calculated; or (b) the rate of increase 19 approved by voters under Section 18-205. 20 "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more 21 inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or 22 more inhabitants. 23 "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section 24 1-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the 25 1991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes SB3438 - 24 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 25 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 25 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 25 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority of 2 its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or 3 counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more 4 inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing 5 district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district 6 subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each non-home 7 rule taxing district not subject to this Law before the 1995 8 levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed 9 value in an affected county or counties. Beginning with the 10 levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing 11 district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also 12 includes those taxing districts made subject to this Law as 13 provided in Section 18-213. 14 "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this 15 Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual 16 corporate extension for the taxing district and those special 17 purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing 18 district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for 19 the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general 20 obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made 21 for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on 22 general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c) 23 made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on 24 bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds 25 issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing 26 district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to SB3438 - 25 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 26 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 26 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 26 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1, 2 1991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing 3 district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued 4 before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property tax levy 5 or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is 6 pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or 7 principal on those bonds shall be made only after the 8 governing body of the unit of local government finds that all 9 other sources for payment are insufficient to make those 10 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission 11 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds 12 issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for the 13 building project; (g) made for payments due under installment 14 contracts entered into before October 1, 1991; (h) made for 15 payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the 16 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance 17 construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (i) 18 made for payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, 19 as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform 20 Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base 21 less the amount in items (b), (c), (e), and (h) of this 22 definition for non-referendum obligations, except obligations 23 initially issued pursuant to referendum; (j) made for payments 24 of principal and interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of 25 the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made by a school 26 district that participates in the Special Education District SB3438 - 26 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 27 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 27 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 27 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 of Lake County, created by special education joint agreement 2 under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, for payment of the 3 school district's share of the amounts required to be 4 contributed by the Special Education District of Lake County 5 to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of 6 the Illinois Pension Code; the amount of any extension under 7 this item (k) shall be certified by the school district to the 8 county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses of providing joint 9 recreational programs for persons with disabilities under 10 Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of 11 the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for temporary relocation 12 loan repayment purposes pursuant to Sections 2-3.77 and 13 17-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for payment of principal 14 and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of 15 Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for contributions 16 to a firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the 17 Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified 18 under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; 19 and (p) made for road purposes in the first year after a 20 township assumes the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, 21 liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of a road 22 district abolished under the provisions of Section 6-133 of 23 the Illinois Highway Code. 24 "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which 25 this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing 26 districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section SB3438 - 27 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 28 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 28 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 28 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 18-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing 2 district and those special purpose extensions that are made 3 annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose 4 extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest 5 or principal on general obligation bonds that were approved by 6 referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest 7 or principal on general obligation bonds issued before March 8 1, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or 9 principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund 10 those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any 11 taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued 12 to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1, 13 1995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing 14 district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued 15 before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy 16 or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is 17 pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or 18 principal on those bonds shall be made only after the 19 governing body of the unit of local government finds that all 20 other sources for payment are insufficient to make those 21 