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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0188 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new | | 625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new | |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness license plates. Provides that the original fee and renewal fee shall be $25. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 5.891 as follows:
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| 6 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5.891. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness |
| 8 | | Fund.
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| 9 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
| 10 | | Section 3-699.17 as follows:
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| 11 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new) |
| 12 | | Sec. 3-699.17. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness |
| 13 | | license plates. |
| 14 | | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in |
| 15 | | the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special |
| 16 | | registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress |
| 17 | | Disorder Awareness license plates. The special plates issued |
| 18 | | under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles |
| 19 | | of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division |
| 20 | | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this |
| 21 | | Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure |
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| 1 | | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. |
| 2 | | (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the |
| 3 | | discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates |
| 4 | | to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section |
| 5 | | 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or |
| 6 | | decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code. |
| 7 | | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a |
| 8 | | $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate |
| 9 | | registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the |
| 10 | | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15 shall be |
| 11 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate |
| 12 | | Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray administrative |
| 13 | | processing costs.
For each registration renewal period, a $25 |
| 14 | | fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be |
| 15 | | charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the |
| 16 | | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 shall be |
| 17 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate |
| 18 | | Fund. |
| 19 | | (d) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund is |
| 20 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in |
| 21 | | the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund shall be |
| 22 | | paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and |
| 23 | | distribution by the Secretary, as grants to K9s for Veterans, |
| 24 | | NFP for support, education, and awareness of veterans with |
| 25 | | post-traumatic stress disorder.
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