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92_HB6004
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.570 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
7 Sec. 5.570. The Black Fraternity and Sorority
8 Scholarship Fund.
9 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
10 adding Section 3-654 as follows:
11 (625 ILCS 5/3-654 new)
12 Sec. 3-654. Black Fraternity and Sorority license
13 plates.
14 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
15 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
16 Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated
17 as Black Fraternity and Sorority license plates. The
18 special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
19 only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor
20 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
21 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
22 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
23 3-414.1 of this Code.
24 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
25 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
26 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
27 be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
28 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
29 designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
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1 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
2 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
3 provided under Section 3-412.
4 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
5 a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the
6 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be
7 deposited into the Black Fraternity and Sorority Scholarship
8 Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
9 Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to
10 help defray the administrative processing costs.
11 For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
12 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
13 charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Black
14 Fraternity and Sorority Scholarship Fund and $2 shall be
15 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
16 Fund.
17 (d) The Black Fraternity and Sorority Scholarship Fund
18 is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject
19 to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
20 Secretary, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall
21 use all moneys in the Black Fraternity and Sorority
22 Scholarship Fund to provide grants for scholarships for
23 higher education. A scholarship recipient must meet
24 academic, financial, and other requirements established by
25 the Commission and must be an Illinois resident.