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission 22 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds 23 issued by the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the 24 building project; (g) made for payments due under installment 25 contracts entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for 26 payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the SB3438 - 28 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 29 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 29 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 29 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance 2 construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4) 3 made for stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan 4 Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 12 5 of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act; (h-8) made 6 for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under 7 Section 9.6a of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 8 Act to make contributions to the pension fund established 9 under Article 13 of the Illinois Pension Code; (i) made for 10 payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as 11 defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 12 in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less 13 the amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for 14 non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially 15 issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in 16 subsections (h) and (h-8) of this definition; (j) made for 17 payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under 18 Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made 19 for payments of principal and interest on bonds authorized by 20 Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago 21 Park District Act for aquarium or museum projects and bonds 22 issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for 23 the purpose of making contributions to the pension fund 24 established under Article 12 of the Illinois Pension Code; (l) 25 made for payments of principal and interest on bonds 26 authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or 93-601 and (i) issued SB3438 - 29 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 30 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 30 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 30 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve 2 District Act, (ii) issued under Section 42 of the Cook County 3 Forest Preserve District Act for zoological park projects, or 4 (iii) issued under Section 44.1 of the Cook County Forest 5 Preserve District Act for botanical gardens projects; (m) made 6 pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the School Code, whether levied 7 annually or not; (n) made to fund expenses of providing joint 8 recreational programs for persons with disabilities under 9 Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of 10 the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by the Chicago Park 11 District for recreational programs for persons with 12 disabilities under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the 13 Chicago Park District Act; (p) made for contributions to a 14 firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the 15 Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified 16 under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; 17 (q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under Section 18 17-9.02 of the School Code; and (r) made for the purpose of 19 making employer contributions to the Public School Teachers' 20 Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago under Section 34-53 of 21 the School Code. 22 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which 23 this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for 24 those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection 25 (e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension 26 for the taxing district and those special purpose extensions SB3438 - 30 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 31 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 31 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 31 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 that are made annually for the taxing district, excluding 2 special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district 3 to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds that 4 were approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district 5 to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds 6 issued before the date on which the referendum making this Law 7 applicable to the taxing district is held; (c) made for any 8 taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued 9 to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued before the 10 date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the 11 taxing district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to 12 pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or 13 continue to refund bonds issued after the date on which the 14 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district 15 is held if the bonds were approved by referendum after the date 16 on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the 17 taxing district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to 18 pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the 19 date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the 20 taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax 21 levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local 22 government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of 23 interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after 24 the governing body of the unit of local government finds that 25 all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those 26 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission SB3438 - 31 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 32 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 32 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 32 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds 2 issued by the commission before the date on which the 3 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district 4 is held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments 5 due under installment contracts entered into before the date 6 on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the 7 taxing district is held; (h) made for payments of principal 8 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the 9 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed 10 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b), 11 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum 12 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to 13 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on 14 bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt 15 Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay 16 interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for 17 the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing 18 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed, 19 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into 20 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such 21 a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to 22 fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for 23 persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park 