95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4528


 
Introduced , by Rep. Mike Boland
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













30 ILCS 105/5.708 new






625 ILCS 5/3-680 new










    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates for an additional charge of $40 at initial issuance and at renewal. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $25 of the original issuance fee and $38 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the 21st Century Scholarship Program Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for community college scholarships under a program to be established by the Commission with specified requirements. Effective immediately. 
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section 5.708 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.708 new)
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    Sec. 5.708. The 21st Century Scholarship Program Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-680 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-680  new)
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    Sec. 3-680. In God We Trust license plates.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
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applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
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issue special registration
plates designated as
In God We Trust

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license plates.
The special plates issued under this Section 
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shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first 
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division or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not 
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more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall 
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expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by 
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Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
 


 






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wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.
The Secretary 
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may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as

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vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 
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3-405.1 of this Code.
The plates are not required to designate 
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"Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
subsection (b) of Section 
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3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary, in his or her
discretion, 
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shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided

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under Section 3-412. 
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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$40 fee for original issuance, in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. Of this $40 additional original issuance fee, 
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$15 shall be deposited into ial License Plate Fund, to be used 
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by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing 
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costs, and $25 shall be deposited into the 21st Century 
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Scholarship Program Fund. For each registration renewal 
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period, a $40 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration 
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fee, shall be charged. Of this $40 additional renewal fee, $2 
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shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License 
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Plate Fund and $38 shall be deposited into the 21st Century 
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Scholarship Program Fund. 
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    (d) The 21st Century Scholarship Program Fund is created as 
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a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall 
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be appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission 
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for scholarships under a program to be established by the 
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Commission with the following requirements:
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        (1) To qualify a student and at least one parent or 
 


 






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    guardian must sign a pledge stating that the student will 
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    graduate from high school without an arrest record and 
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    without abusing drugs or alcohol.  The student must also not 
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    be suspended or expelled from any high school for violent 
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    behavior or abuse of drugs or alcohol.   The student must 
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    also have at least a C average.
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        (2) A student who fulfills the pledge and therefore 
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    qualifies for the scholarship shall be identified by a 
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    guidance counselor or administrator at the high school the 
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    student attends.
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        (3) The scholarship will pay for one full year's 
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    tuition at a local community college of the student's 
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    choice. 
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    The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall adopt 
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rules to carry out this program*. 

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.