HB5413 Summary

• Amends the Park District Code to establish that joint agreements for recreational programs for persons with disabilities create a special recreation association that qualifies as a unit of local government.

• Applies to agreements entered into before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory act between two or more park districts, or between a single park district and another local government unit in counties with populations of 300,000 or less.

• Grants special recreation associations all powers, duties, and responsibilities of a park district under the Code, unless otherwise specified in the statute.

• Dissolves special recreation associations upon termination of the joint agreement between participating entities.

• Prohibits special recreation associations from levying or collecting taxes, though park districts that are parties to joint agreements may levy taxes specifically for the recreational programs covered by the joint agreement.