24 District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal 25 Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension 26 fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to SB3438 - 32 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 33 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 33 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 33 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section 2 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; and (m) made for the taxing 3 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation 4 bonds issued pursuant to Section 19-3.10 of the School Code. 5 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which 6 this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of 7 subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate 8 extension for the taxing district and those special purpose 9 extensions that are made annually for the taxing district, 10 excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing 11 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation 12 bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any 13 taxing district to pay interest or principal on general 14 obligation bonds issued before March 7, 1997 (the effective 15 date of Public Act 89-718); (c) made for any taxing district to 16 pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or 17 continue to refund those bonds issued before March 7, 1997 18 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718); (d) made for any 19 taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued 20 to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 7, 21 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) if the bonds 22 were approved by referendum after March 7, 1997 (the effective 23 date of Public Act 89-718); (e) made for any taxing district to 24 pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before March 25 7, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) for payment 26 of which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of SB3438 - 33 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 34 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 34 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 34 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 the unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the 2 payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made 3 only after the governing body of the unit of local government 4 finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to 5 make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building 6 commission lease when the lease payments are for the 7 retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 7, 8 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) to pay for the 9 building project; (g) made for payments due under installment 10 contracts entered into before March 7, 1997 (the effective 11 date of Public Act 89-718); (h) made for payments of principal 12 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the 13 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed 14 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b), 15 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum 16 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to 17 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on 18 bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt 19 Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay 20 interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for 21 the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing 22 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed, 23 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into 24 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such 25 a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to 26 fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for SB3438 - 34 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 35 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 35 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 35 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park 2 District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal 3 Code; and (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's 4 pension fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension 5 Code, to the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of 6 Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code. 7 "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to 8 that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the 9 1994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this 10 Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those 11 subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213, 12 for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law 13 applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those taxing 14 districts subject to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2) 15 of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the 1996 levy year, 16 constituting an extension for payment of principal and 17 interest on bonds issued by the taxing district without 18 referendum, but not including excluded non-referendum bonds. 19 For park districts (i) that were first subject to this Law in 20 1991 or 1995 and (ii) whose extension for the 1994 levy year 21 for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by 22 the park district without referendum (but not including 23 excluded non-referendum bonds) was less than 51% of the amount 24 for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment 25 of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district 26 without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum SB3438 - 35 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 36 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 36 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 36 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 bonds), "debt service extension base" means an amount equal to 2 that portion of the extension for the 1991 levy year 3 constituting an extension for payment of principal and 4 interest on bonds issued by the park district without 5 referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds). 6 A debt service extension base established or increased at any 7 time pursuant to any provision of this Law, except Section 8 18-212, shall be increased each year commencing with the later 9 of (i) the 2009 levy year or (ii) the first levy year in which 10 this Law becomes applicable to the taxing district, by the 11 extension limitation lesser of 5% or the percentage increase 12 in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year 13 preceding the levy year. The debt service extension base may 14 be established or increased as provided under Section 18-212. 15 "Excluded non-referendum bonds" means (i) bonds authorized by 16 Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago 17 Park District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii) bonds 18 issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform 19 Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund or to 20 continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant to 21 referendum. 