Public Act 095-0226
 		





HB2808 Enrolled
LRB095 06462 DRH 26563 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 Autism Awareness 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. Autism Awareness license plates.

    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
registration plates
designated as Autism Awareness license 
plates. The special plates
issued
under this Section shall be 
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division and 
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 plates is wholly within the

discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary, in his or 
her discretion, may
allow the plates to be issued as vanity or 
personalized plates under Section
3-405.1 of this Code. The 
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under 
Section 3-412 of this Code.

    (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 
Autism Awareness 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 Autism Awareness 
Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
the
Secretary of State 
Special License Plate Fund.

    (d) The Autism Awareness Fund is created as a special fund 
in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Autism Awareness Fund 
shall be
paid,
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly 
and approval by the
Secretary, to the Illinois Department of 
Human Services for the purpose of grants for research, 
education, and awareness regarding autism and autism spectrum 
disorders.