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| Public Act 101-0467 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 2-45 and 3-5 as follows:
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(35 ILCS 200/2-45)
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Sec. 2-45.
Selection and eligibility of township and | ||||
multi-township
assessors.
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(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
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assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following | ||||
their election,
and perform the duties of the office for 4 | ||||
years.
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(b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or | ||||
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
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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.
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(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 | ||
one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1)
through (6) | ||
of this subsection (c).
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(1) a currently active Certified Illinois Assessing | ||
Officer designation certificate from the Illinois
Property | ||
Assessment Institute with current additional 30 class | ||
hours as
required for additional compensation under | ||
Section 4-10;
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(2) (blank); (A) A Certified Illinois Assessing | ||
Officer certificate from the
Illinois Property Assessment | ||
Institute with a minimum of 300 additional hours
of | ||
successfully completed courses approved by the Department, | ||
if at least 150
of the course hours required a written | ||
examination; and
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(B) within the 4 years preceding the election, | ||
successful completion of
at least 15 class hours of | ||
additional training in courses that must be approved
by the | ||
Department, including but not limited to, assessment, | ||
appraisal, or
computer courses, and that may be offered by | ||
accredited universities, colleges,
or community colleges;
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(3) a currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS Certified | ||
Assessment Evaluator designation from the International
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Association of Assessing Officers;
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(4) a currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM | ||
designation certification as a Member of the Appraisal | ||
Institute, Senior Real
Estate Analyst, or Senior Real | ||
Property Appraiser from the Appraisal Institute
or its | ||
predecessor organization;
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(5) a currently active professional designation by any | ||
other appraisal or assessing
association approved by the | ||
Department; or
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(6) (blank). if the person has served as a township or | ||
multi-township assessor for
12 years or more, a Certified | ||
Illinois Assessing Official certificate from the
Illinois | ||
Property Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360 | ||
additional hours
of
successfully completed courses | ||
approved by the Department, if at least 180 of
the
course | ||
hours required a written examination.
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The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate | ||
as a candidate
unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
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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.
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(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
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
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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
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commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by | ||
the Election Code.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination papers" | ||
also includes
having nomination papers filed on behalf of the | ||
candidate by another person.
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(Source: P.A. 93-188, eff. 7-11-03.)
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(35 ILCS 200/3-5)
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Sec. 3-5. Supervisor of assessments. In counties with less | ||
than 3,000,000
inhabitants and in which no county assessor has | ||
been elected under Section
3-45, there shall be a county | ||
supervisor of assessments, either appointed as
provided in this | ||
Section, or elected.
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In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and not | ||
having an elected
county assessor or an elected supervisor of | ||
assessments, the office of
supervisor of assessments shall be | ||
filled by appointment by the presiding
officer of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board.
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To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to file | ||
nomination
papers or participate as a candidate in any primary | ||
or general election
for, or be elected to, the office of | ||
supervisor of assessments, or to enter
upon the duties of the | ||
office, a person must possess one of the following
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qualifications as certified by the Department individual to the | ||
county clerk:
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(1) A currently active Certified Illinois Assessing | ||
Officer designation Official certificate from the Illinois
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Property Assessment Institute, plus the additional | ||
training required for
additional compensation under | ||
Section 4-10.
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(2) A currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS designation | ||
Certified Assessment Evaluator certificate from the | ||
International
Association of Assessing Officers.
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(3) A currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM | ||
designation Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI), | ||
Residential Member (RM),
Senior Real Estate Analyst | ||
(SREA), Senior Real Property Analyst (SRPA) or
Senior | ||
Residential Analyst (SRA) certificate from the Appraisal | ||
Institute or
its predecessor organizations.
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(4) (blank). If the person has served as a supervisor | ||
of assessments for 12
years or more, a Certified Illinois | ||
Assessing Official certificate
from the Illinois Property | ||
Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360
additional hours | ||
of
successfully completed courses approved by the | ||
Department if at least 180 of
the course hours
required a | ||
written examination.
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In addition, a person must have had at least 2 years' | ||
experience in the field
of property sales, assessments, finance | ||
or appraisals and must have passed an
examination conducted by | ||
the Department to determine his or her competence to
hold the | ||
office. The examination may be conducted by the Department at a
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convenient location in the county or region. Notice of the time | ||
and place
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of | ||
general circulation in the
counties, at least one week prior to | ||
the exam. The Department shall certify to
the county board a | ||
list of the names and scores of persons who pass the
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examination. The Department may provide by rule the maximum | ||
time that the name
of a person who has passed the examination | ||
will be included on a list of
persons eligible for appointment | ||
or election. The term of office shall be 4
years from the date | ||
of appointment and until a successor is appointed and
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qualified.
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(Source: P.A. 92-667, eff. 7-16-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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