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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1640   </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-UNIT DIST-TAX RATE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Gary G. Dahl-Dan Rutherford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/17-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 17-3</aliasreference><SynopsisText> Amends the School Code. For school districts having a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants, provides that, subject to referendum, the maximum tax rate for certain recently formed community unit school districts that have a combined rate of more than 4% is as follows: for 2 years, the same as the actual combined rate of the previous elementary and secondary district; and in each subsequent year the rate shall be reduced by 0.10% or reduced to 4.00%, whichever is less. The school board may seek to increase the reduced rate by referendum. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary G. Dahl</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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