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Public Act 102-0383 Public Act 0383 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 102-0383 | HB1915 Enrolled | LRB102 16641 RAM 22041 b |
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| 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 5.935 as follows: | (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new) | Sec. 5.935. The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | changing Section 3-699.14 as follows: | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) | Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | issue Universal special license plates to residents of | Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized | by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special | license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by | the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized | organizations shall be designated by amendment to this | Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate |
| the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the | authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a | decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record | of that organization and that organization shall remain | affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered, | revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization | may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and | distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the | authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct | from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal, | sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal | special license plate other than a decal authorized by the | General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal | sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | including motorcycles and autocycles, 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 under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special | license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the | Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required | to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection | (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for | the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations | authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for |
| Universal special license plates shall comply with rules | adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and | approval of Universal special license plate decals. The | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal | special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized | plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The | Secretary of State must make a version of the special | registration plates authorized under this Section in a form | appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles. | (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate, | the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee | is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged, | the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed. | When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a | special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be | deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate. | Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid | over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal | special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of | State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General | verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable | Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration |
| renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration | fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional | fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license | plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the | organization designated by the applicant when applying for the | plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State | agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into | the special fund designated in the law authorizing the | organization to issue decals for Universal special license | plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed | by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General | Assembly.
| (e) The following organizations may issue decals for | Universal special license plates with the original and renewal | fees and fee distribution as follows: | (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary | of State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch | Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special | License Plate Fund. | (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes. | (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be | deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into |
| the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | volunteerism decals. | (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License | Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State | Special License Plate Fund. | (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's | Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of | State Special License Plate Fund. | (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15 | to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. |
| (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic | Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary | of State Special License Plate Fund. | (7) (6) The International Association of Machinists | and Aerospace Workers. | (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide | Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State | Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State | Special License Plate Fund. | (8) (7) Local Lodge 701 of the International | Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers. | (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide | Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training | Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special | License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of | America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and | $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate | Fund. | (9) (6) Illinois Department of Human Services. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation | Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License | Plate Fund. |
| (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy | Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (10) (6) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | developmental disabilities awareness decals. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
| Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental | Disabilities
Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of | State Special License Plate Fund. | (11) (6) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | pediatric cancer awareness decals. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
| Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer
| Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State | Special License Plate Fund. | (12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of | Honor decals. | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds | of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of | State Special License Plate Fund. | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor | Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State |
| Special License Plate Fund. | (f) The following funds are created as special funds in | the State treasury: | (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in | the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall moneys to be paid | as grants to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources | to fund roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat | development, enhancement, and restoration projects in this | State. | (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in | the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall moneys to be paid | as grants to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago. | (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money | in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund moneys shall be | paid as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. | All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness | Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for | support, education, and awareness of veterans with | post-traumatic stress disorder. | (5) (4) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in | the Guide Dogs of America Fund moneys shall be paid as | grants to the International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing | business as Guide Dogs of America. | (6) (5) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the | Mechanics Training Fund moneys shall be paid as grants to |
| the Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund. | (7) (4) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare | Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot - | Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the | Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of | furthering pancreatic cancer research. | (8) (4) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. | All money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund | shall moneys to
be paid as grants to the Illinois | Department of Human Services to fund legal aid groups to | assist with guardianship fees for private citizens willing | to become guardians for individuals with developmental | disabilities but who are unable to pay the legal fees | associated with becoming a guardian. | (9) (4) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money | in the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall moneys to
be | paid as grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for | pediatric cancer treatment and research. | (10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in | the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants | to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing | educational scholarships to military families. | (Source: P.A. 100-57, eff. 1-1-18; 100-60, eff. 1-1-18; | 100-78, eff. 1-1-18; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff. | 8-14-18; 101-248, eff. 1-1-20; 101-256, eff. 1-1-20; 101-276, | eff. 8-9-19; 101-282, eff. 1-1-20; 101-372, eff. 1-1-20; |
Effective Date: 1/1/2022
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