Rep. Curtis Tarver

Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption to $50,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that for taxable years 2024 through 2026, the property tax liability for homestead property in Cook County that contains a single-family home or a multi-unit residential dwelling with fewer than 3 units shall not exceed the adjusted property tax liability for the property for the applicable tax year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Counties Code. Changes the Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge a county recorder must collect on each real-estate related document from $9 to $18. Increases the fee a county may charge for recording documents. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Provides that, as part of the Illinois Housing Development Authority's request-for-proposals process for soliciting proposals from local administering agencies and for awarding grants, best efforts will be used to prioritize local administering agencies that serve the county in which annual receipts were collected upon receipt of current data from the Department of Revenue applicable to the annual receipts. Provides that the Authority shall use best efforts through outreach to local administering agencies to encourage at least one local administering agency to serve each county. Creates the Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding Allocation Task Force, which shall study and make recommendations regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support funds across the State and shall also work with the Authority as funding allocations will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. Effective January 1, 2024.

Amends various Acts and Codes. Changes all statutory references of alderman and aldermen to alderperson and alderpersons. Changes all statutory references of congressman to congressperson. Makes conforming changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/2A-26 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-26 10 ILCS 5/2A-28 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-28 10 ILCS 5/7-4 from Ch. 46, par. 7-4 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/10-3 from Ch. 46, par. 10-3 10 ILCS 5/23-6.1 from Ch. 46, par. 23-6.1 40 ILCS 5/6-230 40 ILCS 5/7-109 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109 40 ILCS 5/8-113 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-113 40 ILCS 5/8-232 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-232 40 ILCS 5/8-243 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243 40 ILCS 5/8-243.2 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243.2 50 ILCS 105/1 from Ch. 102, par. 1 50 ILCS 105/1.3 50 ILCS 105/2 from Ch. 102, par. 2 50 ILCS 105/4 from Ch. 102, par. 4 55 ILCS 5/3-14036 from Ch. 34, par. 3-14036 65 ILCS 5/1-1-2 from Ch. 24, par. 1-1-2 65 ILCS 5/2-2-9 from Ch. 24, par. 2-2-9 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-30 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-30 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-50 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-51 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-60 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-60 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-65 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-65 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-75 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-75 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-5 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-15 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-25 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-25 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-30 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-30 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-35 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-35 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-40 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-40 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-15 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-20 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-20 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-22 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-22 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-25 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-25 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-30 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-30 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-35 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-35 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-40 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-40 65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-45 65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-70 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-70 65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-75 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-75 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-35 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-35 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-5 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-10 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-10 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-15 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-25 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-25 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-30 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-30 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-35 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-35 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-40 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-40 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-50 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-50 65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-55 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-55 65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-5 65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-15 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-15 65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-55-5 65 ILCS 5/4-1-2 from Ch. 24, par. 4-1-2 65 ILCS 5/4-10-1 from Ch. 24, par. 4-10-1 65 ILCS 5/5-1-4 from Ch. 24, par. 5-1-4 65 ILCS 