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90_HB1442 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new 625 ILCS 5/6-106 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that an application form for a license or instruction permit shall include a provision indicating that if the applicant wishes to contribute to the Prevent Blindness Fund, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution on the form. Provides that the money in the Prevent Blindness Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to the Illinois based Prevent Blindness America for the purpose of preventing blindness and preserving the sight of residents. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Prevent Blindness Fund. Effective January 1, 1998. LRB9004100NTsb LRB9004100NTsb 1 AN ACT concerning driver's licenses, amending named Acts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 5 Section 5.449 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new) 7 Sec. 5.449. The Prevent Blindness Fund. 8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 9 changing Section 6-106 as follows: 10 (625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106) 11 Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction 12 permit. 13 (a) Every application for any permit or license 14 authorized to be issued under this Act shall be made upon a 15 form furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application 16 shall be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such 17 fee shall entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts 18 to pass the examination within a period of 1 year after the 19 date of application. 20 (b) Every application shall state the name, social 21 security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence 22 address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; 23 state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as 24 a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and 25 whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended, 26 revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such 27 cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall 28 include an affirmation by the applicant that all information 29 set forth is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's -2- LRB9004100NTsb 1 signature, written with pen and ink. The application form 2 may also require the statement of such additional relevant 3 information as the Secretary of State shall deem necessary to 4 determine the applicant's competency and eligibility. The 5 Secretary of State may in his discretion substitute a federal 6 tax number in lieu of a social security number, or he may 7 instead assign an additional distinctive number in lieu 8 thereof, where an applicant is prohibited by bona fide 9 religious convictions from applying or is exempt from 10 applying for a social security number. The Secretary of State 11 shall, however, determine which religious orders or sects 12 have such bona fide religious convictions. The Secretary of 13 State may, in his discretion, by rule or regulation, provide 14 that an application for a drivers license may include a 15 suitable photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed 16 by the Secretary, and he may further provide that each 17 drivers license shall include a photograph of the driver. The 18 Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system 19 most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of 20 a drivers license and to prevent substitution of another 21 photo thereon. 22 (c) The application form shall include a notice to the 23 applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders 24 under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be 25 provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of 26 State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" 27 has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex 28 Offender Registration Act. 29 (d) The application form shall include a provision 30 indicating that if the applicant wishes to contribute to the 31 Prevent Blindness Fund he or she may do so by stating the 32 amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the 33 application form. A statement providing an explanation of the 34 purpose of the contribution shall be included with the -3- LRB9004100NTsb 1 application form. 2 (e) The Prevent Blindness Fund is created as a special 3 fund in the State treasury. All money in the Prevent 4 Blindness Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the 5 General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to 6 the Illinois based Prevent Blindness America, a 7 not-for-profit organization, for the purpose of preventing 8 blindness and preserving the sight of residents of this 9 State. 10 (Source: P.A. 89-8, eff. 1-1-96.) 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 12 January 1, 1998.