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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.826 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
7    Sec. 5.826. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association Scholarship 
8and Training Fund.
 
9    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
10Section 3-699 as follows:
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
12    Sec. 3-699. Retired Law Enforcement license plates.
13    (a)   The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
14the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
15registration plates designated as Retired Law Enforcement 
16license plates to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility 
17requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special 
18plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 
19passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of 
20the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates 
21issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
 
 
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1multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
2Code.
3    (b)   The design and color of the plates is wholly within the 
4discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates 
5to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section 
63-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or 
7decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
8    (c)   An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
9$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
10registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
11Illinois Sheriffs' Association Scholarship and Training Fund 
12and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
13License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray 
14the administrative processing costs.
15    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
16addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. 
17Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Illinois Sheriffs' 
18Association Scholarship and Training Fund and $2 shall be 
19deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
20Fund.
21    (d) The   Illinois Sheriffs' Association Scholarship and 
22Training Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
23treasury. All money in the Illinois Sheriffs' Association 
24Scholarship and Training Fund shall be paid, subject to 
25appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the 
26Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, for 
 
 
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1scholarships obtained in a competitive process to attend the 
2Illinois Teen Institute or an accredited college or university, 
3for programs designed to benefit the elderly and  teens, and for 
4law enforcement training.