110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 110 - HIGHER EDUCATION|110 ILCS 805/ - Public Community College Act.|Article III - Community College Districts; Organization; Powers And Duties; Elections

 (from Ch. 122, par. 103-20.3.01)Sec. 3-20.3.01. Whenever, as a result of any lawful order of any agency,  other than a local community college board, having authority to enforce any  law or regulation designed for the protection, health or safety of community  college students, employees or visitors, or any law or regulation for the  protection and safety of the environment, pursuant to the "Environmental  Protection Act", any local community college district, including any district  to which Article VII of this Act applies, is required to alter or repair  any physical facilities, or whenever any district determines that it is  necessary for energy conservation, health or safety, environmental  protection or accessibility purposes that any physical  facilities should be altered or repaired and that such alterations or  repairs will be made with funds not necessary for the completion of  approved and recommended projects for fire prevention and safety, or  whenever after the effective date of this amendatory Act of  1984 any district, including any district to which Article VII applies,  provides for alterations or repairs determined by the local community  college board to be necessary for health and safety, environmental  protection, accessibility or energy conservation purposes, such  district may, by proper resolution which specifically identifies the  project and which is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Open  Meetings Act, levy a tax for the purpose of paying for such alterations or  repairs, or survey by a licensed architect or engineer, upon the equalized  assessed value of all the taxable property of the district at a rate not to  exceed .05% per year for a period sufficient to finance such alterations or  repairs, upon the following conditions:(a) When in the judgment of the local community     college board of trustees there are not sufficient funds available in the operations and maintenance fund of the district to permanently pay for such alterations or repairs so ordered, determined as necessary.(b) When a certified estimate of a licensed architect     or engineer stating the estimated amount that is necessary to make the alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as necessary has been secured by the local community college district.The filing of a certified copy of the resolution or ordinance levying the  tax shall be the authority of the county clerk or clerks  to extend such tax; provided, however, that in no event shall the extension  for the current and preceding years, if any, under this Section be greater  than the amount so approved, and interest on bonds issued pursuant to this  Section and in the event such current extension and preceding extensions  exceed such approval and interest, it shall be reduced proportionately.The county clerk of each of the counties in which any community college  district levying a tax under the authority of this Section is located, in  reducing raised levies, shall not consider any such tax as a part of the  general levy for community college purposes and shall not include the same  in the limitation of any other tax rate which may be extended.  Such tax  shall be levied and collected in like manner as all other taxes of  community college districts.The tax rate limit hereinabove specified in this Section may be increased  to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to effect such increase by a  majority of the electors voting on that proposition at a regular scheduled  election.  Such proposition may be initiated by resolution of the local  community college board and shall be certified by the secretary of the  local community college board to the proper election authorities for  submission in accordance with the general election law.Each local community college district authorized to levy any tax pursuant  to this Section may also or in the alternative by proper resolution or  ordinance borrow money for such specifically identified purposes not in   excess of $4,500,000 in the aggregate at any one time when  in the judgment  of the local community college board of trustees there are not sufficient  funds available in the operations and maintenance fund of the district to  permanently pay for such alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as  necessary and a certified estimate of a licensed architect or engineer  stating the estimated amount has been secured by  the local community college district, and as evidence of such  indebtedness may issue bonds without referendum.  However, Community College District No. 522 and Community College District No. 536 may or in the alternative by proper resolution or  ordinance borrow money for such specifically identified purposes not in   excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time when  in the judgment  of the community college board of trustees there are not sufficient  funds available in the operations and maintenance fund of the district to  permanently pay for such alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as  necessary and a certified estimate of a licensed architect or engineer  stating the estimated amount has been secured by  the community college district, and as evidence of such  indebtedness may issue bonds without referendum. Such bonds shall bear  interest at a rate or rates authorized by "An Act to authorize public  corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax  anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set forth  therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended, shall mature  within 20 years from date, and shall be signed by the chairman, secretary  and treasurer of the local community college board.In order to authorize and issue such bonds the local community college  board shall adopt a resolution fixing the amount of bonds, the date thereof,  the maturities thereof and rates of interest thereof, and the board by such  resolution, or in a district to which Article VII applies the city council  upon demand and under the direction of the board by ordinance, shall provide  for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable  property in the local community college district sufficient to pay the  principal and interest on such bonds to maturity.  Upon the filing in the  office of the county clerk of each of the counties in which the community  college district is located of a certified copy of such resolution or  ordinance it is the duty of the county clerk or clerks to extend the tax  therefor without limit as to rate or amount and in addition to and in  excess of all other taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized to be levied  by such community college district.The State Board shall set through administrative rule regulations and specifications  for minimum requirements for the construction, remodeling or rehabilitation  of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, lighting, seating, water supply,  toilet, accessibility, fire safety and any other matter that  will conserve, preserve or provide for the protection and the health or  safety of individuals in or on community college property and will conserve  the integrity of the physical facilities of the district.This Section is cumulative and constitutes complete authority for the  issuance of bonds as provided in this Section notwithstanding any other  statute or law to the contrary.  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-655, eff. 7-28-16.)