Public Act 93-0203

SB1118 Enrolled                      LRB093 09767 BDD 10012 b

    AN ACT concerning children's advocacy.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The Children's Advocacy Center Act is amended
by changing Section 5 as follows:

    (55 ILCS 80/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 1805)
    Sec. 5.  Referendum.
    (a)  Whenever a petition signed by 1% of the electors who
voted in the last general election in any county is presented
to   the  county  board  requesting  the  submission  of  the
proposition whether an annual tax of not to exceed  .004%  of
the  value,  as  equalized  or  assessed by the Department of
Revenue, of all taxable  property  in  the  county  shall  be
levied  for  the  purpose  of  establishing and maintaining a
Children's Advocacy Center, the county board  shall  adopt  a
resolution  for  the  submission  of  the  proposition to the
electors at the next regular election held in the  county  in
accordance with the general election law.
    (b)  Upon   the   adoption   and   certification  of  the
resolution, the proposition shall be  submitted at  the  next
regular election held in the county. The proposition shall be
in substantially the following form:
              "Shall  an  annual   tax  of  not  more than to
         exceed  ....... per cent be levied on the  value  of
         all  taxable  property  in ............ County (this
         tax  will  amount   to   an   annual   increase   of
         approximately ..... on a home with a market value of
         $100,000)   for  the  purpose  of  establishing  and
         maintaining  a   Children's   Advocacy   Center   to
         coordinate   the   investigation,  prosecution,  and
         treatment referral of child sexual  abuse  in  .....
         County serve the county?".
    The  election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or
"No".
    (c)  If a majority of the electors of the  county  voting
on  the  proposition  vote  in favor thereof, the proposition
shall be deemed adopted.
    (d)  The adoption of a  referendum  is  not  required  to
establish  a  Children's Advocacy Center if the Center may be
or is operated with funds other  than  the  proceeds  of  the
annual tax that is authorized by referendum.
(Source: P.A. 92-785, eff. 8-6-02.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.