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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the DUI | ||||||
| 5 | Prevention and Education Commission Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. The DUI Prevention and Education Commission.
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| 7 | (a) The DUI Prevention and Education Commission is created, | ||||||
| 8 | consisting of the following members: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) one member from the Office of the Secretary of | ||||||
| 10 | State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
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| 11 | (2) one member representing law enforcement, appointed | ||||||
| 12 | by the Department of State Police;
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| 13 | (3) one member from the Division of Substance Use | ||||||
| 14 | Prevention and Recovery of the Department of Human | ||||||
| 15 | Services, appointed by the Secretary of the Department of | ||||||
| 16 | Human Services;
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| 17 | (4) one member from the Bureau of Safety Programs and | ||||||
| 18 | Engineering of the Department of Transportation, appointed | ||||||
| 19 | by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation; and | ||||||
| 20 | (5) the Director of the Office of the State's Attorneys | ||||||
| 21 | Appellate Prosecutor, or his or her designee. | ||||||
| 22 | (b) The members of the Commission shall be appointed within | ||||||
| 23 | 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) The members of the Commission shall receive no | ||||||
| 2 | compensation for serving as members of the Commission. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) The Department of Transportation shall provide | ||||||
| 4 | administrative support to the Commission. | ||||||
| 5 | Section 10. Meetings. | ||||||
| 6 | (a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights | ||||||
| 7 | and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a | ||||||
| 8 | simple majority vote of the members. A quorum shall consist of | ||||||
| 9 | 3 members. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) The initial meeting of the Commission shall take place | ||||||
| 11 | within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. At the | ||||||
| 12 | initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one member as a | ||||||
| 13 | Chairperson by a simple majority vote. The Chairperson shall | ||||||
| 14 | call any subsequent meetings.
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| 15 | Section 15. Powers. The Commission shall:
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| 16 | (1) create rules and guidelines to consider in | ||||||
| 17 | accepting, reviewing, and determining grant applications;
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| 18 | (2) as necessary, meet to determine recipients of | ||||||
| 19 | grants from the DUI Prevention and Education Fund; and
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| 20 | (3) provide a list of eligible grant recipients to the | ||||||
| 21 | Department of Transportation.
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| 22 | Section 20. DUI Prevention and Education Fund; transfer of | ||||||
| 23 | funds. | ||||||
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| 1 | (a) The DUI Prevention and Education Fund is created as a | ||||||
| 2 | special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, | ||||||
| 3 | all moneys in the DUI Prevention and Education Fund shall be | ||||||
| 4 | distributed by the Department of Transportation with guidance | ||||||
| 5 | from the DUI Prevention and Education Commission as grants for | ||||||
| 6 | crash victim programs and materials, impaired driving | ||||||
| 7 | prevention programs, law enforcement support, and other | ||||||
| 8 | DUI-related programs. | ||||||
| 9 | (b) As soon as practical after the effective date of this | ||||||
| 10 | Act, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer | ||||||
| 11 | shall transfer any remaining balance in excess of $30,000 from | ||||||
| 12 | the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education | ||||||
| 13 | Fund. | ||||||
| 14 | Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 15 | Section 5.891 as follows: | ||||||
| 16 | (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new) | ||||||
| 17 | Sec. 5.891. DUI Prevention and Education Fund.
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