100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0394
 
Introduced , by Rep. John C. D'Amico
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
15 ILCS 305/25 new

     Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State is authorized to solicit and accept sponsorship for publications printed and distributed by the Secretary's office. Provides that the Secretary shall not solicit or accept applications or enter into a sponsorship agreement with certain specified persons or entities. Establishes requirements and procedures for sponsorship of publications.  Requires that all funds received by the Secretary for sponsorship of publications shall be deposited into the Secretary of State's Grant Fund. Provides that the Secretary shall adopt rules under  the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act as necessary for the implementation of publication sponsorship. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 305/25 new)
7    Sec. 25. Publication sponsorship. The Secretary of State is 
8authorized to solicit and accept sponsorship for publications 
9printed and distributed by the Secretary's office.  A sponsor 
10shall pay a fee for the privilege of having a name or logo 
11printed on the publication.  The Secretary shall select sponsors 
12by an application process established by administrative rule.  
13The Secretary shall not solicit or accept applications or enter 
14into a sponsorship agreement with any of the following persons 
15or entities: (1) any person or entity licensed or regulated by 
16the Secretary, except a driver's license holder; (2) any person 
17or entity manufacturing or distributing pharmaceuticals, 
18medical marijuana, or alcohol; or (3) any person holding any 
19elected office in this State, any candidate for any elected 
20office in this State, any political committee registered with 
21the Federal Elections Commission or State Board of Elections, 
22or any entity that makes independent expenditures on behalf of 
23a person holding elected office or a candidate for elected 
 
 
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1office.
2    The Secretary shall have sole discretion in determining 
3which, if any, of the applications to accept, and will exercise 
4final control over the design, layout, type face, and all other 
5aspects of the content, size, and appearance of registration 
6renewal notices.  In deciding whether to accept a proposal, the 
7Secretary may consider the amount of money a potential sponsor 
8has offered to pay for sponsorship of a publication, and 
9whether the goods or services offered by a potential sponsor 
10have a nexus to the responsibilities, operations, and services 
11provided by the Secretary of State's Office. 
12    All funds received by the Secretary for sponsorship of 
13publications shall be deposited into the Secretary of State's 
14Grant Fund. 
15    The Secretary of State shall adopt rules under the Illinois 
16Administrative Procedure Act as necessary for the 
17implementation of this publication sponsorship program. 
  
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.