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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 293
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 293 as follows:
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
6 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2805/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67)
8 Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have
9 the following powers and duties:
10 To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or
11 his or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be
12 reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or
13 endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage,
14 benefit or emolument accruing or due to such person under any
15 law of the United States, the State of Illinois or any other
16 state or governmental agency by reason of the service of such
17 veteran, and in pursuance thereof shall:
18 1. Contact veterans, their survivors and dependents
19 and advise them of the benefits of state and federal laws
20 and assist them in obtaining such benefits;
21 2. Establish field offices and direct the
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1 activities of the personnel assigned to such offices;
2 3. Create a volunteer field force of accredited
3 representatives, representing educational institutions,
4 labor organizations, veterans organizations, employers,
5 churches, and farm organizations;
6 4. Conduct informational and training services;
7 5. Conduct educational programs through newspapers,
8 periodicals and radio for the specific purpose of
9 disseminating information affecting veterans and their
10 dependents;
11 6. Coordinate the services and activities of all
12 state departments having services and resources affecting
13 veterans and their dependents;
14 7. Encourage and assist in the coordination of
15 agencies within counties giving service to veterans and
16 their dependents;
17 8. Cooperate with veterans organizations and other
18 governmental agencies;
19 9. Make, alter, amend and promulgate reasonable
20 rules and procedures for the administration of this Act;
21 and
22 10. Make and publish annual reports to the Governor
23 regarding the administration and general operation of the
24 Department;.
25 11. Encourage the State to implement more programs
26 to address the wide range of issues faced by Persian Gulf
27 War Veterans, especially those who took part in combat,
28 by creating an official commission to further study
29 Persian Gulf War Diseases. The commission shall consist
30 of 9 members appointed as follows: the Speaker and
31 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the
32 President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each
33 appoint one member from the General Assembly, the
34 Governor shall appoint 4 members to represent veterans'
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1 organizations, and the Department shall appoint one
2 member. The commission members shall serve without
3 compensation; and.
4 12. Make grants, from moneys appropriated from the
5 Gulf War Memorial Fund, to private organizations for the
6 costs of erecting a Gulf War Memorial in Illinois.
7 The Department may accept and hold on behalf of the
8 State, if for the public interest, a grant, gift, devise or
9 bequest of money or property to the Department made for the
10 general benefit of Illinois veterans, including the conduct
11 of informational and training services by the Department and
12 other authorized purposes of the Department. The Department
13 shall cause each grant, gift, devise or bequest to be kept as
14 a distinct fund and shall invest such funds in the manner
15 provided by the Public Funds Investment Act, as now or
16 hereafter amended, and shall make such reports as may be
17 required by the Comptroller concerning what funds are so held
18 and the manner in which such funds are invested. The
19 Department may make grants from these funds for the general
20 benefit of Illinois veterans. Grants from these funds,
21 except for the funds established under Sections 2.01a and
22 2.03, shall be subject to appropriation.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-142, eff. 1-1-98; 90-168, eff. 7-23-97;
24 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
25 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
26 Sections 5.545, 5.546, 5.547, 5.548, 5.549, 5.550, 5.551, and
27 5.552 as follows:
28 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
29 Sec. 5.545. The Gulf War Memorial Fund.
30 (30 ILCS 105/5.546 new)
31 Sec. 5.546. The Pet Overpopulation Control Fund.
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1 (30 ILCS 105/5.547 new)
2 Sec. 5.547. The Hospice Fund.
3 (30 ILCS 105/5.548 new)
4 Sec. 5.548. The Lions of Illinois Fund.
5 (30 ILCS 105/5.549 new)
6 Sec. 5.549. The Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial
7 Fund.
8 (30 ILCS 105/5.550 new)
9 Sec. 5.550. The K-12 Education Fund.
10 (30 ILCS 105/5.551 new)
11 Sec. 5.551. The Park District Youth Program Fund.
12 (30 ILCS 105/5.552 new)
13 Sec. 5.552. The Coal Technology Research Fund.
14 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
15 changing Section 3-412 and adding Sections 3-648, 3-649,
16 3-650, 3-651, 3-652, 3-653, 3-654, 3-655, 3-656, 3-657, and
17 3-658 as follows:
18 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
19 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration
20 stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
21 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
22 subject to annual registration for the first time shall
23 issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one
24 registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
25 motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates
26 for other motor vehicles and, where applicable, current
27 registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first
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1 division. The provisions of this Section may be made
2 applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
3 Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
4 designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
5 of the registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
6 Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration
7 stickers as evidence of current registration. However, the
8 issuance of annual registration stickers to vehicles
9 registered under the provisions of Section 3-402.1 of this
10 Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
11 unnecessary.
