Bill Amendment: IL HB4442 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: TWP CD-WEBSITE MEETING NOTICE

Status: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB4442 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4442-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 4/26/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4442
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4442 on page 1,
immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
"Section 3. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 2-45 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/2-45)
Sec. 2-45. Selection and eligibility of township and
multi-township assessors.
(a) In all counties under township organization, township
or multi-township assessors shall be qualified as required by
subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and shall be
elected as provided in this Code. Township or multi-township
assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following
their election, and perform the duties of the office for 4
years.
(b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or

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multi-township assessment district not subject to the
requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this Section, no
person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as
a candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for,
or be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she (i) has successfully
completed an introductory course in assessment practices that
is approved by the Department; or (ii) possesses at least one
of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of
subsection (c) of this Section. The candidate cannot file
nominating papers or participate as a candidate unless a copy
of the certificate of his or her qualifications from the
Department is filed with the township clerk, board of election
commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by
the Election Code. The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a
vacancy until he or she has filed a copy of the certificate of
his or her qualifications from the Department with the
appointing authority.
(c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with $25,000,000 or more of
non-farm equalized assessed value or $1,000,000 or more in
commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no person
is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a
candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, or
be appointed to fill vacancies in, the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least

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one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6)
of this subsection (c).
(1) a currently active Certified Illinois Assessing
Officer designation from the Illinois Property Assessment
Institute;
(2) (blank);
(3) a currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS designation
from the International Association of Assessing Officers;
(4) a currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM
designation from the Appraisal Institute;
(5) a currently active professional designation by any
other appraisal or assessing association approved by the
Department; or
(6) (blank).
The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate
as a candidate unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
qualifications from the Department is filed with the township
clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate
authority as required by the Election Code. The candidate
cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or she has filed
a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications with the
appointing authority.
(d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or
multi-township assessment district with more than $10,000,000
and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm equalized assessed value
and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial

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equalized assessed value, no person who has previously been
elected as township or multi-township assessor in any such
township or multi-township assessment district is eligible to
file nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any
caucus or primary or general election for the office of
township or multi-township assessor, unless he or she
possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in
paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c) of this Section.
The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate as
a candidate unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
qualifications from the Department is filed with the township
clerk, board of election commissioners, or other appropriate
authority as required by the Election Code.
(e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy
for the office of township or multi-township assessor without
also filing a copy of the certificate of his or her
qualifications from the Department as required by this
Section, the clerk of the township, the board of election
commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by
the Election Code shall refuse to certify the name of the
person as a candidate to the proper election officials.
If no candidate for election meets the above
qualifications there shall be no election and the town board
of trustees or multi-township board of trustees shall appoint
or contract with a person under Section 2-60.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with

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respect to the office of township or multi-township assessor
for any township or multi-township assessment district located
in Lake County, for the 2024 general election or the 2028
primary or general election, a person is eligible to file
nomination papers or participate as a candidate for that
office without having obtained the qualifications listed in
paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c) if the person has
successfully completed an introductory course in assessment
practices that is approved by the Department. If the person
would otherwise be required to obtain one of the
qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
subsection (c) to serve as township or multi-township
assessor, that person shall obtain at least one of those
qualifications prior to being sworn into office as township or
multi-township assessor. The failure of such a person to
obtain the necessary qualifications shall result in a vacancy
in the office of township or multi-township assessor, which
shall be filled as provided in Section 2-60.
(g) As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized
assessed value" means the total equalized assessed value in
the township or multi-township assessment district as reported
to the Department under Section 18-225 after removal of
homestead exemptions, and after removal of the equalized
assessed value reported as farm or minerals to the Department
under Section 18-225.
For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination

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papers" also includes having nomination papers filed on behalf
of the candidate by another person.
(Source: P.A. 101-467, eff. 8-23-19.)"; and
on page 2, immediately below line 19, by inserting the
following: