Tax for Education Referendum Act

Illinois Ballot Measure - Public Act 098-0794

Election: Nov. 4, 2014 (General)

Outcome: Passed

Categories:

K-12 Education
Government Budget and Spending
Taxes

Summary


Creates the Tax for Education Referendum Act. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall cause a statewide advisory question of public policy to be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held on November 4, 2014 asking whether the Illinois Constitution should be amended to require that each school district receive additional revenue, based on their number of students, from an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000.

Measure Text


AN ACT concerning elections.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Tax for Education Referendum Act.

Section 5. Referendum. The State Board of Elections shall cause a statewide advisory question of public policy to be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held on November 4, 2014. The question shall appear in the following form:

"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to require that each school district receive additional revenue, based on their number of students, from an additional 3% tax on income greater than one million dollars?"

The votes on the question shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

Section 10. Certification. The State Board of Elections shall immediately certify the question set forth in Section 5 of this Act to be submitted to the voters of the entire State to each election authority in Illinois.

Section 15. Conflicts. If any provision of this Act conflicts with any other law, this Act controls.

Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2015.

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

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