5/5-2-1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-1 65 ILCS 5/5-2-2 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-2 65 ILCS 5/5-2-3 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-3 65 ILCS 5/5-2-3.1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-3.1 65 ILCS 5/5-2-4 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-4 65 ILCS 5/5-2-5 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-5 65 ILCS 5/5-2-7 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-7 65 ILCS 5/5-2-8 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-8 65 ILCS 5/5-2-11 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-11 65 ILCS 5/5-2-12 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-12 65 ILCS 5/5-2-17 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-17 65 ILCS 5/5-2-18 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18 65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.1 65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.2 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.2 65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.7 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.7 65 ILCS 5/5-2-19 from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-19 65 ILCS 5/5-3-1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-1 65 ILCS 5/5-3-3 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-3 65 ILCS 5/5-3-4 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-4 65 ILCS 5/5-3-5 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-5 65 ILCS 5/5-3-7 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-7 65 ILCS 5/5-3-8 from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-8 65 ILCS 5/5-4-1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-4-1 65 ILCS 5/5-4-3 from Ch. 24, par. 5-4-3 65 ILCS 5/5-5-1 from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-1 65 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-5 65 ILCS 5/6-3-2 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-2 65 ILCS 5/6-3-3 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-3 65 ILCS 5/6-3-4 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-4 65 ILCS 5/6-3-5 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-5 65 ILCS 5/6-3-6 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-6 65 ILCS 5/6-3-7 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-7 65 ILCS 5/6-3-8 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-8 65 ILCS 5/6-3-9 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-9 65 ILCS 5/6-3-10 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-10 65 ILCS 5/6-4-3 from Ch. 24, par. 6-4-3 65 ILCS 5/6-4-4 from Ch. 24, par. 6-4-4 65 ILCS 5/6-5-1 from Ch. 24, par. 6-5-1 65 ILCS 5/7-1-15 from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-15 65 ILCS 5/7-1-39 from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-39 65 ILCS 5/7-1-42 from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-42 65 ILCS 5/7-2-1 from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-1 65 ILCS 5/7-2-19 from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-19 65 ILCS 5/7-2-28 from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-28 65 ILCS 5/8-9-1 from Ch. 24, par. 8-9-1 65 ILCS 5/10-1-30 from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-30 65 ILCS 5/10-3-5 from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-5 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-1.1 65 ILCS 5/11-13-10 from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-10 65 ILCS 5/11-13-14 from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-14 65 ILCS 5/11-13-14.1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-14.1 65 ILCS 5/11-80-5 from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-5 65 ILCS 5/11-91-1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-91-1 65 ILCS 5/11-101-2 from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-2 65 ILCS 20/21-5.1 from Ch. 24, par. 21-5.1 65 ILCS 20/21-7 from Ch. 24, par. 21-7 65 ILCS 20/21-14 from Ch. 24, par. 21-14 65 ILCS 20/prec. Sec. 21-22 heading 65 ILCS 20/21-22 from Ch. 24, par. 21-22 65 ILCS 20/21-23 from Ch. 24, par. 21-23 65 ILCS 20/21-24 from Ch. 24, par. 21-24 65 ILCS 20/21-25 from Ch. 24, par. 21-25 65 ILCS 20/21-26 from Ch. 24, par. 21-26 65 ILCS 20/21-27 from Ch. 24, par. 21-27 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 65 ILCS 20/21-29 from Ch. 24, par. 21-29 65 ILCS 20/21-30 from Ch. 24, par. 21-30 65 ILCS 20/21-32 from Ch. 24, par. 21-32 65 ILCS 20/21-33 from Ch. 24, par. 21-33 65 ILCS 20/21-34 from Ch. 24, par. 21-34 65 ILCS 20/21-38 from Ch. 24, par. 21-38 65 ILCS 20/21-39 from Ch. 24, par. 21-39 65 ILCS 20/21-40 from Ch. 24, par. 21-40 65 ILCS 20/21-41 from Ch. 24, par. 21-41 70 ILCS 200/210-20 70 ILCS 200/210-25 70 ILCS 200/270-20 70 ILCS 200/270-25 70 ILCS 210/5.6 70 ILCS 755/10 70 ILCS 1210/23 from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 102 70 ILCS 1215/25 from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 138 70 ILCS 2605/4.25 from Ch. 42, par. 323.25 105 ILCS 5/34-210 105 ILCS 5/34-230 105 ILCS 5/34-235 235 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 43, par. 110 235 ILCS 5/6-2 from Ch. 43, par. 120 235 ILCS 5/6-11 410 ILCS 705/55-28 625 ILCS 5/3-610 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-610 735 ILCS 5/15-1503 from Ch. 110, par. 15-1503 765 ILCS 825/1 from Ch. 21, par. 7 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/19-4 from Ch. 46, par. 19-4 10 ILCS 5/19-8 from Ch. 46, par. 19-8 10 ILCS 5/19-10 from Ch. 46, par. 19-10 705 ILCS 24/45 705 ILCS 35/2 from Ch. 37, par. 72.2 705 ILCS 35/2f from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f 705 ILCS 35/2f-2 705 ILCS 35/2f-4 705 ILCS 35/2f-5 705 ILCS 35/2f-6 705 ILCS 35/2f-9 705 ILCS 35/2f-13 705 ILCS 35/2f-14 705 ILCS 35/2f-15 705 ILCS 35/2f-18 705 ILCS 35/37 705 ILCS 40/2 from Ch. 37, par. 72.42 705 ILCS 45/2 from Ch. 37, par. 160.2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes changes concerning the verification of voter signatures. Provides that each political party, candidate and qualified civic organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher for each panel of election judges at each place where vote by mail voters' ballots are processed. Makes changes to the Judicial Circuits Districting Act of 2022 and the Circuit Courts Act to effectuate the intent of Public Act 102-693 by correcting drafting errors and making clarifications, while converting the remaining at-large judgeships in the 6th and 17th judicial circuits to resident judgeships similar to other circuits, including but not limited to, the 3rd and 19th judicial circuits. