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Rep. David Reis
Filed: 3/15/2005
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3125
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3125 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 3-600.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-600.1 new) |
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| Sec. 3-600.1. The Citizens' Special License Plate |
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| Commission. |
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that any special or |
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| temporary motor vehicle license plate, logo, or motto is a |
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| reflection of the official views of the people of the State of |
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| Illinois. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the |
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| selection and approval of special motor vehicle license plates, |
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| logos, and mottos must be separated from politics to the |
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| maximum extent practicable. |
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| (b) There is created a Citizens' Nonpartisan Special |
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| Vehicle License Plates Commission consisting of 6 members |
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| appointed as follows: 3 members appointed by the Secretary of |
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| State from members of his or her own political party, and 3 |
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| members appointed by the Secretary of State from members of the |
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| political party whose candidate received the second largest |
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| number of votes at the immediately preceding election for |
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| Secretary of State. |
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| (c) The Commission shall elect its own chairman. The |
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| chairman of the Commission
shall have the right to ask for |
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| staff support from the Office of the Secretary of State as |
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| necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its official |
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| duties. The Commission shall not be empowered to appoint an |
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| executive director or to hire any independent staff of its own. |
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| The Commission shall meet at the call of the chair, but in no |
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| case less than once every calendar quarter. Commission members |
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| shall receive no pay but their legitimate expenses. |
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| (d) The Commission at its meetings shall take up as part of |
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| its agenda recommendations on all special and temporary license |
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| plate applications received by the Secretary of State in a |
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| timely manner. The Commission shall vote on each application |
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| separately, and 4 votes, or a two-thirds majority of the full |
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| Commission, shall be required for the
Commission to make a |
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| formal recommendation to the Secretary of State to approve or |
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| disapprove an application for the issuance of special license |
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| plates. |
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| (e) The initial appointment of members of the Commission |
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| shall be for staggered terms, with one member of the |
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| Secretary's party and one member of the party whose candidate |
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| for Secretary of State received the second largest number of |
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| votes at the immediately preceding election for Secretary of |
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| State each being appointed to 2-year terms, one member of each |
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| of the 2 parties being appointed to 3-year terms, and one |
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| member of each of the 2 parties being appointed to 4-year |
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| terms. All subsequent terms shall be 4 years in length. The |
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| Secretary of State shall have the power to fill all vacant |
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| terms and shall fill any vacancies as soon as possible. |
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| (f) The Commission shall be an advisory panel and its |
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| operations shall not interfere with the ultimate authority of |
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| the Secretary of State to make decisions regarding special |
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| plates.".
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