104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1468
 
Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Laura Fine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
60 ILCS 1/30-160
    Amends the Township Code. Authorizes funds generated through a levy on property located in a special police district in an unincorporated area of a township in a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants to be used to provide for public safety in unincorporated areas of the township. Prohibits the levied funds from being used to pay for (i) any portion of a school resource officer's wages or to facilitate any agreement with any law enforcement agency to hire a school resource officer or (ii) any portion of a red light camera, speed camera, or automated license plate reader. Defines "public safety" and "resource officer". Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing 
5Section 30-160 as follows:
 
6    (60 ILCS 1/30-160)
7    Sec. 30-160. Police protection by municipality or county; 
8county of 1,000,000 or more; special taxing district. 
9    (a) In counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more, 
10the electors may authorize the township board to contract with 
11one or more municipalities in the township or with the county 
12within which the township is located to furnish, using the 
13funds levied under subsection (b), police protection in the 
14unincorporated area of the township.
15    (b) In order to provide and maintain police protection in 
16the unincorporated area of the township, the The township 
17board may declare the unincorporated area of the township a 
18special police district for tax purposes. Proof of the 
19declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon 
20the special police district in the amount specified in the 
21annual township tax levy, but not to exceed a rate of .10% of 
22the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the 
23Department of Revenue.
 
 
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1    (c) A township board may also use the special police 
2district funds levied under subsection (b) to provide for 
3public safety in unincorporated areas of the township in the 
4manner prescribed by Section 85-13. The funds levied under 
5subsection (b) may not be used to pay for (i) any portion of a 
6school resource officer's wages or to facilitate any agreement 
7with any law enforcement agency to hire a school resource 
8officer or (ii) any portion of a red light camera, speed 
9camera, or automated license plate reader.
10    As used in this subsection:
11    "Public safety" includes, but is not limited to, crime 
12prevention measures and community safety measures, such as: 
13(i) public information campaigns or programs; (ii) traffic 
14safety measures, traffic control measures, and signage or 
15notices related to those measures; (iii) anti-gang and 
16anti-violence community support and intervention programs; and 
17(iv) graffiti abatement. 
18    "School resource officer" has the meaning given in Section 
1910-20.68 of the School Code. 
20(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.