Bill Text: IL HB4452 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Changes the form of the proposition regarding an annual tax for providing mental health facilities and services. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0935 [HB4452 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4452-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Changes the form of the proposition regarding an annual tax for providing mental health facilities and services. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0935 [HB4452 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4452-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (405 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 305)
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7 | Sec. 5. (a) When the governing body of a governmental unit | ||||||
8 | passes a
resolution as provided in Section 4 asking that an | ||||||
9 | annual tax may be
levied for the purpose of providing such | ||||||
10 | mental health facilities and
services, including facilities | ||||||
11 | and services for the person with a
developmental disability or | ||||||
12 | a substance use disorder, in the community and so
instructs | ||||||
13 | the clerk of the governmental unit such clerk shall certify | ||||||
14 | the
proposition to the proper election officials for | ||||||
15 | submission at a regular
election in accordance with the | ||||||
16 | general election law. The proposition shall be
in the | ||||||
17 | following form:
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18 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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19 | Shall............ (governmental
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20 | unit) levy an annual tax of not to YES
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21 | (not more than .15%) exceed .15%
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22 | for the purpose of providing
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23 | community mental health facilities and ---------------
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1 | services including facilities and services
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2 | for the person with a developmental NO
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3 | disability or a substance use disorder?
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4 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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5 | (b) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the | ||||||
6 | proposition are for the
levy of such tax, the governing
body of | ||||||
7 | such governmental unit shall
thereafter annually levy a tax | ||||||
8 | not to exceed the rate set forth in
Section 4. Thereafter, the | ||||||
9 | governing body shall in the annual
appropriation bill | ||||||
10 | appropriate from such funds such sum or sums of money
as may be | ||||||
11 | deemed necessary, based upon the community mental health
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12 | board's budget, the board's annual mental health report, and | ||||||
13 | the local
mental health plan to defray necessary expenses and | ||||||
14 | liabilities in
providing for such community mental health | ||||||
15 | facilities and services.
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16 | (c) If the governing body of a governmental unit levies a | ||||||
17 | tax under Section 4 of this Act and the rate specified in the | ||||||
18 | proposition under subsection (a) of this Section is less than | ||||||
19 | 0.15%, then the governing body of the governmental unit may, | ||||||
20 | upon referendum approval, increase that rate to not more than | ||||||
21 | 0.15%. The governing body shall instruct the clerk of the | ||||||
22 | governmental unit to certify the
proposition to the proper | ||||||
23 | election officials for submission at a regular
election in | ||||||
24 | accordance with the general election law. The proposition | ||||||
25 | shall be
in the following form: | ||||||
26 | "Shall the tax imposed by (governmental unit) for the |
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1 | purpose of providing community mental health facilities | ||||||
2 | and services, including facilities and services for | ||||||
3 | persons with a developmental disability or substance use | ||||||
4 | disorder be increased to (not more than 0.15%)?" | ||||||
5 | If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition | ||||||
6 | are for the
increase of the tax, then the governing
body of the | ||||||
7 | governmental unit may
thereafter annually levy a tax not to | ||||||
8 | exceed the rate set forth in the referendum question. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07; 96-764, eff. 8-25-09.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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