Dan Ugaste, Illinois State Representative from the 65th District | https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_J._Ugaste
Dan Ugaste, Illinois State Representative from the 65th District | https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_J._Ugaste
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish and administer a program to award property tax relief grants to school districts in this State. Provides that, in exchange for receiving a grant, a school district's maximum aggregate property tax extension for the taxable year that begins on January 1 of the fiscal year for which the grant is awarded may not exceed an adjusted maximum aggregate property tax extension for that taxable year. Creates the Education Property Tax Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of awarding grants. Sets forth provisions concerning the Education Property Tax Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill establishes a program for the Illinois State Board of Education to provide property tax relief grants to school districts, effective immediately. The grants require that a school district's maximum property tax extension for the taxable year doesn't exceed an adjusted amount, which is their lawful maximum minus the grant received. The Education Property Tax Relief Fund is created for this purpose, funded by transferring a certified amount from the state's General Revenue Fund. The fund is to be replenished annually, and any unspent money at the fiscal year's end will return to the General Revenue Fund. Grants are distributed based on the average daily attendance per pupil as reported in the prior year's school district report card.
Ugaste graduated from Lake Forest College in 1985 with a BS and again in 1988 from DePaul University College of Law with a JD.
Dan Ugaste is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 65th House District. He replaced previous state representative Steven Andersson in 2019.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
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| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB0009 | 01/09/2025 | Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish and administer a program to award property tax relief grants to school districts in this State. Provides that, in exchange for receiving a grant, a school district's maximum aggregate property tax extension for the taxable year that begins on January 1 of the fiscal year for which the grant is awarded may not exceed an adjusted maximum aggregate property tax extension for that taxable year. Creates the Education Property Tax Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of awarding grants. Sets forth provisions concerning the Education Property Tax Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. |
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