12 (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon
13 it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which
14 it is issued, the name of this State, which may be
15 abbreviated, the year number for which it was issued, which
16 may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as
17 provided in Sections 3-626, 3-629, 3-633, 3-634, 3-637,
18 3-638, and 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-648, 3-651, 3-652, 3-654,
19 and 3-658, and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
20 may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
21 vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1, the phrase "Land
22 of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word
23 "apportioned" to be displayed. The Secretary may in his
24 discretion prescribe that letters be used as prefixes only on
25 registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division
26 which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
27 registration plates issued to other vehicles. Every
28 registration sticker issued as evidence of current
29 registration shall designate the year number for which it is
30 issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
31 prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the
32 registration plates and registration stickers of the previous
33 year.
34 (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
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1 numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
2 shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
3 distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated
4 with reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate
5 issued to vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12
6 inches.
7 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
8 passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type
9 of registration plates as the type of plates issued for a
10 private passenger vehicle.
11 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
12 passenger car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive
13 registration plates.
14 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
15 motorcycle distinctive registration plates distinguishing
16 between motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters
17 piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
18 piston displacement.
19 (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
20 display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
21 such vehicles are for-hire.
22 (h) The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric
23 vehicle distinctive registration plates which shall
24 distinguish between electric vehicles having a maximum
25 operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having
26 a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
27 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
28 and private ambulance registration plates identifying the
29 vehicle as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the
30 Department of Public Aid registration information for the
31 purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
32 by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
33 assistance recipients.
34 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
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1 and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
2 registration plates displaying numbers within ranges of
3 numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue
4 vehicles. The Secretary shall forward to the Department of
5 Public Aid registration information for the purpose of
6 verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
7 medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services
8 to public assistance recipients.
9 (Source: P.A. 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-564, eff. 7-1-97;
10 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; 89-621, eff. 1-1-97; 89-639, eff.
11 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-533, eff. 11-14-97; 90-655,
12 eff. 7-30-98.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
14 Sec. 3-648. Gulf War Veteran license plate.
15 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
16 Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
17 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary,
18 may issue special registration plates designated as Gulf War
19 Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
20 participated in the Persian Gulf Conflict between the dates
21 recognized by the United States Department of Veterans'
22 Affairs. The special plate issued under this Section must be
23 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
24 motor vehicles of the second division, and recreational
25 vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
26 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
27 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
28 of this Code.
29 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
30 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
31 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
32 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
33 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
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1 designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
2 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
3 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
4 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
5 under Section 3-412.
6 (c) An applicant must be charged a $100 fee for original
7 issuance and renewal in addition to the applicable
8 registration fee. Of the additional original fee, $13 must
9 be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
10 Plate Fund and $87 must be deposited into the Gulf War
11 Memorial Fund. For each registration renewal period, $2 must
12 be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Licenses
13 Plate Fund and $98 must be deposited into the Gulf War
14 Memorial Fund.
15 (d) The Gulf War Memorial Fund is created as a special
16 fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may, subject
17 to appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans'
18 Affairs to provide grants for the construction of the Gulf
19 War Memorial. Upon the completion of the Memorial, the
20 Department of Veterans' Affairs must certify to the State
21 Treasurer that the construction of the Memorial has been
22 completed. Upon the certification of the Department of
23 Veterans' Affairs, the State Treasurer must transfer all
24 moneys in the Fund into the Secretary of State Special
25 License Plate Fund.
26 (625 ILCS 5/3-649 new)
27 Sec. 3-649. Pet Friendly license plates.
28 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
29 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
30 registration plates designated as Pet Friendly license
31 plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall
32 be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
33 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
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1 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined in Section
2 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
3 expire according to the multi-year procedure established by
4 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
5 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
6 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "I am
7 pet friendly" shall be on the plates. The Secretary may allow
8 the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized
9 plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary
10 shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section
11 3-412 of this Code.
