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Public Act 103-0807
Public Act 0807 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| Public Act 103-0807
| | HB4179 Enrolled | LRB103 34777 AWJ 64627 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Emergency Services Districts Act is amended | by changing Sections 2.5, 4, 11, 11.3, and 11.5 as follows:
| (70 ILCS 2005/2.5) | Sec. 2.5. Rescue squad district continuance. A rescue | squad district organized under this Act before January 1, 2024 | (the effective date of Public Act 103-134) this amendatory Act | of the 103rd General Assembly may (i) continue to be named a | rescue squad district or be renamed an emergency services | district by ordinance of the board of trustees of the | district, (ii) operate under the provisions of this Act as if | it was they were organized as an emergency services district, | and (iii) continue exercising taxing authority granted to it | that was approved before January 1, 2024, and (iv) for a | district in counties other than Cook County, DuPage County, | Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County, | increase, by referendum, the tax rate authorized by its | organizational proposition under Section 4 by up to an | additional 0.20%. However, the aggregate tax authorized to be | levied for any one year under Section 4, including the amount | levied under the organizational proposition, shall not exceed |
| 0.20% of value for a district in Cook County, DuPage County, | Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County or | 0.40% of value for a district in counties other than Cook | County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry | County, or Will County, as equalized or assessed by the | Department of Revenue. The taxes authorized under this Section | may be used for any purpose allowed under this Act, including, | but not limited to, ambulance service. the effective date of | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and the | taxes may be used for any purpose allowed under this Act. | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
| (70 ILCS 2005/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6854) | Sec. 4. The determination of the court as to the necessity | for the organization of the proposed emergency services | district, together with the description of the boundaries of | the district as fixed by the court, shall be entered of record | in the court. Thereupon the court shall certify the question | of the organization of the territory included within the | boundaries fixed by it as an emergency services district to | the proper election officials, who shall submit the question | to the legal voters resident within the territory at an | election to be held in the district. Notice of the referendum | shall be given and the referendum conducted in the manner | provided by the general election law. The notice of the | election shall state the purpose of the referendum, describe |
| the territory proposed to be organized as an emergency | services district, and state the time of the election. | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | form: | --------------------------------------------------------
| Shall this territory (describing
| it) be organized as The ........... YES
| Emergency Services
| District and shall the
| District be authorized to levy and ----------------------
| collect a property tax not to exceed
| [0.20%/0.40%, as applicable] .20%
| on the property situated in the NO
| District?
| | ------------------------------------------------------------- | The court shall cause a statement of the result to be | entered of record in the court. | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
| (70 ILCS 2005/11) | Sec. 11. Property tax; fees. | (a) An emergency services district organized under this | Act may levy and collect a general tax on the property situated | in the district, but the aggregate amount of taxes levied for | any one year under this Act shall not exceed the rate of 0.20% | .20% of value for a district in Cook County, DuPage County, |
| Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County or | 0.80% of value for a district in counties other than Cook | County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry | County, or Will County, as equalized or assessed by the | Department of Revenue. For a district in a county other than | Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry | County, or Will County, no more than half of the rate (0.40%) | may be authorized under paragraph (iv) of Section 2.5, Section | 4, or both and half of the rate (0.40%) under Section 11.5. The | board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount to be | levied and shall return the same to the county clerk. The | limitation upon the tax rate may be increased or decreased | under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of | Illinois. | In case the district is located in more than one county, | the board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount | to be levied upon the taxable property lying in each county and | return the same to the respective county clerks of the | counties in which the amount is to be levied. In order to | determine the amount to be levied upon the taxable property of | that part of the district lying in each county, the board shall | ascertain from the county clerk of the respective counties in | which the district lies the last ascertained equalized value | of the taxable property of the district lying in their | respective counties, then shall ascertain the rate per cent | required and shall, accordingly, apportion the whole amount to |
| be raised between the several parts of the district so lying in | the different counties. The tax provided for in this Section | shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as | nearly as practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal | purposes under the laws of this State. | All general taxes under this Act, when collected, shall be | paid over to the treasurer of the board of trustees, who is | authorized to receive and receipt for the same. | (b) An emergency services A rescue squad district | organized under this Act may fix, charge, and collect fees for | district rescue squad services and ambulance services within | or outside of the rescue squad district not exceeding the | reasonable cost of the service. | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24; 103-174, eff. 6-30-23; | revised 12-12-23.)
| (70 ILCS 2005/11.3) | Sec. 11.3. Ambulance service. | (a) The board of trustees may provide ambulance service to | or from points within or without the district, contract with | providers of ambulance service, combine with other units of | local government for the purpose of providing ambulance | service, and adopt rules and regulations relating to ambulance | service within the board's jurisdiction. | (b) The board of trustees may: | (1) contract with a private person, hospital, |
| corporation, or another governmental unit for the | provision and operation of ambulance service or subsidize | the ambulance service; | (2) limit the number of ambulance services by | referendum; | (3) within its jurisdiction, fix, charge, and collect | fees for ambulance service within or outside of the fire | protection district not exceeding the reasonable cost of | the service; and | (4) establish necessary regulations not inconsistent | with the statutes or regulations of the Department of | Public Health relating to ambulance service. | The board of trustees may limit the number of ambulances | under paragraph (2) or establish regulations under paragraph | (4) if a referendum under Section 11.5 has been approved. | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
| (70 ILCS 2005/11.5) | Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of | trustees of an emergency services district desires to levy a | special tax to provide an ambulance service or support an | existing ambulance service, it shall certify the question to | the proper election officials, who shall submit that question | at an election to the voters of the district. The result of the | referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district. | If a majority of the votes on the question are in favor of the |
| question, the board of trustees may then levy a special tax at | a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property | within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department | of Revenue. The question shall be in substantially the | following form: | ----------------------------------------------
| Shall the ....
| Emergency Services
| District levy a special tax at a rate YES
| not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all
| taxable property within the district -----------------
| as equalized or assessed by the
| Department of Revenue for the purpose NO
| of providing or supporting an ambulance
| service?
| | ------------------------------------------------------------- | The A tax levied under Section 4 11 may be used for | ambulance services as well as a tax levied under this Section. | The aggregate percentage of all tax levies that a district may | levy under this Act may not exceed the aggregate percentage | limitation under Section 11. | (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law. |
Effective Date: 8/9/2024
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