22 "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited 23 to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for 24 unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance, 25 contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant 26 to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road SB3438 - 36 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 37 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 37 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 37 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not. 2 The extension for a special service area is not included in the 3 aggregate extension. 4 "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's 5 last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections 6 18-135, 18-215, 18-230, 18-206, and 18-233. Beginning with 7 levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are specified in 8 Section 18-190.7, the taxing district's aggregate extension 9 base shall be calculated as provided in Section 18-190.7. An 10 adjustment under Section 18-135 shall be made for the 2007 11 levy year and all subsequent levy years whenever one or more 12 counties within which a taxing district is located (i) used 13 estimated valuations or rates when extending taxes in the 14 taxing district for the last preceding levy year that resulted 15 in the over or under extension of taxes, or (ii) increased or 16 decreased the tax extension for the last preceding levy year 17 as required by Section 18-135(c). Whenever an adjustment is 18 required under Section 18-135, the aggregate extension base of 19 the taxing district shall be equal to the amount that the 20 aggregate extension of the taxing district would have been for 21 the last preceding levy year if either or both (i) actual, 22 rather than estimated, valuations or rates had been used to 23 calculate the extension of taxes for the last levy year, or 24 (ii) the tax extension for the last preceding levy year had not 25 been adjusted as required by subsection (c) of Section 18-135. 26 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year SB3438 - 37 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 38 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 38 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 38 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 2012, the aggregate extension base for West Northfield School 2 District No. 31 in Cook County shall be $12,654,592. 3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year 4 2022, the aggregate extension base of a home equity assurance 5 program that levied at least $1,000,000 in property taxes in 6 levy year 2019 or 2020 under the Home Equity Assurance Act 7 shall be the amount that the program's aggregate extension 8 base for levy year 2021 would have been if the program had 9 levied a property tax for levy year 2021. 10 "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section 11 1-155. 12 "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final 13 board of review or board of appeals action, of new 14 improvements or additions to existing improvements on any 15 parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of 16 that real property during the levy year multiplied by the 17 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section 18 17-30, (ii) the assessed value, after final board of review or 19 board of appeals action, of real property not exempt from real 20 estate taxation, which real property was exempt from real 21 estate taxation for any portion of the immediately preceding 22 levy year, multiplied by the equalization factor issued by the 23 Department under Section 17-30, including the assessed value, 24 upon final stabilization of occupancy after new construction 25 is complete, of any real property located within the 26 boundaries of an otherwise or previously exempt military SB3438 - 38 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 39 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 39 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 39 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 reservation that is intended for residential use and owned by 2 or leased to a private corporation or other entity, (iii) in 3 counties that classify in accordance with Section 4 of Article 4 IX of the Illinois Constitution, an incentive property's 5 additional assessed value resulting from a scheduled increase 6 in the level of assessment as applied to the first year final 7 board of review market value, and (iv) any increase in 8 assessed value due to oil or gas production from an oil or gas 9 well required to be permitted under the Hydraulic Fracturing 10 Regulatory Act that was not produced in or accounted for 11 during the previous levy year. In addition, the county clerk 12 in a county containing a population of 3,000,000 or more shall 13 include in the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any 14 school district, any recovered tax increment value that was 15 applicable to the 1995 tax year calculations. 16 "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority 17 organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a 18 county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a 19 population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000. 20 "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise 21 provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's 22 equalized assessed value, in the first year after a 23 municipality terminates the designation of an area as a 24 redevelopment project area previously established under the 25 Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois 26 Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial SB3438 - 39 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 40 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 40 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 40 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously 2 established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax 3 Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the 4 Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of 5 each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in 6 the redevelopment project area over and above the initial 7 equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment 8 project area. For the taxes which are extended for the 1997 9 levy year, the recovered tax increment value for a non-home 10 rule taxing district that first became subject to this Law for 11 the 1995 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized 12 assessed value was in an affected county or counties shall be 13 increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an 14 area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously 15 established under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment 16 Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established 17 under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois 18 Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic 19 Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount 20 equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable 21 lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the 22 redevelopment project area over and above the initial 23 equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment 24 project area. In the first year after a municipality removes a 25 taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property from a 26 redevelopment project area established under the Tax Increment SB3438 - 40 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 41 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 41 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 