HB4665ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Raymond Poe

Filed: 4/22/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4665

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; therefore"; and
 
20 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the

 

 

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1 following:
 
2     "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
3 Section 5.708 as follows:
 
4     (30 ILCS 105/5.708 new)
5     Sec. 5.708. The Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund.
 
6     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
7 Section 3-680 as follows:
 
8     (625 ILCS 5/3-680 new)
9     Sec. 3-680. Lincoln Bicentennial license plates.
10     (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
11 the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
12 registration plates designated as Lincoln Bicentennial license
13 plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be
14 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and
15 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
16 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
17 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
18 3-414.1 of this Code.
19     (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the
20 discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
21 to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
22 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or

 

 

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1 decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
2     (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
3 $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
4 registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
5 Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
6 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
7 by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
8 costs.
9     For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
10 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
11 Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Lincoln Legacy
12 Scholarship Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
13 of State Special License Plate Fund.
14     (d) The Lincoln Legacy Scholarship Fund is created as a
15 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Lincoln
16 Legacy Scholarship Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation
17 by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as
18 grants to the Illinois Community College System Foundation for
19 scholarships to students at public and private Illinois
20 colleges and universities.
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.".