12 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
13 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
14 appropriate registration fee. Of this additional fee, $85
15 shall be deposited into the Pet Overpopulation Control Fund
16 and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
17 Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to
18 help defray the administrative processing costs.
19 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
20 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
21 charged. Of this additional fee, $98 shall be deposited into
22 the Pet Overpopulation Control Fund and $2 shall be deposited
23 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
24 (d) The Pet Overpopulation Control Fund is created as a
25 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Pet
26 Overpopulation Control Fund shall be paid, subject to
27 appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
28 Secretary, as grants to humane societies exempt from federal
29 income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
30 Revenue Code to be used solely for the humane sterilization
31 of dogs and cats in the State of Illinois. In approving
32 grants under this subsection (d), the Secretary shall
33 consider recommendations for grants made by a volunteer board
34 appointed by the Secretary that shall consist of 5 Illinois
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1 residents who are officers or directors of humane societies
2 operating in different regions in Illinois.
3 (625 ILCS 5/3-650 new)
4 Sec. 3-650. Hospice license plates.
5 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
6 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
7 registration plates designated as Hospice license plates.
8 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
9 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
10 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
11 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
12 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
13 3-414.1 of this Code.
14 (b) The color of the plates is wholly within the
15 discretion of the Secretary. The design of the plates shall
16 include the word "Hospice" above drawings of two lilies and a
17 butterfly. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
18 vanity plates or personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the
19 Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
20 provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
21 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
22 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
23 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
24 deposited into the Hospice Fund and $15 shall be deposited
25 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
26 used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
27 processing costs.
28 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
29 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
30 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the
31 Hospice Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
32 State Special License Plate Fund.
33 (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the
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1 State treasury. All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid,
2 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
3 by the Secretary, to the Department of Public Health for
4 distribution as grants for hospice services as defined in the
5 Hospice Program Licensing Act. The Director of Public Health
6 shall adopt rules for the distribution of these grants.
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-651 new)
8 Sec. 3-651. Union Member license plates.
9 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
10 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
11 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
12 State, may issue Union Member license plates to residents of
13 Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
14 Secretary of State. The special Union Member plate issued
15 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
16 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
17 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
18 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
19 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
20 of this Code.
21 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
22 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State,
23 except that the plates shall show support for union members.
24 The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates
25 to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance
26 with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not
27 required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
28 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
29 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
30 her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or
31 decals as provided under Section 3-412.
32 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $100 fee for
33 original issuance in addition to the applicable registration
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1 fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
2 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each
3 registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in addition to the
4 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged and shall be
5 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
6 Fund.
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-652 new)
8 Sec. 3-652. Lions of Illinois license plates.
9 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
10 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
11 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
12 State, may issue Lions of Illinois license plates to
13 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
14 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special Lions of
15 Illinois plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
16 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
17 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
18 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
19 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
20 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
22 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State,
23 except that the International Association of Lions Clubs
24 emblem shall appear at the lower right corner of the plate,
25 and immediately to the left of the emblem shall appear the
26 following words: "Lions of Illinois". The Secretary may, in
27 his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
28 vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
29 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
30 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
31 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
32 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
33 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
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1 under Section 3-412.
2 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
3 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
4 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
5 deposited into the Lions of Illinois Fund and $15 shall be
6 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
7 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
8 administrative processing costs.
9 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
10 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
11 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the Lions
12 of Illinois Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
13 of State Special License Plate Fund.
14 (d) The Lions of Illinois Fund is created as a special
15 fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Lions of
16 Illinois Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
17 General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to
18 the Lions of Illinois Endowment Fund.
19 (625 ILCS 5/3-653 new)
20 Sec. 3-653. Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial
21 license plates.
22 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
23 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
24 registration plates designated as Illinois Correctional
25 Employee Memorial license plates. The special plates issued
26 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
27 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
28 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
29 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
30 multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
31 Code.
32 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
33 the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the
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1 plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates under
2 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
3 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
4 Code.
5 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
6 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
7 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
8 deposited into the Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial
9 Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
10 Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to
11 help defray the administrative processing costs.