41 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, 2 the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal 3 Code, or the Economic Development Area Tax Increment 4 Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value" means the 5 amount of the current year's equalized assessed value of each 6 taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property removed 7 from the redevelopment project area over and above the initial 8 equalized assessed value of that real property before removal 9 from the redevelopment project area. 10 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting 11 rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last 12 preceding aggregate extension base (as reduced by Section 13 18-207, if applicable) times an amount equal to one plus the 14 extension limitation defined in this Section and the 15 denominator of which is the current year's equalized assessed 16 value of all real property in the territory under the 17 jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy 18 year. For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate 19 extension for the last preceding levy year, except for school 20 districts that reduced their extension for educational 21 purposes pursuant to Section 18-206 and taxing districts that 22 reduced their aggregate extension pursuant to Section 18-207, 23 the highest aggregate extension in any of the last 3 preceding 24 levy years shall be used for the purpose of computing the 25 limiting rate. The denominator shall not include new property 26 or the recovered tax increment value. If a new rate, a rate SB3438 - 41 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 42 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 42 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 42 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 decrease, or a limiting rate increase has been approved at an 2 election held after March 21, 2006, then (i) the otherwise 3 applicable limiting rate shall be increased by the amount of 4 the new rate or shall be reduced by the amount of the rate 5 decrease, as the case may be, or (ii) in the case of a limiting 6 rate increase, the limiting rate shall be equal to the rate set 7 forth in the proposition approved by the voters for each of the 8 years specified in the proposition, after which the limiting 9 rate of the taxing district shall be calculated as otherwise 10 provided. In the case of a taxing district that obtained 11 referendum approval for an increased limiting rate on March 12 20, 2012, the limiting rate for tax year 2012 shall be the rate 13 that generates the approximate total amount of taxes 14 extendable for that tax year, as set forth in the proposition 15 approved by the voters; this rate shall be the final rate 16 applied by the county clerk for the aggregate of all capped 17 funds of the district for tax year 2012. 18 (Source: P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-311, eff. 8-6-21; 19 102-519, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-707, eff. 20 4-22-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-895, eff. 5-23-22; 21 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) 22 (35 ILCS 200/18-205) 23 Sec. 18-205. Referendum to increase the extension 24 limitation. A taxing district is limited to an extension 25 limitation as defined in Section 18-185 of 5% or the SB3438 - 42 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 43 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 43 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 43 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 2 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year, whichever is 3 less. A taxing district may increase its extension limitation 4 for one or more levy years if that taxing district holds a 5 referendum before the levy date for the first levy year at 6 which a majority of voters voting on the issue approves 7 adoption of a higher extension limitation. Referenda shall be 8 conducted at a regularly scheduled election in accordance with 9 the Election Code. The question shall be presented in 10 substantially the following manner for all elections held 11 after March 21, 2006: 12 Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax 13 Extension Limitation Law for (insert the legal name, 14 number, if any, and county or counties of the taxing 15 district and geographic or other common name by which a 16 school or community college district is known and referred 17 to), Illinois, be increased from (the extension limitation 18 under item (a) of the definition of extension limitation 19 in Section 18-185) the lesser of 5% or the percentage 20 increase in the Consumer Price Index over the prior levy 21 year to (insert the percentage of the proposed increase)% 22 per year for (insert each levy year for which the 23 increased extension limitation will apply)? 24 The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No". 25 If a majority of voters voting on the issue approves the 26 adoption of the increase, the increase shall be applicable for SB3438 - 43 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 44 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 44 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 44 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 each levy year specified. 2 The ballot for any question submitted pursuant to this 3 Section shall have printed thereon, but not as a part of the 4 question submitted, only the following supplemental 5 information (which shall be supplied to the election authority 6 by the taxing district) in substantially the following form: 7 (1) For the (insert the first levy year for which the 8 increased extension limitation will be applicable) levy 9 year the approximate amount of the additional tax 10 extendable against property containing a single family 11 residence and having a fair market value at the time of the 12 referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $.... 13 (2) Based upon an average annual percentage increase 14 (or decrease) in the market value of such property of ...% 15 (insert percentage equal to the average annual percentage 16 increase or decrease for the prior 3 levy years, at the 17 time the submission of the question is initiated by the 18 taxing district, in the amount of (A) the equalized 19 assessed value of the taxable property in the taxing 20 district less (B) the new property included in the 21 equalized assessed value), the approximate amount of the 22 additional tax extendable against such property for the 23 ... levy year is estimated to be $... and for the ... levy 24 year is estimated to be $.... 