Rep. Raymond Poe
Filed: 5/2/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4665
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4665 by inserting | ||||||
3 | after the title the following: | ||||||
4 | "WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the | ||||||
5 | United States of America, led the nation with both courage and | ||||||
6 | compassion during one of the most turbulent periods of American | ||||||
7 | history; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln invoked the basic principles of | ||||||
9 | human equality espoused in the Declaration of Independence, | ||||||
10 | thereby redefining the objective of the American Civil War from | ||||||
11 | saving the union to fostering "a new birth of freedom" and | ||||||
12 | refocusing the underlying purpose of government to be an | ||||||
13 | institution "of the people, by the people and for the people"; | ||||||
14 | and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln took inspiration from the phrase | ||||||
16 | in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created |
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1 | equal" by leading the effort to fulfill the promise of this | ||||||
2 | great Nation in order to bring an end to slavery; and | ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, The year 2009 will mark the bicentennial of the | ||||||
4 | birth of Abraham Lincoln on February 12, 1809; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, There is a national effort underway to commemorate | ||||||
6 | the bicentennial anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and to | ||||||
7 | honor the legacy of his service and sacrifice to his country; | ||||||
8 | and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, In recognition of the prominent role that Illinois | ||||||
10 | and Illinoisans played in the life and times of Abraham | ||||||
11 | Lincoln, Illinois historical, tourist, and civic groups are | ||||||
12 | preparing events and activities to commemorate the | ||||||
13 | bicentennial of Lincoln's birth; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, A National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial | ||||||
15 | Commission and an Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial | ||||||
16 | Commission have been created; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly introduces the Lincoln | ||||||
18 | Bicentennial license plates to commemorate the Bicentennial | ||||||
19 | anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth; and | ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, The additional fees associated with the Lincoln |
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1 | Bicentennial license plates will benefit the Lincoln Legacy | ||||||
2 | Scholarship program, a legacy initiative of the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; therefore"; and | ||||||
4 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
5 | following:
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6 | "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Section 5.708 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (30 ILCS 105/5.708 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 5.708. The Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund. | ||||||
10 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||
11 | Section 3-680 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (625 ILCS 5/3-680 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 3-680. Lincoln Bicentennial 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 Lincoln Bicentennial license | ||||||
17 | plates. The special plates issued under this Section
shall be | ||||||
18 | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and | ||||||
19 | motor
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than | ||||||
20 | 8,000 pounds. Plates
issued under this Section shall expire | ||||||
21 | according to the multi-year procedure
established by Section |
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1 | 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 the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
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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 | Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into | ||||||
11 | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used | ||||||
12 | by
the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing | ||||||
13 | costs. | ||||||
14 | For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in | ||||||
15 | addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
16 | Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the Lincoln Legacy | ||||||
17 | Scholarship Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary | ||||||
18 | of State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
19 | (d) The Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund is created as a | ||||||
20 | special fund in the State
treasury. All money in the Lincoln | ||||||
21 | Legacy Scholarship Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation | ||||||
22 | by the General Assembly
and approval by the Secretary, as | ||||||
23 | grants to the Illinois Community College System Foundation for
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24 | scholarships to be distributed to students at public and | ||||||
25 | private Illinois colleges and universities who are recipients | ||||||
26 | of scholarships under the Lincoln Legacy Scholarship program, |
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1 | founded by the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial | ||||||
2 | Commission.
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
4 | becoming law.".
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