Public Act 096-0591
 		





HB2433 Enrolled
LRB096 10091 AJT 20257 b






    AN ACT concerning transportation.

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


 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
Section 5.719 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
    Sec. 5.719. The Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and 
Training Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-684 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-684  new)
    Sec. 3-684. Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training 
license plate.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue 
special registration plates designated to be Illinois EMS 
Memorial Scholarship and Training license plates. The special 
plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 
passenger vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the 
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, 
recreational vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, 
and subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued 
under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly 
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary 
of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary of State shall 
prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412. 
    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original 
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of 
this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary 
of State Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be deposited 
into the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund. 
For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to 
the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this 
fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Illinois 
EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund.
    (d) The Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund 
is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money 
in the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund 
shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and 
approval by the Secretary of State, as grants to the EMS 
Memorial Scholarship and Training Council, a not-for-profit 
corporation, for the purposes (i) of providing scholarships for 
graduate study, undergraduate study, or both, to children and 
spouses of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel killed in 
the course of their employment, and (ii) for grants for the 
training of EMS personnel. 

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