25 Paragraph (2) shall be included only if the increased 26 extension limitation will be applicable for more than one year SB3438 - 44 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 45 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 45 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 45 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 and shall list each levy year for which the increased 2 extension limitation will be applicable. The additional tax 3 shown for each levy year shall be the approximate dollar 4 amount of the increase over the amount of the most recently 5 completed extension at the time the submission of the question 6 is initiated by the taxing district. The approximate amount of 7 the additional tax extendable shown in paragraphs (1) and (2) 8 shall be calculated by multiplying $100,000 (the fair market 9 value of the property without regard to any property tax 10 exemptions) by (i) the percentage level of assessment 11 prescribed for that property by statute, or by ordinance of 12 the county board in counties that classify property for 13 purposes of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article 14 IX of the Illinois Constitution; (ii) the most recent final 15 equalization factor certified to the county clerk by the 16 Department of Revenue at the time the taxing district 17 initiates the submission of the proposition to the electors; 18 (iii) the last known aggregate extension base of the taxing 19 district at the time the submission of the question is 20 initiated by the taxing district; and (iv) the difference 21 between the percentage increase proposed in the question and 22 the otherwise applicable extension limitation lesser of 5% or 23 the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 24 prior levy year (or an estimate of the percentage increase for 25 the prior levy year if the increase is unavailable at the time 26 the submission of the question is initiated by the taxing SB3438 - 45 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 46 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 46 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 46 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 district); and dividing the result by the last known equalized 2 assessed value of the taxing district at the time the 3 submission of the question is initiated by the taxing 4 district. This amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly is 5 intended to clarify the existing requirements of this Section, 6 and shall not be construed to validate any prior non-compliant 7 referendum language. Any notice required to be published in 8 connection with the submission of the question shall also 9 contain this supplemental information and shall not contain 10 any other supplemental information. Any error, miscalculation, 11 or inaccuracy in computing any amount set forth on the ballot 12 or in the notice that is not deliberate shall not invalidate or 13 affect the validity of any proposition approved. Notice of the 14 referendum shall be published and posted as otherwise required 15 by law, and the submission of the question shall be initiated 16 as provided by law. 17 (Source: P.A. 97-1087, eff. 8-24-12.) 18 (35 ILCS 200/18-207 new) 19 Sec. 18-207. Reduced aggregate extension base. 20 (a) Upon submission of a petition signed by a number of 21 voters of the taxing district that is not less than 10% of the 22 votes cast in the taxing district at the immediately preceding 23 gubernatorial election, the question of whether a taxing 24 district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the 25 purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years shall SB3438 - 46 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 47 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 47 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 47 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 be submitted to the voters of the taxing district at the next 2 general or consolidated election. The petition shall set forth 3 the amount of the reduction and the levy years for which the 4 reduction shall be applicable. 5 (b) The petition shall be filed with the applicable 6 election authority, as defined in Section 1-3 of the Election 7 Code, or, in the case of multiple election authorities, with 8 the State Board of Elections, not more than 10 months nor less 9 than 6 months prior to the election at which the question is to 10 be submitted to the voters, and its validity shall be 11 determined as provided by Article 28 of the Election Code and 12 general election law. The election authority or Board, as 13 applicable, shall certify the question and the proper election 14 authority or authorities shall submit the question to the 15 voters. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, this 16 referendum shall be subject to all other general election law 17 requirements. 18 (c) The proposition seeking to reduce the aggregate 19 extension base shall be in substantially the following form: 20 Shall the aggregate extension base used to calculate 21 the limiting rate for (taxing district) under the Property 22 Tax Extension Limitation Law be reduced by (amount of 23 money expressed in U.S. dollars) for (levy year or years)? 24 Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". 25 If a majority of all votes cast on the proposition are in 26 favor of the proposition, then the aggregate extension base SB3438 - 47 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 48 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 48 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 48 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 shall be reduced as provided in the referendum. 2 (35 ILCS 200/18-212) 3 Sec. 18-212. Referendum on debt service extension base. A 4 taxing district may establish or increase its debt service 5 extension base if (i) that taxing district holds a referendum 6 before the date on which the levy must be filed with the county 7 clerk of the county or counties in which the taxing district is 8 situated and (ii) a majority of voters voting on the issue 9 approves the establishment of or increase in the debt service 10 extension base. A debt service extension base established or 11 increased by a referendum held pursuant to this Section after 12 February 2, 2010, shall be increased each year, commencing 13 with the first levy year beginning after the date of the 14 referendum, by the extension limitation lesser of 5% or the 15 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 16 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year if the optional 17 language concerning the annual increase is included in the 18 question submitted to the electors of the taxing district. 19 Referenda under this Section shall be conducted at a regularly 20 scheduled election in accordance with the Election Code. The 21 governing body of the taxing district shall certify the 22 question to the proper election authorities who shall submit 23 the question to the electors of the taxing district in 24 substantially the following form: 25 "Shall the debt service extension base under the Property SB3438 - 48 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438- 49 -LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 49 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b SB3438 - 49 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b 1 Tax Extension Limitation Law for ... (taxing district 2 name) ... for payment of principal and interest on limited 3 bonds be .... ((established at $ ....) . (or) (increased 4 from $ .... to $ ....)) .. for the ..... levy year and all 5 subsequent levy years (optional language: , such debt 6 service extension base to be increased each year by 7 (extension limitation amount) the lesser of 5% or the 8 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 9 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year)?" 10 Votes on the question shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". 11 If a majority of voters voting on the issue approves the 12 establishment of or increase in the debt service extension 13 base, the establishment of or increase in the debt service 14 extension base shall be applicable for the levy years 15 specified. 16 (Source: P.A. 96-1202, eff. 7-22-10.) SB3438 - 49 - LRB103 37836 HLH 67966 b