HB 5413

Abstract

Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a joint agreement to provide recreational programs for persons with disabilities that is entered into between a park district and another unit of local government before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act establishes a special recreation association that is a unit of local government. Provides that, unless otherwise provided in the provisions, a special recreation association shall have all powers, duties, and responsibilities of a park district organized under the Code. Provides that a special recreation association is dissolved upon termination of the joint agreement. Provides that nothing in the provisions authorizes a special recreation association to levy or collect taxes, except that a park district that is a party to a joint agreement is allowed to levy a tax for recreational programs under the joint agreement.