Public Act 101-0256
 
HB2492 EnrolledLRB101 09604 TAE 54702 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 
Sections 5.891 and 5.893 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
    Sec. 5.891. The Guide Dogs of America Fund.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.893 new)
    Sec. 5.893. The Mechanics Training Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
changing Section 3-699.14 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14)
    Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates.
    (a)   In addition to any other special license plate, the 
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue 
Universal special license plates to residents of Illinois on 
behalf of organizations that have been authorized by the 
General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special license 
plates.  Appropriate documentation, as determined by the 
Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized 
organizations shall be designated by amendment to this Section.  
When applying for a Universal special license plate the 
applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the 
authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a 
decal to place on the plate.  The Secretary shall make a record 
of that organization and that organization shall remain 
affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered, 
revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization 
may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and 
distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the 
authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct from 
any registration fees charged by the Secretary.  No decal, 
sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal 
special license plate other than a decal authorized by the 
General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal 
sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be 
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, 
including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the 
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates 
issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b)   The design, color, and format of the Universal special 
license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the 
Secretary.  Universal special license plates are not required to 
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
Section 3-412 of this Code.  The design shall allow for the 
application of a decal to the plate.  Organizations authorized 
by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special 
license plates shall comply with rules adopted by the Secretary 
governing the requirements for and approval of Universal 
special license plate decals. The Secretary may, in his or her 
discretion, allow Universal special license plates to be issued 
as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 
3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of State must make a 
version of the special registration plates authorized under 
this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles and 
autocycles.
    (c)   When authorizing a Universal special license plate, the 
General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee is 
to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged, the 
amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.  When 
necessary, the authorizing language shall create a special fund 
in the State treasury into which fees may be deposited for an 
authorized Universal special license plate.  Additional fees 
may only be charged if the fee is to be paid over to a State 
agency or to a charitable entity that is in compliance with the 
registration and reporting requirements of the Charitable 
Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. Any charitable 
entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal special license 
plates shall annually provide the Secretary of State a letter 
of compliance issued by the Attorney General verifying that the 
entity is in compliance with the Charitable Trust Act and the 
Solicitation for Charity Act.
    (d)   Upon original issuance and for each registration 
renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration 
fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional 
fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license 
plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the 
organization designated by the applicant when applying for the 
plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State 
agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into 
the special fund designated in the law authorizing the 
organization to issue decals for Universal special license 
plates.  All money in the designated fund shall be distributed 
by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General 
Assembly.

    (e) The following organizations may issue decals for 
Universal special license plates with the original and renewal 
fees and fee distribution as follows: 
        (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 
            (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the 
        Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary 
        of State Special License Plate Fund. 
            (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch 
        Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special 
        License Plate Fund. 
        (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes.
            (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be 
        deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
            (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into the 
        Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
        (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for 
    volunteerism decals.
            (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be 
        deposited into the Secretary of State Special License 
        Plate Fund.
            (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into the 
        Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. 
        (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health.
            (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the 
        Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the Secretary 
        of State Special License Plate Fund.
            (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer 
        Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special 
        License Plate Fund. 
        (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois.
            (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the 
        Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the 
        Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
            (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's 
        Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of 
        State Special License Plate Fund.
        (6) The International Association of Machinists and 
    Aerospace Workers. 
                (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the 
            Guide Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary 
            of State Special License Plate Fund.
                (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide 
            Dogs of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of 
            State Special License Plate Fund.
        (7) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association of 
    Machinists and
    Aerospace Workers. 
                (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the 
            Guide Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics 
            Training Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State 
            Special License Plate Fund.
                (B)  Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of 
            America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, 
            and $2 to the Secretary of State Special License 
            Plate Fund.
    (f) The following funds are created as special funds in the 
State treasury: 
        (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All moneys to be 
    paid as grants to the Illinois Department of Natural 
    Resources to fund roadside monarch and other pollinator 
    habitat development, enhancement, and restoration projects 
    in this State. 
        (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All moneys to 
    be paid as grants to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of 
    Chicago. 
        (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All moneys 
    shall be paid as grants to the Horsemen's Council of 
    Illinois. 
        (4) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All moneys shall be 
    paid as grants to the International Guiding Eyes, Inc., 
    doing business as Guide Dogs of America.
        (5) The Mechanics Training Fund. All moneys shall be 
    paid as grants to the Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund.
(Source: P.A. 99-483, eff. 7-1-16; 99-723, eff. 8-5-16; 99-814, 
eff. 1-1-17; 100-57, eff. 1-1-18; 100-60, eff. 1-1-18; 100-78, 
eff. 1-1-18; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)