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This bill amends the Township Code to provide additional clarity and restrictions on how townships in counties with over 1 million residents can use special police district tax levies. Specifically, the bill allows township boards to create a special police district and levy a tax up to 0.10% of property value to fund police protection in unincorporated areas. The bill introduces a detailed definition of "public safety" that includes crime prevention, community safety measures, public information campaigns, traffic safety programs, anti-gang interventions, and graffiti abatement. Importantly, the bill prohibits using these levied funds for two specific purposes: paying for school resource officers (as defined in the School Code) or funding red light cameras, speed cameras, or automated license plate readers. The bill aims to provide townships with more flexible but controlled funding mechanisms for local public safety efforts, ensuring that the funds are used for broad community safety initiatives rather than specific restricted technologies or school-based law enforcement personnel.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1468&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104