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Counties Code. Changes the Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge a county recorder must collect on each real-estate related document from $9 to $18. Increases the fee a county may charge for recording documents. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Provides that annual receipts distributed under the Rental Housing Support Program shall be distributed with priority to local administering agencies from the county in which the annual receipts were collected. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall wait at least 6 months after annual receipts are deposited into the Rental Housing Support Program Fund before distributing the annual receipts. Provides that the Authority shall work with each county to ensure that at least one local administering agency is located within each county. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 310 ILCS 105/10 Adds reference to: 310 ILCS 105/30 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: provides that, as part of the request-for-proposal process and subject to specified requirements, best efforts will be used to prioritize local administering agencies that serve the county in which annual receipts were collected upon receipt of current data from the Department of Revenue applicable to the annual receipts (rather than annual receipts shall be distributed with priority to local administering agencies from the county in which the annual receipts were collected); removes a provision requiring the Illinois Housing Development Authority to wait at least 6 months after annual receipts are deposited into the Rental Housing Support Program Fund before distributing the annual receipts; provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall use best efforts through outreach to local administering agencies to encourage at least one local administering agency to serve each county in the State (rather than the Authority shall work with each county to ensure that at least one local administering agency is located within each county); and creates the Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding Allocation Task Force, which shall study and make recommendations regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support funds across the State and shall also work with the Authority as funding allocations will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. Effective January 1, 2022. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2023 (rather than January 1, 2022). Makes conforming changes to the date the Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding Allocation Task Force is required to submit its report (from March 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023) and the date the Task Force provisions are repealed (from March 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024). Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that the Governor shall appoint 3 members (rather than one member) to the Task Force from an organization representing Illinois county clerks and recorders (rather than Illinois clerks and recorders), including appointments from the Chicago suburbs, from a small metropolitan area, and from a rural area. Makes technical corrections in provisions about appointment of a member representing a local administering agency from a rural area to the Task Force.

Amends the School Code. Prohibits the State Board of Education from developing, purchasing, or requiring a school district to administer, develop, or purchase a standardized assessment for students enrolled or preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade 2, other than for diagnostic purposes. Prohibits the State Board of Education from providing funding for any standardized assessment of students enrolled or preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade 2. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes references from "diagnostic purposes" to "diagnostic and screening purposes". Adds bilingual education, dyslexia services, or other related educational services to the definition of "diagnostic and screening purposes". Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-15 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Chicago Board of Education's requirements and criteria for the position of principal of an attendance center. Provides that if the requirements and criteria result or may result in the exclusion of otherwise qualified and licensed candidates from being eligible for selection to serve as a principal, then the Board shall maintain a public database that includes the names of all of the candidates who are eligible to be selected as a principal and who do not choose to not have their name included in the database. Requires the Board to establish a grievance and hearing procedure for those candidates the general superintendent has deemed ineligible to serve as a principal. Makes changes concerning the use of performance evaluations in determining that a principal is no longer eligible to seek a principal position at an attendance center. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall develop a form that summarizes the terms of each financing agreement entered into under the Act and shall include the form with the final financing agreement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in addition to any other requirements set forth by law, each member of the board of review in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants must be an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Amends the Private College Campus Police Act. Provides that information and records in the custody or possession of a campus police department subject to the Act shall be open to inspection or copying to the extent the information and records relate to the members of the campus police department's exercise of the powers of municipal peace officers or county sheriffs. Lists the types of records that are and are not subject to inspection and copying. Sets forth provisions concerning record requests, and provides that any person denied access to any record required to be publicly available may file a request for review with the Office of the Attorney General Public Access Counselor.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prohibited transactions.