Public Act 095-0094
 
HB1024 Enrolled LRB095 04244 DRH 24285 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.675 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)
    Sec. 5.675. The Agriculture in the Classroom Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-664 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-664 new)
    Sec. 3-664. Agriculture in the Classroom plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special registration plates designated as Agriculture in
the Classroom license plates.
    The special plates issued under this Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds.
    Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to
the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
Agriculture in the Classroom Fund and $15 shall be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
processing costs.
    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Agriculture in the
Classroom Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Agriculture in the Classroom Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
Agriculture in the Classroom Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
Secretary, to the Illinois Agricultural Association
Foundation, a charitable organization that meets the
requirements of Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United
States Code, to be used as grants to support Agriculture in the
Classroom programming for public and private schools within
Illinois.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.