12 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
13 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
14 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the
15 Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial Fund and $2 shall be
16 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
17 Fund.
18 (d) The Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial Fund is
19 created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money
20 in the Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial Fund shall,
21 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
22 by the Secretary, be used by the Department of Corrections
23 for construction and maintenance of the Illinois Correctional
24 Employee Memorial, to be located at the State Capitol grounds
25 in Springfield, Illinois, and for holding an annual memorial
26 commemoration.
27 (625 ILCS 5/3-654 new)
28 Sec. 3-654. Paratrooper license plates.
29 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
30 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
31 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
32 State, may issue Paratrooper license plates to residents of
33 Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
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1 Secretary of State. The special Paratrooper plate issued
2 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
3 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
4 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
5 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
6 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
7 of this Code.
8 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
9 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
10 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
11 be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
12 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
13 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
14 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
15 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
16 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
17 under Section 3-412.
18 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $100 fee for
19 original issuance in addition to the applicable registration
20 fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
21 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each
22 registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in addition to the
23 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged and shall be
24 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
25 Fund.
26 (625 ILCS 5/3-655 new)
27 Sec. 3-655. K-12 Education license plates.
28 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
29 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
30 registration plates designated as K-12 Education license
31 plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall
32 be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division
33 and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more
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1 than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall
2 expire according to the multi-year procedure established by
3 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
4 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
5 the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the
6 plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates under
7 Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
8 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
9 Code.
10 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
11 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
12 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
13 deposited into the K-12 Education Fund and $15 shall be
14 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
15 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
16 administrative processing costs.
17 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
18 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
19 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the K-12
20 Education Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
21 of State Special License Plate Fund.
22 (d) The K-12 Education Fund is created as a special fund
23 in the State treasury. All money in the K-12 Education Fund
24 shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General
25 Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to the
26 individual school districts designated by each applicant.
27 (625 ILCS 5/3-656 new)
28 Sec. 3-656. Park District Youth Program license plates.
29 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
30 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
31 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
32 State, may issue Park District Youth Program license plates.
33 The special Park District Youth Program plate issued under
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1 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
2 the first division and motor vehicles of the second division
3 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
4 Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year
5 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
6 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
7 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
8 Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary,
9 must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her
10 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
11 provided under Section 3-412.
12 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
13 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
14 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
15 deposited into the Park District Youth Program Fund and $15
16 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
17 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
18 defray the administrative processing costs.
19 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
20 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
21 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the Park
22 District Youth Program Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
23 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
24 (d) The Park District Youth Program Fund is created as a
25 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Park
26 District Youth Program Fund shall be paid, subject to
27 appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
28 Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Association of Park
29 Districts, a not-for-profit corporation, for grants to park
30 districts and recreation agencies providing innovative after
31 school programming for Illinois youth.
32 (625 ILCS 5/3-657 new)
33 Sec. 3-657. Illinois Coal Mining license plates.
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1 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
2 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
3 registration plates designated as Coal Mining license plates.
4 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
5 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
6 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
7 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
8 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
9 3-414.1 of this Code.
10 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
11 the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the
12 plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates under
13 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
14 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
15 Code.
16 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
17 a $100 fee for original issuance in addition to the
18 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $85 shall be
19 deposited into the Coal Technology Research Fund and $15
20 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
21 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
22 defray the administrative processing costs.
23 For each registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in
24 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
25 charged. Of this fee, $98 shall be deposited into the Coal
26 Technology Research Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
27 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
28 (d) The Coal Technology Research Fund is created as a
29 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Coal
30 Technology Research Fund shall, subject to appropriation by
31 the General Assembly, be used by the Coal Extraction and
32 Utilization Research Center at Southern Illinois University
33 for coal technology research.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-658 new)
2 Sec. 3-658. Small Business/Entrepreneur license plates.
3 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
4 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
5 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
6 State, may issue Small Business/Entrepreneur license plates
7 to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
8 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special Small
9 Business/Entrepreneur plate issued under this Section shall
10 be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division
11 and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more
12 than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall
13 expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure
14 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
15 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
16 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State,
17 except that the plates shall show support for small business
18 and entrepreneurship. The Secretary may, in his or her
19 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
20 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
21 this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land Of
22 Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of
23 this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility
24 requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and
25 prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
26 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $100 fee for
27 original issuance in addition to the applicable registration
28 fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
29 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each
30 registration renewal period, a $100 fee, in addition to the
31 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged and shall be
32 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
33 Fund.".