96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2278


 
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



35 ILCS 200/4-10









    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any commissioner, deputy commissioner, deputy member, analyst, or hearing officer of a board of review or any member or hearing officer of the Property Tax Appeal Board in any county who has
earned a
Certified Illinois Assessing Officers Certificate from the Illinois Property
Assessment Institute shall receive from the State, out of funds appropriated to
the Department of Revenue, additional compensation of $500 per year.
















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HB2278

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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 4-10 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 200/4-10)



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    Sec. 4-10. Compensation for Certified Illinois Assessing 
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Officers. Subject
to the requirements for continued training, 
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any supervisor of assessments,
assessor, deputy assessor, or 
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member, commissioner, deputy commissioner, deputy member, 
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analyst, or hearing officer of a board of review or any member 
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or hearing officer of the Property Tax Appeal Board in any 
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county who has
earned a
Certified Illinois Assessing Officers 
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Certificate from the Illinois Property
Assessment Institute 
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shall receive from the State, out of funds appropriated to
the 
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Department, additional compensation of $500 per year.

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    To receive a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer

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certificate, a person shall complete successfully and
pass 
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examinations on a basic course in assessment practice approved 
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by the
Department and conducted by the Institute and additional 
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courses totaling
not less than 60 class hours that are 
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designated and approved by the
Department, on the cost, market 
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and income approaches to value, mass
appraisal techniques, and 
 


 






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property tax administration.

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    To continue to be eligible for the additional compensation, 
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a Certified
Illinois Assessing Officer must complete 
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successfully a minimum of 15 class
hours requiring a written 
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examination, and the equivalent of one seminar course
of 15 
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class hours which does not require a written examination, in 
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each year
for which additional compensation is sought after 
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receipt of the certificate.
The Department shall designate and 
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approve courses acceptable for additional
training, including 
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courses in business and computer techniques, and class
hours 
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applicable to each course. The Department shall specify 
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procedures for
certifying the completion of the additional 
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training.

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    The courses and training shall be conducted annually at 
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various convenient
locations throughout the State. At least one 
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course shall be conducted annually
in each county with more 
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than 400,000 inhabitants.

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(Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 
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8-14-96.)