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92_HB0127
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1 AN ACT concerning Hospice license plates.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 3-648 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
7 Sec. 3-648. Hospice license plates.
8 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
9 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
10 registration plates designated as Hospice license plates.
11 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
12 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
13 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
14 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
15 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
16 3-414.1 of this Code.
17 (b) The color of the plates is wholly within the
18 discretion of the Secretary. The design of the plates shall
19 include the word "Hospice" above drawings of two lilies and a
20 butterfly. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
21 vanity plates or personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the
22 Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
23 provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
24 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
25 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
26 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
27 deposited into the Hospice Fund and $15 shall be deposited
28 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
29 used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
30 processing costs.
31 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
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1 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
2 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
3 Hospice Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
4 State Special License Plate Fund.
5 (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the
6 State treasury. All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid,
7 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
8 by the Secretary, to the Department of Public Health for
9 distribution as grants for hospice services as defined in the
10 Hospice Program Licensing Act. The Director of Public Health
11 shall adopt rules for the distribution of these grants.
12 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
13 Section 5.546 as follows:
14 (30 ILCS 105/5.546 new)
15 Sec. 5.546. The Hospice Fund.