Sen. Chris Lauzen

Filed: 4/11/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 626
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 626 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
511E-13 and by changing Sections 17-3 and 17-5 and as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/11E-13 new)
7 Sec. 11E-13. One elementary school district per high school
8district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
9contrary, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
10Act of the 97th General Assembly, each high school district
11shall contain only one elementary school district, which shall
12have identical boundaries. Within 60 days after the effective
13date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, on a
14date set by the State Board of Education, a special election
15must be held in each high school district to elect members to
16the school board of the newly formed elementary school

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1district, if needed. Each member of the elementary school
2district's board shall be elected for a term of 4 years, except
3that for the initial members of the board, 3 shall be elected
4to serve a term that begins immediately after being elected and
5expires upon the initial member's successor being elected at
6the regular school election in April of 2013 and 4 shall be
7elected to serve a term that begins immediately after being
8elected and expires upon the initial member's successor being
9elected at the regular school election in April of 2015.
10 (105 ILCS 5/17-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-3)
11 Sec. 17-3. Additional levies-Submission to voters.
12 (a) The school board in any district having a population of
13less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause
14a proposition to increase, for a limited period of not less
15than 3 nor more than 10 years or for an unlimited period, the
16annual tax rate for educational purposes to be submitted to the
17voters of such district at a regular scheduled election as
18follows:
19 (1) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or
20 grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for educational
21 purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the value as equalized or
22 assessed by the Department of Revenue for taxes levied for
23 2012 or prior years, not to exceed 3.2% for taxes levied
24 for 2013, not to exceed 2.9% for taxes levied for 2014, not
25 to exceed 2.6% for taxes levied for 2015, not to exceed

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1 2.3% for taxes levied for 2016, and not to exceed 2.0% for
2 taxes levied for 2017 or thereafter;
3 (2) in districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 the
4 maximum rate for educational purposes shall not exceed
5 4.00% of the value as equalized or assessed by the
6 Department of Revenue except that if a single elementary
7 district and a secondary district having boundaries that
8 are coterminous form a community unit district on or after
9 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
10 General Assembly and the actual combined rate of the
11 elementary district and secondary district prior to the
12 formation of the community unit district is greater than
13 4.00%, then the maximum rate for educational purposes for
14 such district shall be the following:
15 (A) For 2 years following the formation of the
16 community unit district, the maximum rate shall equal
17 the actual combined rate of the previous elementary
18 district and secondary district.
19 (B) In each subsequent year, the maximum rate shall
20 be reduced by 0.10% or reduced to 4.00%, whichever
21 reduction is less. The school board may, by proper
22 resolution, cause a proposition to increase the
23 reduced rate, not to exceed the maximum rate in clause
24 (A), to be submitted to the voters of the district at a
25 regular scheduled election as provided under this
26 Section. Nothing in this Section shall require that the

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1 maximum rate for educational purpose for a district
2 maintaining grades one through 12 be reduced below
3 4.00%.
4 If the resolution of the school board seeks to increase the
5annual tax rate for educational purposes for a limited period
6of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the proposition
7shall so state and shall identify the years for which the tax
8increase is sought.
9 If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in
10favor thereof at an election for which the election authorities
11have given notice either (i) in accordance with Section 12-5 of
12the Election Code or (ii) by publication of a true and legible
13copy of the specimen ballot label containing the proposition in
14the form in which it appeared or will appear on the official
15ballot label on the day of the election at least 5 days before
16the day of the election in at least one newspaper published in
17and having a general circulation in the district, the school
18board may thereafter, until such authority is revoked in like
19manner, levy annually the tax so authorized; provided that if
20the proposition as approved limits the increase in the annual
21tax rate of the district for educational purposes to a period
22of not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, the district may,
23unless such authority is sooner revoked in like manner, levy
24annually the tax so authorized for the limited number of years
25approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposition.
26Upon expiration of that limited period, the rate at which the

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1district may annually levy its tax for educational purposes
2shall be the rate provided under Section 17-2, or the rate at
3which the district last levied its tax for educational purposes
4prior to approval of the proposition authorizing the levy of
5that tax at an increased rate, whichever is greater.
6 The school board shall certify the proposition to the
7proper election authorities in accordance with the general
8election law.
9 The provisions of this Section concerning notice of the tax
10rate increase referendum apply only to consolidated primary
11elections held prior to January 1, 2002 at which not less than
1255% of the voters voting on the tax rate increase proposition
13voted in favor of the tax rate increase proposition.
14 (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of the 97th General Assembly, no elementary or high school
16district established pursuant to Section 11E-13 of this Code
17may levy taxes for educational purposes at a rate greater than
182.0% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of
19Revenue.
20(Source: P.A. 94-52, eff. 6-17-05.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/17-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-5)
22 Sec. 17-5. Increase tax rates for operations and
23maintenance purposes- Maximum.
24 (a) The school board in any district having a population of
25less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause

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1a proposition to increase the annual tax rate for operations
2and maintenance purposes to be submitted to the voters of the
3district at a regular scheduled election. The board shall
4certify the proposition to the proper election authority for
5submission to the elector in accordance with the general
6election law. In districts maintaining grades 1 through 8, or
7grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for operations and
8maintenance purposes shall not exceed .55% for taxes levied for
92012 or prior years, not to exceed 0.475% for taxes levied for
102013, not to exceed 0.45% for taxes levied for 2014, not to
11exceed 0.425% for taxes levied for 2015, not to exceed 0.40%
12for taxes levied for 2016, and not to exceed 0.375% for taxes
13levied for 2017 or thereafter; and in districts maintaining
14grades 1 through 12, the maximum rates for operations and
15maintenance purposes shall not exceed .75%, except that if a
16single elementary district and a secondary district having
17boundaries that are coterminous on the effective date of this
18amendatory Act form a community unit district as authorized
19under Section 11-6, the maximum rate for operation and
20maintenance purposes for such district shall not exceed 1.10%
21of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of
22Revenue; and in such district maintaining grades 1 through 12,
23funds may, subject to the provisions of Section 17-5.1
24accumulate to not more than 5% of the equalized assessed
25valuation of the district. No such accumulation shall ever be
26transferred or used for any other purpose. If a majority of the

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1votes cast on the proposition is in favor thereof, the school
2board may thereafter, until such authority is revoked in like
3manner, levy annually a tax as authorized.
4 (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
5of the 97th General Assembly, no elementary or high school
6district established pursuant to Section 11E-13 of this Code
7may levy taxes for operations and maintenance purposes at a
8rate greater than 0.375% of the value as equalized or assessed
9by the Department of Revenue.
10(Source: P.A. 86-1334.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 30,
122011.".